Green lanes in Kent?

[Medieval Dave]

can you post any maps to get to some of these tracks wouls love to explore sometime i live in Rainham in Kent and every one seems to hate 4x4s round here.

I'm afraid Wayfinder is a database, which gives a list of grid references for the waypoints on the lanes. you then need to sit and do the boring bit of marking up - geting a OS map and penciling in the lanes

[plumb bob]

can you post any maps to get to some of these tracks wouls love to explore sometime i live in Rainham in Kent and every one seems to hate 4x4s round here.

You should try driving to some of the out lying villages ie Cliffe, Higham, Hoo, Cooling etc.( only about 12 miles from you)

There are quite a few tracks and lanes suitable for mild to moderate off roading.

[christopoher murphy]

You should try driving to some of the out lying villages ie Cliffe, Higham, Hoo, Cooling etc.( only about 12 miles from you)

There are quite a few tracks and lanes suitable for mild to moderate off roading.

I normally go up to bredhurst woods just on the other side of hempstead but ramblers and locals have associated fellow 4x4ers with fly tippers and have caused all amounts of problems. going to get an OS map tomorrow see how i get on.

chris.

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

There's a definite green lane curving across the woods at Bredhurst - I would advise checking with the ROW officer BEFORE venturing through, just in case some meanie may have placed a TRO in the lane.


Trev

[nero279]

Anyone fancy a pay and play day at woodlands on sunday?

see http://www.woodlands4x4.ic24.net

Wemt last month, was good fun and the then standard surf coped ok with all the white routes and some red. Worth a laugh just to watch landies and zooks on the black routes.

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

Anyone fancy a pay and play day at woodlands on sunday?

see http://www.woodlands4x4.ic24.net

Wemt last month, was good fun and the then standard surf coped ok with all the white routes and some red. Worth a laugh just to watch landies and zooks on the black routes.

Would like to but unfortunately I am booked this weekend


Trev

[Ed209]

Morning all

I would just like to know how to get a green lane map for kent & east Sussex. help please.

[nero279]

I would just like to know how to get a green lane map for kent & east Sussex. help please.

there is basically, no such thing. The best you can do is OS maps and find byways open to all traffic (BOATS) on them, marked as lines made up of green crosses on 1:25000 explorer maps, or red crosses on the 1:50000 scale landranger maps. Then find your local council Rights of Way office phone number and ring them to check the lanes are still open and don't have Traffic Restriction Orders in place on them.

There is also a map on the KCC website at http://extranet7.kent.gov.uk/explorekentgis/map.aspx however, it's fiddly to use and not kept up to date, there are lanes marked on there that have been closed for 12 years+, and lanes not marked on there that are open, so you stilll need to ring the RoW office to check what you find on there anyway. It's the byways you are looking for on there which should be highlighted brown, but as i said it's not very up to date.

The number for the high halden RoW office which i use and they seem to cover most of kent is 01233 820797.

If you're struggling to find lanes still let me know and i may be able to give a few more pointers.

[gwh200]

nero has suggested saturday 8th march as a kent laning day,so lets get some names down.

just add to this thread

nero 279
gwh

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Nero
GWH
Tintin.


Ya haaaaaaay!
Just got permission from er indoors despite the fact its her car really, and thats the closest saturday to her birthday! ( 10th)
life is good today!
Alan

[tintin]

PS Breakdowntruck 2....... are you gonna join us?????????????????

Come on Andy the mud washes off......Honest ( the scratches dont)
Alan

[Jonny77]

I am starting a new thread for the March 8th trip as this one will get too long and messy (the thread that is, well and probably the day too, but thats what its all about!)