Permissive Paths not on maps

[DrPatrickBarry]

I find it frustrating that access to a local hill is denied for a race.


SD 672 199 Cartridge Hill on Darwen Moor.


I came up with a great race route but to connect it I needed to cross Cartridge Hill from north to south. It is an established path, even with stiles linking it to the rights of way, but none of the routes on and off the summit cairn are official paths.


I did put it to United Utilities who said no. Only other way is to have runners crossing a road early on.

I really don't understand this, I would have have thought the fact that it is a right of way or not would be irrelevant to the decision to allow a race over the top of the hill. Environmental considerations would be of much highter importance