Medway has nearly 190 miles (313km) of recorded public rights of way.
To enjoy our local rights of way you can join the Medway Ramblers Group.
We have some beautiful walking routes and friendly groups in Medway. Find out more at Walks in Medway or Visit Medway - Landscapes and Open Spaces.
This search uses our interactive map. If there's a public right of way in the area, the map will show a green, red, purple or blue line. Find out more about how to enjoy parks, waterways, coasts and countryside. If you spot an issue, you can let us know so we can investigate it.Medway Public Rights of Way map
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Footpaths
Footpaths are only for pedestrians, wheelchair users and those pushing prams or pushchairs. Dogs can be walked on a lead or under close control.
Bicycles are not allowed but some landowners allow cycling on some routes.
Public footpaths are not the same as footways. Footways are paths that are adjacent to roads and are commonly called pavements.
Download a list of footpaths in Medway
Bridleways
Sometimes known as bridle paths, bridleways are for pedestrians, horse riders and cyclists. You can lead horses, donkeys or mules and sometimes drive other animals along bridleways.
Cyclists can use bridleways (Countryside Act 1968) but must give way to walkers and horse riders.
The act does not place a duty on highway authorities to maintain bridleways for cyclists, so bridleways may not be suitable for cycling, even on mountain bikes.
Download a list of bridleways in Medway
Byways
Byways open to all traffic
These are for all traffic, including mechanically propelled vehicles, although essentially it is used as a footpath.
Download a list of byways open to all traffic
Restricted byways
Restricted byways are for all traffic, except mechanically propelled vehicles.
King Charles III England Coast Path
The King Charles III England Coast Path will be a 2,700 mile National Trail around the whole
It will link up the best existing coastal paths and create new ones
401 miles of the path are already open to the public. A further 755 miles is approved and undergoing
Strood Community Trail and the Valley of Visions
The Strood Community trail is a 5-mile trail around Strood.
Valley of Visions
Valley of Visions (VOV) was a landscape-scale project with a £2.5 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund that helped sustain the landscape of the iconic Medway Gap.
North Downs Way
A National Trail that starts in Farnham, Surrey and runs to Dover, Kent. Seven miles travel through Medway and cross through vineyards in Upper Bush and Ranscombe Farm.
PROW responsibilities
A right of way involves the right to pass and repass over the servient land (the land subject to the right of way). The right of way must not be obstructed or in any way interfered with.
Rights of way can travel across various land ownerships with various land use.
To find out more, visit:
- Landowner Responsibilities
- Local Authority Responsibilities
- Medway's legal responsibilities around our PROWs.
Kent County Council (KCC) Public Rights of Way
To find a KCC PROW, view KCC's interactive PROW map.