Definitions for "Public right of way"
Keywords:  bridleway, footpath, byway, rupp, road
A right of passage by the public over the surface of the land without impediment. Include public footpaths, bridleways and byways open to all traffic. It does not imply other rights - for example to stop.
Footpaths, bridleways and by ways which give members of the public the right to travel across land.
A way where the public has a right to walk, and in some cases ride horses, bicycles, motorcycles or drive motor vehicles, which will be designated either as a footpath, a bridleway, a road used as a public path (RUPP) or a byway.