diff -r 1f4f01870c1e -r 4fd76139b69e test/path_test.cc
--- a/test/path_test.cc	Sat Feb 17 23:44:15 2018 +0100
+++ b/test/path_test.cc	Sat Feb 17 23:44:32 2018 +0100
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@
     checkBackAndFrontInsertablePath<ListPath<GR> >();
     checkBackInsertablePath<SimplePath<GR> >();
 
+    checkSubscriptOperator<Path<GR> >();
+    checkSubscriptOperator<SimplePath<GR> >();
+    checkSubscriptOperator<StaticPath<GR> >();
+    checkSubscriptOperator<ListPath<GR> >();
+
     checkListPathSplitAndSplice();
   }
 
@@ -273,6 +278,25 @@
     check(checkPath(cgr, cp), "Wrong checkPath()");
   }
 
+  template <typename P>
+  void checkSubscriptOperator() {
+    SimplePath<GR> p0;
+    p0.addBack(a1);
+    p0.addBack(a3);
+    p0.addBack(a2);
+    P p = p0;
+    check(!p.empty(), "Wrong empty()");
+    check(p.length() == 3, "Wrong length");
+    check(p.front() == a1, "Wrong front()");
+    check(p.back() == a2, "Wrong back()");
+    check(p.nth(0) == a1, "Wrong nth()");
+    check(p.nth(1) == a3, "Wrong nth()");
+    check(p.nth(2) == a2, "Wrong nth()");
+    check(p[0] == a1, "Wrong operator[]");
+    check(p[1] == a3, "Wrong operator[]");
+    check(p[2] == a2, "Wrong operator[]");
+  }
+
   void checkListPathSplitAndSplice() {
 
     // Build a path with spliceFront() and spliceBack()