Motor vehicle in the countryside

The management of vehicles use in the countryside has been developed by Cumbria Council over a number of years in co-operation with the Lake District National Park and with the user groups. The guide that has been produced identifies over 200 unsealed highways that can be used by motor vehicles in Cumbria, along with assessing them for tramper use. The guidance relies largely on voluntary restraint and will hopefully negate any future need for traffic regulation orders to exclude vehicles.

Each route is surveyed and inspected by volunteers from the Cumbria Trail Riders Fellowship and the Green Lanes Association to make sure the information is up to date and that the use of vehicles is not detrimental to the surface condition or to the local community.

To see routes, go to the Hierarchy of Trails Route website.