Finding gree lanes, what I do ...

mark-d said:

i have now walked most of it but got abit overgrown to even walk guess it would be better in winter when it dies off abit

or would you just drive over it all?

also come across this, looks like it could be of help to people in norfolk when its launched Norfolk Countryside - Interactive Map

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They may be some of you who are not aware of this software.

Memory Map ..is a great invesment if u have a Laptop or PDA you
can use a GPS reciever .Reg Updates are available as well as long
as you register your software and not using a Cracked Version.
when it first came out it was very expensive BUT now can be found
cheep USED on ebay....


again FANTASTIC post very informative ....Cheers

Lee

this is that lane

mark-d said:

this is that lane

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Cool.

Just begging to be driven ...

Actually I'd probably wait until Autumn/Winter so it's died back a bit. I've come across some nasty 'traps' in undergrowth that may well have been 'accidents' but look more likely to be purposely laid ... like wood with barbed wire and nails wrapped round it ...

chuck the dog in, idf he makes so will you.dunno bout the paintwork though.

Paul is right i have seen this for myself, if your going to go for it take it slow and keep an ear out for that crunching or scraping sound. Also im not sure what reaction you may get off a walker when you come across one, i always get funny looks and shaking heads but i always think sod em.

Mark Disco said:

great post, well written an informative, cheers Paul

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Yep. Fantastic write up Paul.

Get-a-map from Ordnance Survey, Britain's national mapping agency

quick free small scale search-may be useful to someone

or larger scale still free mapping is available here!

Maps of the world, street map search - powered by Multimap

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why has this post never been made a sticky

i have just stumbled across this post after my first day laning with a much practised friend. bought my first Landranger map today and am loving marking it up. What a fantastic post. Great work and thank you!

Lee

Leebastard said:

i have just stumbled across this post after my first day laning with a much practised friend. bought my first Landranger map today and am loving marking it up. What a fantastic post. Great work and thank you!

Lee

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Thank you ..

Great post

really useful thank you, forgive me could you drive a "other road, track, or drive" with a bridleway on it?

rich290185 said:

really useful thank you, forgive me could you drive a "other road, track, or drive" with a bridleway on it?

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If it's marked as a bridleway No!! but ya can walk/cycle on it. if it's a cycle path you can also walk on it. If it's a road with vehicular access, you can do all of the above as well as driving on it.

rich290185 said:

really useful thank you, forgive me could you drive a "other road, track, or drive" with a bridleway on it?

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If it has the word "bridleway" "cycleway" or "footpath" anywhere on it then you cant drive it.

The photo is pretty straight forward in Paul's photo.

Good or bad. Only drive the good. Once youve checked with the council.

Cheers for a great post Paul :clap2:

Been checking out my local area on a Explorer series map, found some lanes, then checked em on the Northants Interactive Map which is a bit annoying as the byways (dark red almost brown) are almost the same colour as the Footpaths (dark purple almost brown) so you have to check the paper map and back to the screen half a dozen times to make sure, then I checked em on the Northants TRO page to check they're clear, and I'm good to go

Is there a post on the technical wizardry required to do this "live" on the ground? Besides the cost of laptops/PDAs what sort of ongoing costs are associated with dongles/3 or 4G? or what's a cost effective system/provider for remote internet access?

Great Stuff, cheers again

Pumpy said:

Cheers for a great post Paul :clap2:

Been checking out my local area on a Explorer series map, found some lanes, then checked em on the Northants Interactive Map which is a bit annoying as the byways (dark red almost brown) are almost the same colour as the Footpaths (dark purple almost brown) so you have to check the paper map and back to the screen half a dozen times to make sure, then I checked em on the Northants TRO page to check they're clear, and I'm good to go

Is there a post on the technical wizardry required to do this "live" on the ground? Besides the cost of laptops/PDAs what sort of ongoing costs are associated with dongles/3 or 4G? or what's a cost effective system/provider for remote internet access?

Great Stuff, cheers again

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Look into memory map on your iPod or other tablet, or a laptop with gps dongle.

Pumpy said:

Cheers for a great post Paul :clap2:
Is there a post on the technical wizardry required to do this "live" on the ground? Besides the cost of laptops/PDAs what sort of ongoing costs are associated with dongles/3 or 4G? or what's a cost effective system/provider for remote internet access?

Great Stuff, cheers again

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Thanks.

Frankly I don't bother doing stuff 'live', I plan before I go out. Mobile coverage is still a bit ****e in the sticks, and smart phones nowadays tether to laptops easily enough that I stopped using 3g dongles a while back.

I guess you might mean when you come across a 'new' lane though, that you might have missed in planning. In that case I just see what local ground conditions are, signage and see how it's marked on Memory Map (Ordnance Survey paper maps otherwise) then make a judgement call as to whether I can drive it .. Mostly if there are NO signs saying you can't drive it, then I can and I do!

I'll always mark it though and check later when I have t'interwebby handy and a phoneline ..

Fibre Optic broadband spoils you for crappy coverage ..

for maps on the move
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/outside-maps/id412493862

Great stuff cheers guys,

it really helps as I'm so out of date on tech these days

I don't even use a mobile phone currently :lol: I'll have to get my head around all the "smart phone" gadgets and weigh up the costs.

I have been looking at those posh sat-nav type things with a fold out touch screen, wondered if they can be loaded up with OS type maps, but if the smart phones etc. can do the same thing it may be cheaper to go that route.

bloody technology... I gave up trying to stay current after they stopped supporting windows NT about 100 yrs ago :lol: