Rights of Way
We propose to use this page to bring to your attention current issues concerning the rights of way network in or near our territory. If you come across any problems on the routes it will be helpful if, as well as reporting them to the County Council, as described below, you also let us know by emailing the Footpaths Officer.
TEMPORARY PATH CLOSURES - Details of current closures can be found on the County Council's list: https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/public-rights-of-way-in-suffolk/traffic-regulation-orders/temporary-traffic-regulation-orders/
REPORTING PATH PROBLEMS - Here in the east of Suffolk, we are relatively fortunate in having a largely well-maintained and signed network of footpaths, bridleways and byways to use for our walking.
However, problems do arise - some difficult or long term, others easily dealt with. Our footpaths committee is very interested to learn of any problems that you do encounter. We may already know about them but that doesn't matter - please tell us what you find. It is also important that you report problems to the County Council. This is easy to do: just go on-line and go to: https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/public-rights-of-way-in-suffolk/report-a-public-right-of-way-issue/
You may wish to include the path number in your report, you can find this by looking at the working copy of the Definitive Map: https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/public-rights-of-way-in-suffolk/view-definitive-maps-of-public-rights-of-way/
Otherwise, another good way of finding the path number is to use ROWMAPS. You will need first to have GoogleEarth loaded on your computer. Go to the ROWMAPS site: http://www.rowmaps.com/kmls/SK/
Then click on the link to "augmented KML file for Suffolk". After a few seconds, you will see the entire Suffolk rights of way network overlaid onto GoogleEarth. Zoom in to the place you want and then by clicking on to any path, you will find its full reference number in this form: SK|E-103|013/1 The first bit is Suffolk/east. Next is the parish number (103 is Aldeburgh), then the path number and last the status of the path (1 = footpath (red), 2 = restricted byway (green), 3 = bridleway (mauve), 4 = byway open to all traffic (blue)). Some of the status figures have not been entered and may show a zero. However, the path's status accords with its colour, as indicated above.
Please tell us about the problems you find by emailing the Footpaths Officer.