The muddy path between Combe Down and Claverton Down is set to be surfaced in November.
A stone path with be laid to 3m wide along the full length of the route. The work is expected to take four weeks.
“This is a great result,” said local Liberal Democrat councillor Nicholas Coombes, “we have been campaigning for improvements to this path for many years. I know that many local residents, students, walkers and cyclists will be very pleased with these works.”