Of course ;>

Following the path, you notice it soon becomes uneven and disturbed.

Eventually you pause and tell the others “Be ready, because something is very wrong here! This should all be flat, but these disturbances mean something caused them. If it was just time the effect would not be so bad, nor focused on one area. I'd say there is a danger below us!”

Using the steel pipe of yours, you prod the path before you, and soon enough it gets a result.