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I’m wondering if similar projects would work outside of the UK. As far as I know, the UK is pretty unique in the fact that basically all land is freely accessible by anyone, except when explicitly forbidden?
For example here in the Netherlands, basically anything that isn’t a public street is off limits, except when the owner of the land explicitly grants access.
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But look at how you get footpaths to be legally protected, and how you get them protected again after they're been forgotten, and how to protect new ones - using evidence from reputable archive sources like Ordnance Survey - that's how they argue these cases. You're showing me the result - I'm telling you how that gets achieved in practice. You can read more about it here from a relevant group https://www.ramblers.or…
Is there any chance that England and Wales will get the same "Right to Roam" as in Scotland?
The project page: https://slowways.uk/ As they say, there are many paths in the UK but it can take a lot of research to find long routes that don't leave you on a busy road with no pavement. I hope this project is a success and can't wait to use it.
But where is the actual data? All that this site has is some photos, I find no maps.
Fantastic initiative and set up and presented in a nice, understated and sensible way. I’m wondering if similar projects would work outside of the UK. As far as I know, the UK is pretty unique in the fact that basically all land is freely accessible by anyone, except when explicitly forbidden? For example here in the Netherlands, basically anything that isn’t a public street is off limits, except when the owner of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_to_roam
You can, in general, walk/cycle to most places in Scotland although there are fairly sensible conditions:
https://www.scotways.com/faq/law-on-statutory-access-rights
https://www.outdooraccess-scotland.scot/
I'm in the process of walking the Munros and I'm careful to check with landowners about access during the deer stalking season - I've never had a landowner be anything other than completely helpful.
NB Walkhighlands is a superb site covering walks throughout Scotland, not just the Highlands:
https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/
Heritage Paths is also good:
Fantastic initiative and set up and presented in a nice, understated and sensible way. I’m wondering if similar projects would work outside of the UK. As far as I know, the UK is pretty unique in the fact that basically all land is freely accessible by anyone, except when explicitly forbidden? For example here in the Netherlands, basically anything that isn’t a public street is off limits, except when the owner of th…
The project page: https://slowways.uk/ As they say, there are many paths in the UK but it can take a lot of research to find long routes that don't leave you on a busy road with no pavement. I hope this project is a success and can't wait to use it.
But where is the actual data? All that this site has is some photos, I find no maps.
The [FAQ page] answers this:
> Slow Ways walking routes – drafted, tested, reviewed and verified by volunteers – suggest the best ways to get between neighbouring towns, cities and villages. Our mapping and routing will show a limited number of paths, making it easier to see and plan journeys.
— curation.
[FAQ page]: https://slowways.uk/frequently-asked-questions/
The project page: https://slowways.uk/ As they say, there are many paths in the UK but it can take a lot of research to find long routes that don't leave you on a busy road with no pavement. I hope this project is a success and can't wait to use it.
Translating British for my fellow Americans. Carry on.
This is great. When I was looking for my missing cat I discovered so many hidden trails in my borough that was just amazing. For example a gap between two residential homes I thought it leads to someone's garden but actually it was a quite long public footpath with signs of homeless people camping on it. I also found two abandoned properties that I wouldn't see in Google Maps. One of which was totally overgrown with…