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Green lanes in the national parks

Which parks you can actually ride in, ranked by legal lanes inside each park’s real boundary.

13national parks
1,550lanes open to motorcycles*

*BOATs and UCRs inside park boundaries, excluding sections under a permanent or current closure.

Ranked by open lanes

Peak District England
237 open lanes59% rideable
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South Downs England
235 open lanes40% rideable
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Eryri (Snowdonia) Wales
205 open lanes69% rideable
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Lake District England
199 open lanes68% rideable
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Yorkshire Dales England
198 open lanes78% rideable
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Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) Wales
149 open lanes30% rideable
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Dartmoor England
94 open lanes100% rideable
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North York Moors England
70 open lanes57% rideable
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New Forest England
53 open lanes62% rideable
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Northumberland England
47 open lanes42% rideable
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Pembrokeshire Coast Wales
33 open lanes89% rideable
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The Broads England
23 open lanes33% rideable
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Exmoor England
7 open lanes6% rideable
Very few legal lanes, mostly restricted byways

Questions riders ask

Which national park has the most green lanes?

Of the England and Wales national parks, Peak District has the most lanes open to motorcycles on the Holloway map, 237 BOATs and UCRs inside its boundary.

Can you ride motorbikes in national parks?

Yes, on lanes with a legal right for motor vehicles, mainly BOATs and UCRs, the same as anywhere else in England and Wales. Being inside a national park doesn’t change that, but several park authorities can make their own Traffic Regulation Orders, so it’s worth checking a lane’s current status before you ride.

What about national parks in Scotland?

Scotland’s access law is different. There is no BOAT system and off-road motor vehicle use is broadly not allowed, so the Cairngorms and Loch Lomond and The Trossachs aren’t covered here.

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Park boundaries © Natural England / Natural Resources Wales, via OpenStreetMap, OGL. Lane data from OpenStreetMap contributors and council rights of way records. Reference only, check a lane’s current status before riding.

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