Nice result ... although I've pretty much had my own similar policy in action for quite a while :D

Excellent - is this up for consultation etc. or is this going on the statute book soon.
Fantastic news if it means we can go anywhere (although I can think of a few local farmers who will have a very different view :( )

With this legislation, does it mean literally just changing the law or will there need to be physical alterations to trails such as replacing stiles with gates etc?

With this legislation, does it mean literally just changing the law or will there need to be physical alterations to trails such as replacing stiles with gates etc?

C'mon Dan you've ridden the WRT. Once you get away from the honey pots a good portion of the trails and bridleways that are already legal don't exist on the ground. Then there's the locked or fenced over gates to consider and that's before we get onto the power companies removing tracks at will and the Forestry not bothering to reinstate tracks and paths after felling ... so I really can't see any cash getting spent

s8tannorm wrote:

With this legislation, does it mean literally just changing the law or will there need to be physical alterations to trails such as replacing stiles with gates etc?

C'mon Dan you've ridden the WRT. Once you get away from the honey pots a good portion of the trails and bridleways that are already legal don't exist on the ground. Then there's the locked or fenced over gates to consider and that's before we get onto the power companies removing tracks at will and the Forestry not bothering to reinstate tracks and paths after felling ... so I really can't see any cash getting spent

use it or lose it then.. makes a good case for open access in less-used areas.

the Forestry not bothering to reinstate tracks and paths after felling ...

Surely not... :?

use it or lose it then.. makes a good case for open access in less-used areas.

It does indeed, we've one of the smallest populations in the UK, we're also blessed with being a very large county, so that adds up to us being one of the poorest. There's no national park status so there's no real tourism ... which keeps the area free for the likes of us

Surely not...

Your chaps are doing a sterling job at present Ian, very tidy.

s8tannorm wrote: the power companies removing tracks at will

Doesn't surprise me, but that's another one I've learnt about my industry

Nice one, now all we need is England to follow suit.

This basically gives potential to ride things like the Pembrokeshire coast path or the Welsh coast path etc. Nice!

This basically gives potential to ride things like the Pembrokeshire coast path or the Welsh coast path etc. Nice!

I suppose in theory it does. However, I can foresee certain restrictions being enforced ... can't see Snowdon becoming a free for all or the Pony track up the north side of Cadair having open access. I think the potential for conflict is just too high in some spots. I imagine anything owned by the national trust will be a favourite for restrictions.

http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/good-n ... law/015130

Now looks like it's off the cards :?

Dan_K wrote:This basically gives potential to ride things like the Pembrokeshire coast path

With some nice climbing hike-a-bike sections :) Nonetheless it would make a superb bikepacking route, there's some great riding (I was told 8-))