Annotated map reproduced courtesy of Googlemaps.

This route starts from Rickmansworth 71 Byway (20m east of the A412) and runs northwards to the Old Uxbridge Road (public road). We need a volunteer to photograph this route for this year's Access and Riding Rights of Way Survey. It's easy - just take photographs (safely) when you use the path. Find out more!

As part of the British Horse Society's work to record paths before Path Extinguishment Day, it was identified that this route appeared to be an old road, and so an application was made to record it as a byway. The Hertfordshire County Council agreed with the application and an order was made in 2016 and confirmed unopposed. This is a good example of 'perfectly obvious paths' that would be extinguished by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 if an application had not been made in time.

Legal History 1 Nov 1953: The route was not recorded on the original definitive map and statement. DM sheet DM3-41. 31 Dec 1977: Rickmansworth 70 was not shown on the special review draft map and statement. DM sheet SR-88 (TQ09SW). 16 Mar 2015: Application made for restricted byway status. HCC reference 3R/86. 4 Jul 2016: The Hertfordshire County Council (Rickmansworth 2, 70 and 71) Modification Order 2016 (confirmed 21 Oct 2016) added this route as Rickmansworth 70 BOAT.

Definitive Statement (4 Jul 2016) Path: [Rickmansworth] 70.  Status: BOAT.  Definitive Map sheet: 88 Commences from a junction with Old Uxbridge Road (public road) NW of West Hyde House at TQ 0360 9021 continuing generally S along Old Uxbridge Road for approx 160m to a junction with Rickmansworth RB 71 (Shire Lane) at TQ 0361 9005. Width: Varies between 5m to 10m between TQ 0360 9021 and TQ 0361 9005 as shown in the Hertfordshire County Council (Rickmansworth 2, 70 and 71) Modification Order 2016. Limitations: None.

© 2022 Patchetts Green Bridleways Trust. File reference: EC477. HCC reference 3R/86.