Quote Originally Posted by Necronopticous
I think you're referring to the middle of the three prong fork in the road. The middle path is closed because it's the path to the lake that Wakka pushes you in in the beginning of the game, you can't go back because there is never any reason to go back. I wondered the same thing for awhile until I replayed the game and noticed.
Yes indeedy.
Pity you can't go back that way... the swim through the bay was one of the most beautiful parts of Besaid Island.