bridleway
nounUK /ˈbraɪdəlweɪ/
US /ˈbraɪdəlweɪ/
A path in the countryside that people can walk or ride horses on.
We rode our horses along the bridleway beside the river.
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2. A route officially marked for horse riders, often also open to walkers.
The map showed a bridleway crossing the fields.
3. A narrow track through woods or hills used mainly by riders.
They followed the bridleway up the wooded hill.
4. In law, a public path where horses have the right to pass.
The council protected the old bridleway from being closed.