Public Rights of Way

Published by:
Northumberland County Council
Last updated:
17 July 2025
Topic:
Transport
Licence:
Open Government Licence

Summary

The public rights of way (PROW) in Northumberland, polylines illustrating approximate positions of rights of way recorded on the Definitive Map of Public Rights of Way for Northumberland. There are over 3200 miles of public rights of way in Northumberland. They are a great resource to help you exercise, relax or enjoy the outstanding quality of the Northumberland countryside and towns and villages. This data will help you to make the most of the public rights of way. It contains information on every recorded public right of way in the County. It shows routes which can be used by walkers (public footpaths, bridleways and byways) and horse riders and cyclists too (public bridleways and byways).

You can use the data to plan your countryside visit, discover information about public rights of way in your locality and report problems with the rights of way network to the Council.

If you are going to use the map for conveyance or other legal purposes please contact the Council first.

The Public Rights of Way data shown here are only accurate in to a scale of 1:10,000, This is not a substitute for the Definitive Map of Public Rights of Way.

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Public Rights of Way - OGC API - Features OGC API - FEATURES 17 July 2025 Not available
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Public Rights of Way - Interactive Map ARCGIS EXPERIENCE 17 July 2025 Not available
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