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Welcome to the BHS Cornwall Access and Bridleways Web Site. The Site is provided to help you to enjoy your off road riding along the bridleways and paths in Cornwall (on horse and on cycle).
PLEASE DO TAKE TIME TO SCROLL THIS PAGE AND EXPLORE THE SITE

Ordnance Survey Maps show all definitive bridleways and byways (and footpaths).However there are also many other ridden tracks and paths shown. However for many there is nothing to show their legal status. Many of these are ridden and there may be unrecorded bridleway rights on many of these including on some definite footpaths.

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WHERE DO YOU RIDE?

We want to build a complete picture of what is ridden in cornwall

IS IT ON BRIDLEWAYS, OR OTHER TRACKS OR JUST ON QUIET LANES?

Please tell us

• your favourite ride(s), including roads, bridleways and other tracks.
• where you used to ride but no longer can
• where you would like to ride or your ideas for routes or links that would greatly improve your riding
• the location of specific problems you may have
• any roads that are particulary busy or unsafe to ride

It is very easy to send us routes and annotated markers using a simple web facility just click Where We Ride

Cornwall Bridleway Survey

With the help of riders we want to complete a survey of all bridleways in the county. Currently any rider can submit a report via the web site and we value all the many reports we have received to date. We are now aiming to get even more information on every bridleway and we have made significant improvements to the reporting information including the location of gates.This is a good opportunity for you to help us.

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Non-Definitive "bridleway" Survey

We need the help of ALL horseriders and (cyclists) to log the usage of the paths we ride that are not recorded as bridleways or byways.

With the CROW cutoff date of 2026 getting nearer and in view of the government's current proposals it is essential that we start now to "register" the paths that we ride. Athough we have identified many paths we do urgently need to gather basic evidence of their curremt usage.

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All Cornwall Access News is now provided by our Latest News/YourNews feature. We can now provide you with much more up to date and local news. FURTHER you can add news from your own area and there is a Forum area for discussion etc. Please do use and contribute to these pages and let other riders know of the access news and issues where you ride.

For Up To Date Guidance on

• Specifications and standards of bridleways and routes
• Recording a Right of Way
• Dealing with confrontation
• Diversion of bridleways
• Electric fencing
• Obstruction of Rights of Way
• Responsible riding and driving
• Stallions on bridleways
• Finding bridleways
• Permissive routes
• Rights of way out of repair
• Advice on gates
• Lobbying
• Town and country planning
• Advice on specifications and standards of mounting blocks
• Cattle grids
• Specification for new Bridges for Equestrian use in England and Wales

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Riders by Drift Dam in the far West of Cornwall

Your BHS County Access and Bridleways Officers for Cornwall are Adrian and Margaret Bigg. See Contacts

We work voluntarily on your behalf to preserve the riding we do have and to improve the bridleway and ridden paths network. County Access Officers are unpaid volunteers. Adrian is also the BHS SW Regional Officer, and is supported by a dedicated access team at BHS Head Office.The BHS is working on your behalf lobbying and liaising the government and councils to forward the access issues to enable improvement to the bridleway network in England and Wales.

The British Horse Society Cornwall is constantly working with Cornwall Council to ensure that bridleways receive the priorirtty they deserve. The BHS nationally is working at with all relevant goverment bodies to promote the necessity for safe off road riding, with associated econimoic and health benefits. Riding and horse ownership is ever more popular and the roads are getting busier. We all do need safe places to ride.

Riders in St Austell Area
New - Poolgooth and District Bridleways Association
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Gates on Bridleways

Ill maintained and unsuitable gates are a big issue with riders and are a reason why riders avoid some bridleways.

Please tell us about the gates you encounter on the bridleways you ride

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