Ma voi torcete a la religione
tal che fia nato a cignersi la spada,
e fate re di tal ch'è da sermone;

onde la traccia vostra è fuor di strada»

But you twist to religion
one meant for the sword,
and make king one more fit for sermons

so that the track you take is off the road.

Hiking the deep woods
walking watching seeking a way through
can be transformative

but to speed off-road is 
little more than dirty, noisy, dangerous