HAAAA i wish sticking to trails worked to ‘not get ticks’. Makes no difference.
Lone Stars here have the nickname of ‘tree ticks’ - they’ll drop out of trees to land on you so if you are under a tree you’re in trouble especially june-july. Gotta stay away from any grass or leafs on ground if you don’t want the black legged or nymphs. So…staying inside or in a concrete jungle is the only way to not have ticks in summer here :(
Or…you actually spray clothes and take a ton of precautions with ‘chemicals’ (in quotes, as everything is chemicals, even that eucalyptus oil that doesn’t actually work at all at least here insert roll eye)