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Where can & can't you ride using an OS map to plan a route?
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When looking to plan a ride using an OS map (1:25000) are there any paths etc that you are not allowed on i.e. not allowed on footpaths but bridleways etc. What marks should I be looking at in the key?
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Re: Where can & can't you ride using an OS map to plan a route?
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Basically you're spot on. Footpaths in England and Wales are out of bounds. They are the short dashed green lines on the 1:25,000 maps. Bridleways are long dashed lines, byways and RUPPS have smaller perpendicular lines coming off the dash. Green dots also indicate public access rights.
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Re: Where can & can't you ride using an OS map to plan a route?
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What about the short dashed lines with green diamonds (national Trails)can you ride on them?
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Re: Where can & can't you ride using an OS map to plan a route?
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Not if they're short-dashed lines. National Trails vary in their access rights. Some sections can be footpath, others bridleway or byway. The diamonds don't refer to any specific usage rights, you need to look at the actual trail designation itself.
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Tommy_H
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(stranger)
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24/04/2008 16:19
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Re: Where can & can't you ride using an OS map to plan a route?
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Simple really: on a 1:25000 map the trails are marked in green. Short dashes are Public Fotpaths, where mountain bikes aren’t allowed. Long dashes are Public Bridleways, where they are. Crosses are Public Byways, where bikes are allowed; and long dashes with short green dashes dissecting them from alternative sides are Roads Used as Public Paths or RUPPS, which are legal on a bike but are gradually being phased out to be replaced with Restricted Byways, which will also be legal. You may also see green circles, which denote a public right of way, usually legal for bikes too.
The only other thing that may help is that sometimes footpath or bridleway dashes are orange, meaning they are permissive paths/trails rather than legal rights of way. This doesn’t usually matter much on the ground but occasionally there may be restrictions imposed by the landowner, and of course, the permission could be withdrawn.
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