diff --git a/test/tests/RideRatings.cpp b/test/tests/RideRatings.cpp
index 76a7023a19..5c5574c4f4 100644
--- a/test/tests/RideRatings.cpp
+++ b/test/tests/RideRatings.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <openrct2/core/Path.hpp>
 #include <openrct2/core/String.hpp>
 #include <openrct2/OpenRCT2.h>
+#include "TestData.h"
 
 extern "C"
 {
@@ -55,8 +56,7 @@ protected:
 
 TEST_F(RideRatings, all)
 {
-    std::string testdataPath = "testdata";
-    std::string path = Path::Combine(testdataPath, "parks", "sfmm.sc6");
+    std::string path = TestData::GetParkPath("sfmm.sc6");
 
     gOpenRCT2Headless = true;
     core_init();
diff --git a/test/tests/TestData.cpp b/test/tests/TestData.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ccfd8d1bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/TestData.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include <openrct2/core/Path.hpp>
+#include "TestData.h"
+
+namespace TestData
+{
+    std::string GetBasePath()
+    {
+        return "testdata";
+    }
+
+    std::string GetParkPath(std::string name)
+    {
+        std::string path = Path::Combine(GetBasePath(), "parks", name);
+        return path;
+    }
+};
diff --git a/test/tests/TestData.h b/test/tests/TestData.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94e86a3599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/TestData.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <string>
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace TestData
+{
+    std::string GetBasePath();
+    std::string GetParkPath(std::string name);
+};
diff --git a/test/tests/tests.vcxproj b/test/tests/tests.vcxproj
index fff35a427f..2d246e9a86 100644
--- a/test/tests/tests.vcxproj
+++ b/test/tests/tests.vcxproj
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
   <!-- Files -->
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="AssertHelpers.hpp" />
+    <ClInclude Include="TestData.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="LanguagePackTest.cpp" />
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="RideRatings.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="sawyercoding_test.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="$(GtestDir)\src\gtest-all.cc" />
+    <ClCompile Include="TestData.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="tests.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="StringTest.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>