diff --git a/sanic/app.py b/sanic/app.py
index d2894ff2..0ff98423 100644
--- a/sanic/app.py
+++ b/sanic/app.py
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class Sanic:
                            attach_to=middleware_or_request)
 
     # Static Files
-    def static(self, uri, file_or_directory, pattern='.+',
+    def static(self, uri, file_or_directory, pattern=r'/?.+',
                use_modified_since=True, use_content_range=False):
         """Register a root to serve files from. The input can either be a
         file or a directory. See
diff --git a/sanic/router.py b/sanic/router.py
index f7877f15..39872469 100644
--- a/sanic/router.py
+++ b/sanic/router.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ REGEX_TYPES = {
     'int': (int, r'\d+'),
     'number': (float, r'[0-9\\.]+'),
     'alpha': (str, r'[A-Za-z]+'),
+    'path': (str, r'[^/].*?'),
 }
 
 ROUTER_CACHE_SIZE = 1024
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ class Router:
         self.routes_always_check = []
         self.hosts = set()
 
-    def parse_parameter_string(self, parameter_string):
+    @classmethod
+    def parse_parameter_string(cls, parameter_string):
         """Parse a parameter string into its constituent name, type, and
         pattern
 
@@ -161,10 +163,10 @@ class Router:
             parameters.append(parameter)
 
             # Mark the whole route as unhashable if it has the hash key in it
-            if re.search('(^|[^^]){1}/', pattern):
+            if re.search(r'(^|[^^]){1}/', pattern):
                 properties['unhashable'] = True
             # Mark the route as unhashable if it matches the hash key
-            elif re.search(pattern, '/'):
+            elif re.search(r'/', pattern):
                 properties['unhashable'] = True
 
             return '({})'.format(pattern)
diff --git a/tests/test_routes.py b/tests/test_routes.py
index 3506db66..b3e19355 100644
--- a/tests/test_routes.py
+++ b/tests/test_routes.py
@@ -238,6 +238,30 @@ def test_dynamic_route_regex():
     assert response.status == 200
 
 
+def test_dynamic_route_path():
+    app = Sanic('test_dynamic_route_path')
+
+    @app.route('/<path:path>/info')
+    async def handler(request, path):
+        return text('OK')
+
+    request, response = app.test_client.get('/path/1/info')
+    assert response.status == 200
+
+    request, response = app.test_client.get('/info')
+    assert response.status == 404
+
+    @app.route('/<path:path>')
+    async def handler1(request, path):
+        return text('OK')
+
+    request, response = app.test_client.get('/info')
+    assert response.status == 200
+
+    request, response = app.test_client.get('/whatever/you/set')
+    assert response.status == 200
+
+
 def test_dynamic_route_unhashable():
     app = Sanic('test_dynamic_route_unhashable')