Designing accessible rural active travel
Guidance on planning and designing walking, wheeling and cycling routes and facilities in rural areas.
Applies to England
Documents
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Technical guidance and case studies to help councils in England to plan and design walking, wheeling and cycling routes and facilities in rural areas.
The guidance also contains appendices on:
- route creation and improvement options
- acquiring land and rights
- the rural delivery routemap
The 17 case studies illustrate areas such as:
- effective engagement and collaboration with stakeholders and landowners
- improving accessibility, safety and connectivity of routes
- supporting local ecology
These documents are provided in PDF and Open Document Text (ODT) formats to make them accessible to a wider range of users.
Updates to this page
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Added ODT versions of guidance and case studies.
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First published.
Update history
2026-09-18 13:49
Added ODT versions of guidance and case studies.
2026-07-14 10:30
First published.