diff --git a/src/renderer/mod.rs b/src/renderer/mod.rs
index 6f91eb7..c80f1a5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/mod.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 mod errors;
 mod renderable;
 mod renderer;
+mod walkable;
 
 pub use renderable::Renderable;
 pub use renderer::compile_template;
 pub use renderer::CompiledTemplate;
 pub use renderer::DustRenderer;
+pub use walkable::ContextElement;
+pub use walkable::Walkable;
diff --git a/src/renderer/renderer.rs b/src/renderer/renderer.rs
index 99f3aba..f40ecdc 100644
--- a/src/renderer/renderer.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/renderer.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use crate::parser::TemplateElement;
 use crate::renderer::errors::CompileError;
 use crate::renderer::errors::RenderError;
 use crate::renderer::renderable::Renderable;
+use crate::renderer::walkable::ContextElement;
+use crate::renderer::walkable::Walkable;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::ops::Index;
 
@@ -93,3 +95,85 @@ impl<'a> DustRenderer<'a> {
         Ok("".to_owned())
     }
 }
+
+fn walk_path<'a>(context: &'a dyn ContextElement, path: &Vec<&str>) -> &'a dyn ContextElement {
+    let mut output = context;
+
+    for elem in path.iter() {
+        output = output.walk(elem);
+    }
+
+    output
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    impl ContextElement for u32 {}
+    impl ContextElement for &str {}
+    impl<I: ContextElement> ContextElement for HashMap<&str, I> {}
+
+    impl Renderable for u32 {
+        fn render(&self) -> std::string::String {
+            self.to_string()
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl Renderable for &str {
+        fn render(&self) -> std::string::String {
+            self.to_string()
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<I: ContextElement> Renderable for HashMap<&str, I> {
+        fn render(&self) -> std::string::String {
+            panic!("Attempted to render a hashmap");
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<I: ContextElement> Walkable for HashMap<&str, I> {
+        fn walk(&self, segment: &str) -> &dyn ContextElement {
+            self.get(segment).unwrap()
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl Walkable for &str {
+        fn walk(&self, _segment: &str) -> &dyn ContextElement {
+            panic!("Tried to walk down a str");
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl Walkable for u32 {
+        fn walk(&self, _segment: &str) -> &dyn ContextElement {
+            panic!("Tried to walk down a str");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_walk_path() {
+        let context: HashMap<&str, &str> =
+            [("cat", "kitty"), ("dog", "doggy"), ("tiger", "murderkitty")]
+                .iter()
+                .cloned()
+                .collect();
+        let number_context: HashMap<&str, u32> = [("cat", 1), ("dog", 2), ("tiger", 3)]
+            .iter()
+            .cloned()
+            .collect();
+        let deep_context: HashMap<&str, HashMap<&str, &str>> = [
+            ("cat", [("food", "meat")].iter().cloned().collect()),
+            ("dog", [("food", "meat")].iter().cloned().collect()),
+            ("tiger", [("food", "people")].iter().cloned().collect()),
+        ]
+        .iter()
+        .cloned()
+        .collect();
+        assert_eq!(walk_path(&context, &vec!["cat"]).render(), "kitty");
+        assert_eq!(walk_path(&number_context, &vec!["tiger"]).render(), "3");
+        assert_eq!(
+            walk_path(&deep_context, &vec!["tiger", "food"]).render(),
+            "people"
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/walkable.rs b/src/renderer/walkable.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b861deb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/walkable.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+use super::renderable::Renderable;
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+
+pub trait ContextElement: Walkable + Renderable + Debug {}
+
+pub trait Walkable {
+    fn walk(&self, segment: &str) -> &dyn ContextElement;
+}