Bridle Paths

[Mr Scruff]

As I've always understood it cyclists are permitted to use bridle paths. Can local by-laws remove this permission?

For some reason someone has taken to putting log piles on the bridle path I cycle to work. I've met lots of people like this over the years, obstructing paths, and their usual excuse is that they want to prevent motorcycles using the tracks. However this particular bridle path is inaccessible to motorbikes (due to horse gates).

Can't say it bothers me, life's too short, but wondering if there's any legal basis for whoever is blocking the paths. Suspect there's not... All the dog walkers I've ever met on my ride have been very pleasant, I've only ever met one other cyclist who wasn't riding like a nutter and there are no signs on the path other than the usual 'public bridle way'

As I say, can't say it bothers me, just wondering...

[Mr Scruff]

See, I'm just going to work, it's not like it's balls-out riding... Ah well, each to their own and all that, I can easily carry my bike over the logs it just makes me wonder by people bother...

And it amuses me to move them out of the way too. I'm dressed for mud so there's no skin off my nose!