The phrase "circuitous path" means taking a longer and indirect route to reach a destination or achieve a goal.
Sentences with «circuitous path»
Hackers take circuitous paths to their targets, masking their origins. (discovermagazine.com)
«Successful people take very circuitous paths,» Brown says. (entrepreneur.com)
Once there we bypass the most direct route east, I - 40, to trace a more circuitous path along one of America's most storied roads: Route 66. (automobilemag.com)