Why didn't i know this existed until now?! For hacking people

I am on a farm in the Lincolnshire Wolds, we have a bridleway running through the valley, although most riders use a non-public HGV track! My husband loves having horses through the valley, although some adjacent farmers don't(although they have Bridleways through their land). Please let me know if anyone would be interested in an Equestrian B&B with access to some of the best bridleways in the UK together with a 60 x 40 manege for Dressage Clinics.
 
Not accurate near me either- have only a couple of very short bridleways and neither of these are marked…….would be fantastic if it was accurate
 
Shame its not accurate. it's spot on for my area as far as I can tell. Would be great if it was updated as its simple and easy on the eye to look at ! other types of map confuse me with overlapping tracks etc. map reading is not a skill of mine.
 
I think this is a map made by people downloading their hacks with they have tracked with a GPS. It says it is an opensource project so not at all official.
 
Your best source of local public rights of way is an ordnance survey map and if you have any doubts as to the status of a track you can always contact your local county councils definitive map officer.
If you wish to have more bridleways/byways in your area then contact your local BHS access officer who will be only to pleased to assist you.
 
Don't be put off if it looks like there aren't any bridleways near you, as I am surrounded by them where I live but the map doesn't show any. If you contact your local council they can send you out maps of local bridleways or have a look on an OS map.
 
The best way to check for bridlepaths is to look on the County Council Definitive Map. I am petty sure that all councils would have it on line by now. On our Council website you can look up rights of way parish by parish.

As for tow paths. Most are NOT available for horses, unless there is a bridlepath along it anyway. Tow paths are privately owned and though originally constructed to take horse traffic there are numerous hazards such as lock gates, low bridges (where the horses were unhitched and taken round) and other users.

As for linking up bridlepaths, there are three ways of doing this. 1) Your Council Council under their Rights of Way Improvement Plan (although most would say they haven't got the manpower or resources and I believe them); 2) Toll Rides Off-Road Trust - very successful in Kent and south east England. Started by a couple of ladies who had no-where to ride and main roads everywhere and 3) Trails Trust started in the Mendip area of Somerset. The trust has opened 80 new bridlepaths and nearly all cycle paths are usable by horses too, thanks to their efforts. They publish a booklet on how to create new bridlepaths by Express Dedication, which has been tested in a court of law as a legal procedure.
 
This might have already been posted (long thread) but the BHS are really trying to get people to map out the bridleways near them as by 2026, all the ones not claimed by the BHS will be closed to horses by the Government. :( It sounds like a long time but it's not - the BHS need all the rider's help as they can't do it alone with so many routes needing to be mapped.

Follow this link: http://www.bhs.org.uk/our-charity/press-centre/news/jan-to-jun-2014/2026-toolkit

There's a toolkit to map out the bridleways near you and save them on the BHS system. Please dot it - it only took about 40 mins for me to do the ones round me and it could really help.
 
I've just had a look at this. Can you add bridleways? I only ask as our area is absolutely peppered with bridleways and they aren't showing up on the map.
 
well, it would be good...but....it shows a main road here as a bridlepath!!!
sadly, it also shows ours are few and far between and extremely short distances whereby you need to use main roads at both ends.

thank you for the link though, am saving for future potential use
 
Ranyhyn said:
Are OS maps only available to purchase? Is there anywhere you can view online?
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Look at my reply on page 5. You can borrow OS maps from your local library. Also see if there is a bridleways group anywhere near you, whose members would take you out for rides on the local bridleways.
Our trouble around here is that most places are heavy clay soil and very difficult to use unless in dry sunny weather.
 
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