Annotated map reproduced courtesy of Googlemaps.	This route starts on Bury Green Road (bridleway Cheshunt 61) and heads generally eastwards before leaving Cheshunt 16 Footpath and following a field edge to the bridleway bridge (shown in blue) over the New River. The route on the eastern side of the New River is part of a route under development.			Sign at western end pointing along path Photo: Phil Wadey, 11 Apr 2021
Cheshunt 74 (to left) from E end of route Photo: Phil Wadey, 11 Apr 2021	Heading East from Cheshunt 61 Photo: Phil Wadey, 11 Apr 2021	Bridleway sign where route leaves Cheshunt 16 Photo: Phil Wadey, 11 Apr 2021	Heading generally Eastwards Photo: Phil Wadey, 11 Apr 2021	Cheshunt 13 bridleway bridge Photo: Phil Wadey, 11 Apr 2021
This route is shown in the Hertfordshire Rights of Way Improvement Plan 2017/18-2027/28 as route 1/86 requiring better signage to Lee Valley Park.

Legal History 22 Dec 2010: Public Path Creation Agreement between Hertfordshire County Council and Thames Water Utilities Ltd created a bridleway over the New River. 5 Sep 2011: Hertfordshire County Council Adoption Agreement created a bridleway over the route between the river and Cheshunt 61 BW. 8 Dec 2023: Hertfordshire County Council appropriation report approved. 14 Aug 2025: The Hertfordshire County Council (Cheshunt Bridleway 87) Legal Event Modification Order 2025 added the new bridleway rights to the definitive map and statement.

Definitive Statement (9 Jun 2025) Path: [Cheshunt] 87.  Status: Bridleway.  Definitive Map sheet: 80 Commences E of New River at TL 3484 0126 then W for approx 6m to junction with Cheshunt FP13 at TL 3483 0126, crossing the bridge over New River then generally W to the N end of the balancing pond, then generally N, along the E side of Broom Hills wood, for approx 345m to TL 3461 0139, with a spur N for approx 15m to a junction with Cheshunt FP16 at TL 3461 0140, and continuing W through Broom Hills wood for approx 210m to join Bury Green Road and BR61 at TL 3441 0141. Width: 4.5 metres between: TL 3484 0126 and TL 3481 0126 TL 3461 0139 and TL 3461 0140 TL 3461 0139 and TL 3441 0141, Varies between 6 and 15 metres as shown shaded yellow on the Property Policy Report - Appropriation for Highways Purposes of part of Land at Bury Green Way, Cheshunt, part of Land at Theobalds Park Estate, Cheshunt and part of Footpath at St Mary's C of E VA High School from TL 3482 0126 to TL 3461 0139. Limitations: None Maintainability The route over the New River is maintainable at the public expense by virtue of s.36(2)(d) Highways Act 1980 as it was created by a Public Path Creation Agreement with Thames Water. [Dedicated by PPCA] The remainder of the route is maintainable at the public expense by virtue of s.36(2)(a) Highways Act 1980. [Constructed by Highway Authority]

© 2025 Patchetts Green Bridleways Trust. File reference: ED089 (New River Bridge).