OS maps are they all out of date!!!!!

[Bultacobob]

Hi new member just trying to do a shake down on the bike before going on a ride with the TRF, I have just parted with £8.99 for a Explorer map "160" for Staines, looking for a local lane I could try the bike out on ( twin shock Bultaco) to see if it and me are still up to the task. Found a route marked as Byway open to all traffic, But a quick look on Google maps show that its heavily fortified against traffic! I know things are bad but is there anywhere left. Does any one know of anything open around or near to Staines would be grateful for any help. Lastly are the OS maps worth having or have I just been unlucky.

P.S Have contacted the Council Byways dept. It seems that in principal it is legal to drive but they have made one half a bridleway. They are going to get back to me to confirm. It is marked as Y23. If this is true it looks like the council have gone out of their way to discourage any road use, sneaky tactics!

[Stewie]

Have a look at - http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/asset ... ATs.v1-pdf
maps will never lose there signal or run out of power .

[Bultacobob]

Hi Stewie,
Thanks for the reply, I checked out the site and it made a lot more sense of the map. The council have got back to me and confirmed that the path is a legal right of way, this is denoted by a small red arrow on a sign. They have, as I said, gone out of there way to stop cars but " If I can get me motorbike onto the path I can drive on it" So I am going to give it a go just for the hell of it. It is only about 900 yards of dirt but hay, get what you can when you can!

[Dave]

Haha, where's this route in Staines?

[steve sharp]

Hi Bob,

Unless they change the status of a Byway it will always be shown on the ordnance survey maps as a Byway. They rarely change the status.

If they close it to vehicles they will put a Traffic Regulation Order to prohibit vehicles on the Byway...but it will still be shown as a Byway on the ordnance survey maps.

All of our club maps have the latest status marked upon them, we bring them along to each club night for members to view. Including TRO's.

As there are not many places to ride in west london we do not have those maps. I have attached the new members sheet which lists the maps that we hold.

Surrey county council have a list of Byways it also which ones have been closed to vehicles (TRO'd) Stewie has sent you the link. Probably most other councils have a similar list.

Cheers
Steve