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This route starts from the High Street (public road) in Walkern and continues generally northwestwards to Weston 33 bridleway. Part is recorded as Walkern 25, part as Weston 30 and part is unrecorded. We need a volunteer to photograph this route for the 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 noted that this route appeared to be an old road. The historical evidence showed a continuous route between High Street and Weston 33 bridleway, so an application was made in 2013 to record the route as part restricted byway and part bridleway. Because of a planning application, the County Council started to investigate and produced an Investigation Report in 2018. However, when the planning application was withdrawn, the investigation was put back in the county council's queue.

Legal History 11 Mar 2013: Application for part bridleway, part restricted byway. HCC reference EH/406 & NH/250. 21 Jun 2018: Hertfordshire County Council Investigation report issued. Decision awaited. Application Process Path Application Certificate Direction Inv Report Order Confirmed EC604 11 Mar 2013 EH/406 8 Jun 2015   21 Jun 2018

Definitive Statement (4 Dec 2015) Path: [Walkern] 25.  Recorded Status: Footpath.  Definitive Map sheet: 22 Commences from county road known as Dovehouse Lane NW of Jack Pallett's Spring thence NW to parish boundary SE of Dane End. Path: [Weston] 30.  Recorded Status: Footpath.  Definitive Map sheet: 22 Commences from BR33 on SW side of Dane End thence SE to join FP25 (Walkern) at parish boundary approx. 100 yards SW of The Warren. Maintainability This route is maintainable at the public expense because it was a footpath or bridleway existing before 30 Apr 1959.

© 2025 Patchetts Green Bridleways Trust. File reference: EC604. HCC reference: EH/406 & NH/250.