after reading a lot of the posts on green laning to which I am a novice, I realise me asking outright anywhere to go is a silly question, and now realise its not as easy as I thought just get a landy and go, so I am going do more research into it but I am as all of you are looking to get out and about with my family and get them off the computer and see some nature cheers hope anybody can help me close to where I live so I can do it responsibly.
 
If there are any, then they're likely to be flat farm tracks, not too many hills in Merseyside. I'm looking in Lancashire to find some more nearer to me.
 
DIFFLOCK66 said:
If there are any, then they're likely to be flat farm tracks, not too many hills in Merseyside. I'm looking in Lancashire to find some more nearer to me.
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I know they are hard to find, the nearest I have found is chester way I think my best bet is north wales by the looks of it I have spent a few hours looking but if you have any luck could u please let me know cheers and if find any lancashire way I will do the same cheers.
 
If you've got other vehicles to go with then just read the instructions advice in this section of the forum on how to find green lanes and give it a go.

If you haven't join a club or ask to tag along with a group on here, there's often posts arranging days out.
 
Living so close to north wales is truly a wonderful thing, there is plenty of trips going on, keep your eyes peeled and ask to join in when you see something that takes your fancy.
 
Join GLASS and this will give you full access to the Trailwise website which will allow you to read members comments about the lanes illustrated, then buy a couple of o/s maps (I buy mine from dash4it.co.uk as they're the cheapest place I've found) the go and have a play.

I had a day out in the peaks the other week with the father in law after doing this and it was great..
 
Marmaduke said:
Join GLASS and this will give you full access to the Trailwise website which will allow you to read members comments about the lanes illustrated, then buy a couple of o/s maps (I buy mine from dash4it.co.uk as they're the cheapest place I've found) the go and have a play.

I had a day out in the peaks the other week with the father in law after doing this and it was great..
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no, thats definitely not how it done! :(

You can't rely on Trailwise to see if a byway is open. Trailwise is a useful tool but it is not a definitive answer.

You NEED to call or email the relevant councils rights of way team.

If you drive a lane with a TRO on it then you are breaking the law and will only fuel the fire from the antis. We can't stress how important it is to follow the correct procedure and be legal. NERC2 is fast approaching and our hobby will yet again be under threat. :(

By all means drive lanes(we need more people to record them as evidence of usage) but do it legally. ;)

Have fun.
 
Just wondering, how often you check your lanes with the ROW officer? Most lanes with a TRO on them are more often than not noted on Trailwise, and the information is readily available. Yes, I agree, you should check with the RoW officer, but this isnt always practical and I am sure most dont, especially when you know a lane already. Checking on Trailwise is a good alternative which can be done quickly and easily in my opinion, rather than doing no checks at all.

I would agree with the above, go with a group who have been before first though.

This is just my humble opinion though, and I am sure many will disagree.
 
Stevd said:
Just wondering, how often you check your lanes with the ROW officer? Most lanes with a TRO on them are more often than not noted on Trailwise, and the information is readily available. Yes, I agree, you should check with the RoW officer, but this isnt always practical and I am sure most dont, especially when you know a lane already. Checking on Trailwise is a good alternative which can be done quickly and easily in my opinion, rather than doing no checks at all.

I would agree with the above, go with a group who have been before first though.

This is just my humble opinion though, and I am sure many will disagree.
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I check the lanes every time I go out. There is no other way to be legal.
You can't rely on the information on trail wise as it's publicly accessible, I could log on now and give a lane a TRO.
How is it not practical to check with a ROW officer? It's easier and quicker than getting a laptop out and checking TW. Most ROW teams will be able to point you too a link online or tell you in a sentence if there is a byway with a TRO on it.
It dosent matter if you know the lane, councils don't need to apply for a TRO, they can slap one on instantly. You could check on the Saturday and be illegally laning on Sunday.

There is no other way to be legal than to be in touch with the council or if your friendly with your glass rep . TW is a tool to record PROW usage, nothing more.
 
I live near southport and the land is very flat, the best you get is rutted farm tracks. Even then the majority are gated and/ or private tracks. For real trails and a good long drive, Wales area is the best vote for us! but then it's getting there and back which is the issue as i'm lazy and want something on my doorstep :rolleyes:
Wigan holds a few lanes i think?
 
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