Gravel Path - Advice Please?

[SourRoses]

We want to put in a short section of gravel path on a small slope. It's a problem area that must be walked through multiple times a day to tend the chickens.
I have some questions about how to do it right, hoping some of you have experience and can clue me in?

I want to do it as cheaply as possible and with as little effort (aka no digging). But I also don't want it to fail within a year at minimum, and we have heavy rains often. I can't think of any way to address it that would be cheaper than gravel, but if you have any suggestions let me know

I was thinking to use that scalloped concrete border at the bottom of the slope to hold back the gravel. Is there anything special I need to do to anchor it so it doesn't get pushed or flooded away? Is there a better product?

Do I need to put landscape cloth down first, or can the gravel sit on top of the dirt?

Can I avoid any digging and just dump more gravel on the lower elevation? The path starts at a concrete pad, the slope seems to be from the prior grading work.

 

[Debbie292d]

We have a path that goes down a steep embankment to the creek below. My hubby has been working on that for years to keep adding stuff to it to level it out better. He first made two culverts for water to run through if needed. Then dumped wood scraps from us cutting down trees, then a bunch of rocks, and covered that with a lot of dirt and sand to try to level it a little bit, but it's still pretty steep.

We then ordered 2 yards of pea gravel that he hauled most of it down with the 4-wheeler. He spread it, then drove over it I swear 100 times with the 4-wheeler. Then he put a thin layer of sand again on top, and of course drove over that several times too. I should get a picture but it's holding well. The deer sure like it now.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I have some of the scalloped edging bricks. They are leaned over and some fully laid down even on mostly level ground.
I suggest pounding in rebar pieces to hold them upright. I would suggest 2 on the downhill side and one on the uphill side.

To prevent weeds taking over you would need commercial landscape material. The stuff the big box stores sell will not last with it being a pathway. Without something underneath the mud from rains can swallow the gravel.

Maybe add flagstone steppers embedded in the gravel to help keep it stable.