The new texture of Dirt Path side is updated in 1.18 Pre-release 5 to match its top texture, but the new texture is one pixel upper compared to other dirt blocks (grass block, dirt, podzol, etc.), making it look weird when turn a dirt block into dirt path.
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This issue duplicates MC-242068
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Could you please explain what you mean with "one pixel higher"? To me it sounds like you're saying the texture file is 16x17 pixels, which Minecraft doesn't load because it's not square.