Lack of green lanes in east devon
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Note also my comment from the thread on Lanes in NE England:
I spent three days and nearly 500 miles green laning in the Lake District this August, I have never been to the area before but did spend a lot of time on research. GLASS or the TRF is your best resource as they have a national network of area representatives who can help and advise.
Don't be surprised if GLASS or TRF members are reluctant to pass information on at first - you need to earn trust as too many idiots see green lanes as an opportunity to "get muddy" rather than explore. If you want to get muddy please do so on private land - getting muddy is a by-product of green lane exploring and should NOT be the reason for using them.
I spent three days and nearly 500 miles green laning in the Lake District this August, I have never been to the area before but did spend a lot of time on research. GLASS or the TRF is your best resource as they have a national network of area representatives who can help and advise.
Don't be surprised if GLASS or TRF members are reluctant to pass information on at first - you need to earn trust as too many idiots see green lanes as an opportunity to "get muddy" rather than explore. If you want to get muddy please do so on private land - getting muddy is a by-product of green lane exploring and should NOT be the reason for using them.
100SRV said:
Note also my comment from the thread on Lanes in NE England:
I spent three days and nearly 500 miles green laning in the Lake District this August, I have never been to the area before but did spend a lot of time on research. GLASS or the TRF is your best resource as they have a national network of area representatives who can help and advise.
Don't be surprised if GLASS or TRF members are reluctant to pass information on at first - you need to earn trust as too many idiots see green lanes as an opportunity to "get muddy" rather than explore. If you want to get muddy please do so on private land - getting muddy is a by-product of green lane exploring and should NOT be the reason for using them.
100SRF - amazed at your 500 miles .. bet it was amazing in the lakes as well. All the ones I have seen on trailwise are max 2 miles long (east devon). Interestingly the + + + + symbol on OS maps does not correlate with trailwise. Like you I want to explore and adventure but want to figure out a route along some reasonably long routes. I spent three days and nearly 500 miles green laning in the Lake District this August, I have never been to the area before but did spend a lot of time on research. GLASS or the TRF is your best resource as they have a national network of area representatives who can help and advise.
Don't be surprised if GLASS or TRF members are reluctant to pass information on at first - you need to earn trust as too many idiots see green lanes as an opportunity to "get muddy" rather than explore. If you want to get muddy please do so on private land - getting muddy is a by-product of green lane exploring and should NOT be the reason for using them.
Hi,
between 2007 and 2009 I made three trips to the Honiton area of Devon (a laning friend lived there at the time) where we averaged 150 miles per day exploring the lanes - 2007 was a two-day recce, 2008 we used lanes which we had driven in '07 and explored new ones further afield (West towards the M5) and in 2009 we re-used lanes from '08 and explored beyond Exeter in the Newton Abbot area.
The Lake District trip was run along similar lines to the '07 Devon trip - my friend now lives in the Scottish Borders so we decided to explore the lakes. He bought the OS maps and worked out the routes with a pencil and the aid of a pint - we met up and again averaged 150 miles a day.
We were lucky enough to drive Walna Scar on the day that it was re-classified back to bridleway (a sad day) having previously been re-classified as a BOAT following research by the TRF.
Note that all this was done solo in my 100" Bowler - we went prepared for most eventualities with food and recovery equipment as well as "likely" spares. The car has no winch and relies on it's low weight, compact dimensions and excellent suspension to keep us out of trouble.
PM me if you want to know more.
Photos on the "Which 4x4(s) have you got?" thread
between 2007 and 2009 I made three trips to the Honiton area of Devon (a laning friend lived there at the time) where we averaged 150 miles per day exploring the lanes - 2007 was a two-day recce, 2008 we used lanes which we had driven in '07 and explored new ones further afield (West towards the M5) and in 2009 we re-used lanes from '08 and explored beyond Exeter in the Newton Abbot area.
The Lake District trip was run along similar lines to the '07 Devon trip - my friend now lives in the Scottish Borders so we decided to explore the lakes. He bought the OS maps and worked out the routes with a pencil and the aid of a pint - we met up and again averaged 150 miles a day.
We were lucky enough to drive Walna Scar on the day that it was re-classified back to bridleway (a sad day) having previously been re-classified as a BOAT following research by the TRF.
Note that all this was done solo in my 100" Bowler - we went prepared for most eventualities with food and recovery equipment as well as "likely" spares. The car has no winch and relies on it's low weight, compact dimensions and excellent suspension to keep us out of trouble.
PM me if you want to know more.
Photos on the "Which 4x4(s) have you got?" thread
100SRV said:
Hi,
between 2007 and 2009 I made three trips to the Honiton area of Devon (a laning friend lived there at the time) where we averaged 150 miles per day exploring the lanes - 2007 was a two-day recce, 2008 we used lanes which we had driven in '07 and explored new ones further afield (West towards the M5) and in 2009 we re-used lanes from '08 and explored beyond Exeter in the Newton Abbot area.
The Lake District trip was run along similar lines to the '07 Devon trip - my friend now lives in the Scottish Borders so we decided to explore the lakes. He bought the OS maps and worked out the routes with a pencil and the aid of a pint - we met up and again averaged 150 miles a day.
We were lucky enough to drive Walna Scar on the day that it was re-classified back to bridleway (a sad day) having previously been re-classified as a BOAT following research by the TRF.
Note that all this was done solo in my 100" Bowler - we went prepared for most eventualities with food and recovery equipment as well as "likely" spares. The car has no winch and relies on it's low weight, compact dimensions and excellent suspension to keep us out of trouble.
PM me if you want to know more.
Photos on the "Which 4x4(s) have you got?" thread
Thanks Matt have PM'd you.between 2007 and 2009 I made three trips to the Honiton area of Devon (a laning friend lived there at the time) where we averaged 150 miles per day exploring the lanes - 2007 was a two-day recce, 2008 we used lanes which we had driven in '07 and explored new ones further afield (West towards the M5) and in 2009 we re-used lanes from '08 and explored beyond Exeter in the Newton Abbot area.
The Lake District trip was run along similar lines to the '07 Devon trip - my friend now lives in the Scottish Borders so we decided to explore the lakes. He bought the OS maps and worked out the routes with a pencil and the aid of a pint - we met up and again averaged 150 miles a day.
We were lucky enough to drive Walna Scar on the day that it was re-classified back to bridleway (a sad day) having previously been re-classified as a BOAT following research by the TRF.
Note that all this was done solo in my 100" Bowler - we went prepared for most eventualities with food and recovery equipment as well as "likely" spares. The car has no winch and relies on it's low weight, compact dimensions and excellent suspension to keep us out of trouble.
PM me if you want to know more.
Photos on the "Which 4x4(s) have you got?" thread
Would be nice to find a few in Devon to trundle over.Gassing Station | Off Road | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff