The Countryside Code (original) (raw)

Respect. Protect. Enjoy!

The Countryside Code encourages visitors to respect, protect and enjoy to great outdoors.

Respect other people

Protect the natural environment

Enjoy the outdoors

Family walking on a footpath in the Lake District

Which paths you are allowed to go on, on foot, on bike and on horseback.

Public footpaths - Yellow arrows.

Yellow arrow footpath waymarker For people on foot only.

Public bridleway – blue arrows.

Blue arrow bridleway waymarker For people on foot, horse riders and cyclists.

Restricted byways – purple arrows.

Victoria plum-coloured arrow restricted byway waymarker For people on foot, horse riders, cyclists and horse drawn vehicles.

Byways open to all traffic – red arrows.

Red arrow byway open to all traffic waymarker For all of the above plus cars and motorbikes.

Permitted path – white arrows

White arrow permissive path waymarker Only for people on foot unless it specifically says otherwise.

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