Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 36305

Cycleways and Public Footpaths

Tabled: 6 March 2025

Answered: 25 March 2025

Question

Mr Paul Kohler

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the number of miles of (a) public footpaths, (b) bridleways, (c) restricted byways and (d) other public (i) walkways and (ii) cycleways in the UK.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The public rights of way network provides approximately 140,000 miles of linear access in England and Wales, with 83% found in England and 17% in Wales. In England this consists approximately of: 91,000 miles of footpaths20,000 miles of bridleways3,700 mi...

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