Annotated map reproduced courtesy of Googlemaps.	This route joins bridleway South Mimms 71 (which links to Wash Lane) to South Mimms 72 and then to Dancers Hill Road. At the time of the BHS 2023 Access Survey (4 Feb 23), there was one set of unopenable gates with a gap to the side (see photograph). At the southern end there was a signpost indicating that the lane led to BW 71 and one indicating the National Cycle Network route.
As part of the Patchetts Green Bridleways Trust's and the British Horse Society's work to record paths before Path Extinguishment Day, it was spotted that this useful path was not on the definitive map. The historical evidence showed a continuous route, and so an application is being considered.
View from BW 71 Photo: Michael Rackham, 3 Feb 2023	Continuing southwards Photo: Michael Rackham, 3 Feb 2023	Continuing southwards, width restriction Photo: Michael Rackham, 3 Feb 2023	Continuing SE Photo: Michael Rackham, 3 Feb 2023	Looking NW from Dancers Hill Road Photo: Michael Rackham, 3 Feb 2023

Legal History 29 Aug 1984: The Hertsmere Borough Council (Wash Lane, South Mimms) (Restriction of Driving) Order 1984 prohibited vehicles from much of Wash Lane. 30 Oct 2000: The Hertsmere Borough Council (Wash Lane, South Mimms & Dancers Lane, Barnet) (Restriction of Driving) Order 2000 modified the terms of the 1984 order. This path is in South Mimms Parish from May 2008, when the South Mimms Parish was created by SI 2008/43.

Definitive Map sheet: 86 Maintainability This route is maintainable at the public expense because it was a highway before 1835.

© 2024 Patchetts Green Bridleways Trust. File reference: EC316C.