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In England and Wales a public footpath is a path on which the public have a legally protected right to travel on foot. In some areas public footpaths form a dense network of short paths. It is probable that most footpaths in the countryside are hundreds of years old. The majority of footpaths are shown on Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 and 1:50,000 maps.
A bridleway is a highway that does not permit motor vehicles. Some bridleways also debar the driving of cattle. A carriageway allows vehicles, animals and pedestrians. Highways are vital for tenants and landowners because most property needs a means of access from the public highway. A property with no such means of access is called "landlocked ...
Bridleway in Hillingdon, England A horse riding path in Oulu, Finland Marker for the National Horse Trail in Australia.. A bridle path, also bridleway, equestrian trail, horse riding path, ride, bridle road, or horse trail, is a trail or a thoroughfare that is used by people riding on horses.
Right of way drawing of U.S. Route 25E for widening project, 1981 Right of way highway marker in Athens, Georgia Julington-Durbin Peninsula power line right of way. A right of way (also right-of-way) is a transportation corridor along which people, animals, vehicles, watercraft, or utility lines travel, or the legal status that gives them the right to do so.
All roads in England and Wales are covered by the Highways Act 1980. The Highways Act 1980 (c. 66) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom dealing with the management and operation of the road network in England and Wales.
Under modern public rights-of-way (PROW) law, the expression "green lane" has no legal meaning. Instead, there are four different types of public right of way, listed below, in addition to public roads: A footpath has pedestrian rights only. A bridleway allows pedestrians, horse traffic and cyclists.
Rule 145, 1988: "You MUST NOT drive on or over a pavement, footpath or bridleway except to gain lawful access to property, or in the case of an emergency." The offence of driving on a bridleway is covered by a later act. [citation needed] Rule 157, 1973: "[A non-road legal] vehicle MUST NOT be used on roads, pavements, footpaths or bridleways."
Byway open to all traffic in Somerset. In England & Wales, a byway open to all traffic (BOAT) is a highway over which the public have a right of way for vehicular and all other kinds of traffic but which is used by the public mainly for the purposes for which footpaths and bridleways are used (i.e. walking, cycling or horse riding (United Kingdom Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, section 15(9 ...