diff --git a/src/openrct2/rct1/S4Importer.cpp b/src/openrct2/rct1/S4Importer.cpp
index 4d02b92907..c088884575 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/rct1/S4Importer.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/rct1/S4Importer.cpp
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@
 
 using namespace OpenRCT2;
 
-static uint8_t GetPathType(rct_tile_element* tileElement);
-
 class EntryList
 {
 private:
@@ -480,7 +478,7 @@ private:
             {
                 case TILE_ELEMENT_TYPE_PATH:
                 {
-                    uint8_t pathType = GetPathType(tileElement);
+                    uint8_t pathType = tileElement->AsPath()->GetRCT1PathType();
                     uint8_t pathAdditionsType = tileElement->properties.path.additions & 0x0F;
 
                     AddEntryForPath(pathType);
@@ -2507,7 +2505,7 @@ private:
                 case TILE_ELEMENT_TYPE_PATH:
                 {
                     // Type
-                    uint8_t pathType = GetPathType(tileElement);
+                    uint8_t pathType = tileElement->AsPath()->GetRCT1PathType();
                     uint8_t entryIndex = _pathTypeToEntryMap[pathType];
 
                     tileElement->type &= ~TILE_ELEMENT_DIRECTION_MASK;
@@ -2886,13 +2884,13 @@ void load_from_sc4(const utf8* path)
     s4Importer->Import();
 }
 
-static uint8_t GetPathType(rct_tile_element* tileElement)
+uint8_t PathElement::GetRCT1PathType() const
 {
-    uint8_t pathColour = tileElement->type & 3;
-    uint8_t pathType = (tileElement->properties.path.type & FOOTPATH_PROPERTIES_TYPE_MASK) >> 2;
+    uint8_t pathColour = type & 3;
+    uint8_t pathType2 = (pathType & FOOTPATH_PROPERTIES_TYPE_MASK) >> 2;
 
-    pathType = pathType | pathColour;
-    return pathType;
+    pathType2 = pathType2 | pathColour;
+    return pathType2;
 }
 
 int32_t WallElement::GetRCT1WallType(int32_t edge) const
diff --git a/src/openrct2/world/TileElement.h b/src/openrct2/world/TileElement.h
index d9dd7196bf..cd7012dccc 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/world/TileElement.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/world/TileElement.h
@@ -183,7 +183,17 @@ assert_struct_size(SurfaceElement, 8);
 
 struct PathElement : TileElementBase
 {
-    rct_tile_element_path_properties temp;
+    uint8_t pathType;  // 4 0xF0 Path type, 0x08 Ride sign, 0x04 Set when path is diagonal, 0x03 Rotation
+    uint8_t additions; // 5
+    uint8_t edges;     // 6
+    union
+    {
+        uint8_t additionStatus; // 7
+        uint8_t rideIndex;
+    };
+
+public:
+    uint8_t GetRCT1PathType() const;
 };
 assert_struct_size(PathElement, 8);