Often when walking in the countryside, a footpath will take you to a road and then expect you to walk along the road for a while to connect up to the next available footpath and continue with your journey.
There are also paths which have not been used for a while, or have been deliberately (or accidentally) blocked by landowners for various reasons.
Some years ago, a deadline was set for footpaths to be recorded otherwise the right to use them would be lost.
This Guardian article outlines the
During the COVID19 pandemic and lockdowns, one of the highlights of my day was when I closed my work laptop and went for a walk on a permissive path which completed a circular walk around my village, for my daily exercise. I did this for about a year.
On this (Boxing) day of walks, some good walking/access news—
— Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane) December 26, 2024
c. 40,000 miles of historic rights-of-way in England & Wales have been reprieved from deletion from the “definitive map” of such paths.
Great work @ramblers.org.uk & other campaigners on this.https://t.co/yUTKXfUUCt
Good to contribute to @Matthew_Wright's @LBC show on better walking access to avoid dangerous roads with you @emilymnorton.
— Dan Raven-Ellison (@DanRavenEllison) December 27, 2024
Agreed with your points, including the need for better driving!
We at @SlowWaysUK are working to find good ways where they exist! https://t.co/xbXYivQaqq
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