"To take this path" means to choose a specific course of action or decision. It implies making a choice to follow a particular route, approach, or direction towards a desired outcome or goal. Full definition
I respect players motivated by the challenge of knocking off the champions instead of taking the path of least resistance and joining them. (sbnation.com)
To be an entrepreneur, you have to do things differently, think outside the box, take the path less traveled. (entrepreneur.com)
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do not take the path of least resistance of paying someone else do the whole job for you. (writewell.silverpen.org)