diff --git a/src/DotRecast.Detour.Crowd/DtPathCorridor.cs b/src/DotRecast.Detour.Crowd/DtPathCorridor.cs
index 8ceaf5b..3dbdc3b 100644
--- a/src/DotRecast.Detour.Crowd/DtPathCorridor.cs
+++ b/src/DotRecast.Detour.Crowd/DtPathCorridor.cs
@@ -194,12 +194,13 @@ namespace DotRecast.Detour.Crowd
             var delta = RcVec3f.Subtract(next, m_pos);
             RcVec3f goal = RcVecUtils.Mad(m_pos, delta, pathOptimizationRange / dist);
 
-            var status = navquery.Raycast(m_path[0], m_pos, goal, filter, out var t, out var norm, out var path);
+            var res = new List<long>();
+            var status = navquery.Raycast(m_path[0], m_pos, goal, filter, out var t, out var norm, ref res);
             if (status.Succeeded())
             {
-                if (path.Count > 1 && t > 0.99f)
+                if (res.Count > 1 && t > 0.99f)
                 {
-                    m_path = DtPathUtils.MergeCorridorStartShortcut(m_path, path);
+                    m_path = DtPathUtils.MergeCorridorStartShortcut(m_path, res);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/DotRecast.Detour/DtNavMeshQuery.cs b/src/DotRecast.Detour/DtNavMeshQuery.cs
index d581a4b..940d754 100644
--- a/src/DotRecast.Detour/DtNavMeshQuery.cs
+++ b/src/DotRecast.Detour/DtNavMeshQuery.cs
@@ -793,7 +793,8 @@ namespace DotRecast.Detour
             DtNode lastBestNode = startNode;
             float lastBestNodeCost = startNode.total;
 
-
+            DtRaycastHit rayHit = new DtRaycastHit();
+            rayHit.path = new List<long>();
             while (!m_openList.IsEmpty())
             {
                 // Remove node from open list and put it in closed list.
@@ -892,7 +893,6 @@ namespace DotRecast.Detour
                     List<long> shortcut = null;
                     if (tryLOS)
                     {
-                        var rayHit = new DtRaycastHit(0);
                         var rayStatus = Raycast(parentRef, parentNode.pos, neighbourPos, filter,
                             DtRaycastOptions.DT_RAYCAST_USE_COSTS, ref rayHit, grandpaRef);
                         if (rayStatus.Succeeded())
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ namespace DotRecast.Detour
                             foundShortCut = rayHit.t >= 1.0f;
                             if (foundShortCut)
                             {
-                                shortcut = rayHit.path;
+                                shortcut = new List<long>(rayHit.path);
                                 // shortcut found using raycast. Using shorter cost
                                 // instead
                                 cost = parentNode.cost + rayHit.pathCost;
@@ -1090,6 +1090,9 @@ namespace DotRecast.Detour
                 return DtStatus.DT_FAILURE;
             }
 
+            var rayHit = new DtRaycastHit();
+            rayHit.path = new List<long>();
+
             int iter = 0;
             while (iter < maxIter && !m_openList.IsEmpty())
             {
@@ -1214,7 +1217,6 @@ namespace DotRecast.Detour
                     List<long> shortcut = null;
                     if (tryLOS)
                     {
-                        var rayHit = new DtRaycastHit(0);
                         status = Raycast(parentRef, parentNode.pos, neighbourPos, m_query.filter,
                             DtRaycastOptions.DT_RAYCAST_USE_COSTS, ref rayHit, grandpaRef);
                         if (status.Succeeded())
@@ -1222,7 +1224,7 @@ namespace DotRecast.Detour
                             foundShortCut = rayHit.t >= 1.0f;
                             if (foundShortCut)
                             {
-                                shortcut = rayHit.path;
+                                shortcut = new List<long>(rayHit.path);
                                 // shortcut found using raycast. Using shorter cost
                                 // instead
                                 cost = parentNode.cost + rayHit.pathCost;
@@ -2155,19 +2157,16 @@ namespace DotRecast.Detour
         ///
         public DtStatus Raycast(long startRef, RcVec3f startPos, RcVec3f endPos,
             IDtQueryFilter filter,
-            out float t, out RcVec3f hitNormal, out List<long> path)
+            out float t, out RcVec3f hitNormal, ref List<long> path)
         {
-            DtRaycastHit hit = new DtRaycastHit(0);
-            // hit.path = path;
-            // hit.maxPath = maxPath;
+            DtRaycastHit hit = new DtRaycastHit();
+            hit.path = path;
 
             DtStatus status = Raycast(startRef, startPos, endPos, filter, 0, ref hit, 0);
 
             t = hit.t;
             hitNormal = hit.hitNormal;
             path = hit.path;
-            // if (pathCount)
-            //     *pathCount = hit.pathCount;
 
             return status;
         }
@@ -2224,7 +2223,7 @@ namespace DotRecast.Detour
         /// @param[out] pathCount The number of visited polygons. [opt]
         /// @param[in] maxPath The maximum number of polygons the @p path array can hold.
         /// @returns The status flags for the query.
-        public DtStatus Raycast(long startRef, RcVec3f startPos, RcVec3f endPos, 
+        public DtStatus Raycast(long startRef, RcVec3f startPos, RcVec3f endPos,
             IDtQueryFilter filter, int options,
             ref DtRaycastHit hit, long prevRef)
         {
diff --git a/src/DotRecast.Detour/DtRaycastHit.cs b/src/DotRecast.Detour/DtRaycastHit.cs
index 3e68e3d..d087ed8 100644
--- a/src/DotRecast.Detour/DtRaycastHit.cs
+++ b/src/DotRecast.Detour/DtRaycastHit.cs
@@ -38,18 +38,9 @@ namespace DotRecast.Detour
         public int hitEdgeIndex;
 
         /// Pointer to an array of reference ids of the visited polygons. [opt]
-        public readonly List<long> path;
+        public List<long> path;
 
         ///  The cost of the path until hit.
         public float pathCost;
-
-        public DtRaycastHit(int s)
-        {
-            t = 0;
-            hitEdgeIndex = 0;
-            hitNormal = RcVec3f.Zero;
-            path = new List<long>();
-            pathCost = 0;
-        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/DotRecast.Recast.Toolset/Tools/RcTestNavMeshTool.cs b/src/DotRecast.Recast.Toolset/Tools/RcTestNavMeshTool.cs
index 96d1dee..62d20c7 100644
--- a/src/DotRecast.Recast.Toolset/Tools/RcTestNavMeshTool.cs
+++ b/src/DotRecast.Recast.Toolset/Tools/RcTestNavMeshTool.cs
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ namespace DotRecast.Recast.Toolset.Tools
                 return DtStatus.DT_FAILURE;
             }
 
-            var status = navQuery.Raycast(startRef, startPos, endPos, filter, out var t, out var hitNormal2, out var path);
+            var path = new List<long>();
+            var status = navQuery.Raycast(startRef, startPos, endPos, filter, out var t, out var hitNormal2, ref path);
             if (!status.Succeeded())
             {
                 return status;