Canal Tow paths

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were used origionally by horses,

so arn't they techincally bridle ways?

Isn't it illegal to block/obstruct a bridle way.

Arn't councils all over the UK blocking tow paths with gates which are hard enough to get a push bike or three dogs through let alone a full blown horse?

So would someone if they decided to be able to take the councils to court and get the gates removed? or made horse friendly?

I can remeber riding my pony down the canal towpath into the centre of coventry when I was about 10 wouldn't be able to do it now.

what if I wanted to though?

dicuss
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[Nath]

I believe canal towpaths are private property, now owned by British waterways. You do not have any right of way on them whatsoever.
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[colin1]

interesting point simple
in theory you are meant to have a license to ride a push bike along the canal but i have only been asked to show one once, and then i just rode off

all the gates i have seen, you can lift the bike over the gate, a horse could jump it, and you could get a motorbike past by wheeling it on the edge where the canal is and leaning it out to get past the gate

i once saw a lad on a minimoto on a canal towpath which seemed a bit odd to me.

so have u still got a pony then ?

youve got all the toys, motorbikes, shotguns, horses etc

ive got an inflatable canoe i use sometimes on the canal near me
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[Jaz]

Having the dubious pleasure of working for British Waterways (Nice location... average pay !) I asked round the office today.

Unless the towpath is also marked as a bridal way then it's not allowed.

Motor vehicals of any sort are banned.

Cycles are allowed on certain towpaths and you 'should' have a licence (but I think this is free anyway)

And just to confuse matters even further there are 10 areas and they probably all have different rules !

[owdamer]

We applied to British waterways for licenses so we could ride our pushbikes along the towpaths near our caravan. That was about 18months ago and we've not recieved a reply yet.

[nrml76]

If you just ride your cycle, are they going to check wether you have a licence or not? You could always plead ignorance if they did. Somehow, I can't imagine British Waterways regularly policing the tow paths. I dont see anything morally wrong in this, especially as you tried to obtain a licence, which is free anyway.

[colin1]

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[colin1]

maybe some canalboater wd like to have their boat towed by a shire hose in a traditional style
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[jay_666]

Imagine...

Officer - "Have you got a license for that vehicle sir?"

Cyclist - "Umm...No! Its a pushbike "

Officer - "Well get off and push it then!"


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[colin1]

so it wd cost me about the same as running a car

worth thinking about

not that im thinking of commuting on a horse mind...

but i wdnt commute in a car either
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[owdamer]

Theres a nature pool near my caravan which is owned by British Waterways. They're spent a fain bit of money tidying it up, they laid a path all the way round it, with boardwalks so that you can get right up to the waters edge. At the gates where you enter they put up signs saying "Cyclists Dismount". I Presume this is for safety reasons as (1) The boardwalks are quite narrow, about 4 ft & have no hand rails or anything to stop you falling in the water, and (2) There are people walking round the path and there isn't room to get out of the way of oncoming cyclists.
Everytime we go round the pool, we are met by Mr & Mrs Moron with their kids in tow, CYCLING round the fucking path. If you attempt to tell them that cycling isn't permitted they just say "well no ones told us that" then they carry on cycling around the path.
This pool is right facing the British Waterways office, and they cant even be bothered to enforce their own rules.

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