Countryside Access

People walking on canal at ROWIP launch

Welcome to Cumbria County Council's Countryside Access pages!

From here you will be able to access information about Public Rights of Way, Local Access Forums, the Definitive Map, and other aspects of countryside access.  

This part of the website is under development, so please bear with us!  In the meantime, if you have any comments or queries, please get in touch.  

One of the most popular links from these pages is the electronic working copy of the Definitive Map.  

Take me straight to the pages about the Definitive Map

Following publication of the final ROWIP, we have now produced an annual action plan.  Follow the link below.  You can download electronic copies of the information.

More news!  - These website pages have recently had a lot of information added to them about two topics : where you can legally and sustainably go if you are a trail biker or 4x4 driver, and, for walkers and open access land, about entrance / exit points and signboard locations.  

Contact details

Below is the contact information for the Countryside Access team.  Further information is available by selecting 'contact us and meet the team' on the left-hand menu.  If you are not sure who to contact, use the details below as a starting point! 

 

Name
Cumbria County Council Countryside Access team
Address
Transport & Spatial Planning
The Courts
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA3 8NA
Phone
01228 226558
Fax
01228 606726
Email
countryside.access@cumbriacc.gov.uk
Website
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