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[weave67]

just wondering how you got into this green laning lark

[Trugga]

just wondering how you got into this green laning lark

Good question.

I bought my Frontera in September 2002, and having been to a Pay & Play site in the February, I wanted more... a search of the Internet found http://www.simply4x4.co.uk who, for a small fee, will lead you (in a group) for a days green laning.

I did three trips with them and having made notes of where we went, I was able to identify the tracks on the OS 1:50k maps. During the day trips I chatted with the leaders (Keith and Hayden) and realised there was more to it than just driving any track you see on a map, as there are TRO's to consider (seasonal or otherwise) - so I joined the Green Lane Association and found out a lot, lot more.

GLASS members are privy to, what was known as "Wayfinder" - a database of unsurfaced lanes in the UK - that was a great resource for logging their use and researching new routes - there was some "who har" whereby the database was taken from GLASS and exists elsewhere in the public domain - GLASS (and associate members) now run a version called the "Wayfinder Project" which is once again closed to members.

Having access to the information through GLASS has given me the confidence to lead others on laning trips - confidence in knowing that the lanes we drive on those days out are at that time legal for motorised use (despite what some vocal locals might otherwise proclaim).

Researching and planning a route is just as interesting as actually driving that route on the day. The whole laning thing has also rekindled an old interest in maps and history.

I'm lucky in that my motorsport radio marshalling hobby allows me to drive off road on occasions, often at speed when required, but you just can't beat a day out laning at a slow pace through the countryside.

Lawrence