This cmdlet retrieves the path to the folder on a vCenter Server system.

Get-FolderPath.ps1

function Get-FolderPath {
    <#
    .NAME
        Get-FolderPath
    .SYNOPSIS
        This cmdlet retrieves the path to the folder on a vCenter Server system.
    .DESCRIPTION
        This cmdlet retrieves the path to the folder on a vCenter Server system.
    .PARAMETER Folder
        a folder on a vCenter Server system
    .EXAMPLE
        Get-Folder | Get-FolderPath
    .LINK
        https://gist.github.com/skunkie/5e9ff02dc835181a500dcc855127a7be
    .NOTES
        Last modified: 11.02.2019
    #>
    param (
        # VM Folder
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline)]
        [VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Inventory.InventoryItemImpl]
        $Folder
    )
    Process {
        $ret = [PSCustomObject]@{
            Folder = $Folder
            Path = @()
        }
        do {
            $ret.Path += $Folder
            $Folder = $Folder.Parent
        } while ($Folder.Parent -ne $null)
        [array]::Reverse($ret.Path)
        $ret
    }
}