public right of ways

[captain-caveman]

where do we find out public right of ways like maps on the net ?

im moving to a village soon and would like to have a look at walks i can go on

cheers
Daz

 

[John Fenna]

Check out the OS maps of your area - on line or on paper - or give the Highways dept of your council a call and try and speak to the Rights of Way officer (if they have one) and ask to see the definitive maps for your area.
I did this when researching for some of my books and found everyone very helpful.

 

[hammy]

This may help if Leicestershire County Council is your location.
http://prow.leics.gov.uk/magnet/prow/Search.asp

 

[ged]

Ordnance Survey are a bit cagey about public rights of way, but they do consult the local authorities so if you get a reasonably up to date OS map you should be able to put your confidence in it. If I had an OS map showing that the track I was on was a public right of way I'd have no qualms about offering it as my excuse for being there to a local inhabitant. Unless he was a bull.

 

[redandshane]

On the net?

I use this http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm

has some interesting and useful features

 

[lou1661]

Some councils publish there definitive map online, if not copies are often available at various library's or the council offices.
Cheers
Louis