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can i ride on this? I’m not sure i know what the red dots mean

Yes you can, its not a footpath. (if your worried about that sort of thing)

Yes, I’ve done it – it’s all BW
that bit is actually a nice big track

If you zoom in to the 25k scale you will see its a sort of double track.

Dots like that mean it’s a right of way “of sorts” – usually a permissive byway or something like that. They rarely (IME) indicate anything with lower rights than a bridleway, so are usually fair game 😉

Means route with public access.

thanks for the info chaps.

What Drac said. Check with local authority is you want to know what restrictions there are. Or google streetview!

EDIT: maybe a footpath after all http://g.co/maps/fr7xm

Other route with public access according to the OS legend