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Depends on which council website you look at. Last time I looked you could drive the whole length depending on which map you use.

Using OS there is a section now on restriction. Yep this used to be all open.there is a very small sign on the track near Eason grey saying of the changes(looks like a local A4 made sign) spotted while walking the dog last week.

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Info taken from wilts ROW maps.
As you can see it’s 4 wheel motors but not bikes.

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Where EGRE1 goes above the B4040 it once again becomes unrestricted UNLESS you look on Gloucestershire map which incorrectly lists it as restricted.
 
The above form @Anaconda was my experience of glass and trailwise a few years ago so let my membership lapse. Everything on trailwise there seemed to be a good 5-10 years out of date so stopped renewing.

Has this now changed and and people are active on there updating routes and comments etc? I am looking at planning a route around the cotswolds for drive it day and an arcuate and up to date trailwise would certainly make things easier and quicker as a start rather than trawling through the council rights of way maps as a starting point
I can't answer for the whole country but for the areas I've gone laning in, there are generally comments that are within the last 12 months - especially in the more popular areas and/or areas with active reps.

I'm not familiar with laning in the Cotswolds but based on the other posts I've checked a few lanes and they have comments within the last few months.
 
There are two fords on the fosseway. The one at brokenborough is quite deep most of the year but in winter or after heavy rain, it is very deep. The second Ford towards Easton Grey has a TRO if I remember correctly. It was used for off-piste driving which resulted in concrete posts being put in to ensure the correct route was taken but this was ignored, hence the TRO. There’s a very defensive resident living nearby who monitors the Ford too. It has been a few years since I last drove the fosseway though so the status would definitely need checking.

Being very straight and easily accessible, its use was made difficult by idiots on quad bikes and off road bikes going too fast so bear this in mind if you do use it. It’s also popular with horse riders and dog walkers in places so it’s unlikely to be quiet.
 
There are two fords on the fosseway. The one at brokenborough is quite deep most of the year but in winter or after heavy rain, it is very deep. The second Ford towards Easton Grey has a TRO if I remember correctly. It was used for off-piste driving which resulted in concrete posts being put in to ensure the correct route was taken but this was ignored, hence the TRO. There’s a very defensive resident living nearby who monitors the Ford too. It has been a few years since I last drove the fosseway though so the status would definitely need checking.

Being very straight and easily accessible, its use was made difficult by idiots on quad bikes and off road bikes going too fast so bear this in mind if you do use it. It’s also popular with horse riders and dog walkers in places so it’s unlikely to be quiet.
Pretty sure that is the restricted byway section and the reason why it's restricted.
 
It’s become restricted since I last drove it then. It was TRO’d initially, no doubt pushed by the local resident.
 
It’s a pity it’s restricted. You could drive from Kemble all the way to Sherston where the road became surfaced.
 
You have a Ford near bourbon and a length of right of way. Heading towards Cirencester & Cotswold airport.
A lot of construction on the new A417 may have closed a lane.
some of the lanes on the Motocyle sites are the restricted ones. Plenty of them in that area.

It’s a few years since I went that way as a guest with aylesbury 4x4 club.
This is the article I was looking at: LINK

Looking on google and the Gloucestershire council rights of way map (LINK) I think these are unclassified country roads. Nothing listed on the rights of way for map anything and some of them you can street view.

With life getting in the way it has been a few years since I have done anything like this in the UK, so am just working to get the resources together again that are the best and most useful to use for planning.
 
This is the article I was looking at: LINK

Looking on google and the Gloucestershire council rights of way map (LINK) I think these are unclassified country roads. Nothing listed on the rights of way for map anything and some of them you can street view.

With life getting in the way it has been a few years since I have done anything like this in the UK, so am just working to get the resources together again that are the best and most useful to use for planning.
Most of these are restricted and marked on the Os map as such. Even the little signs are up for the restrictions. Iv not seen bikes use these lanes as most are overgrown
There are a few permitted fords on the normal roads.
Also there was a section of Roman road/BOAT which I can’t find.
I am busy for the next few weeks otherwise I would have popped out on the bike to hunt stuff down. I was just following others (4x4) but know the general area well.
 
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