▁horse ▁r iding ▁path , ▁ride , ▁brid le ▁road , ▁or ▁horse ▁trail , ▁is ▁a ▁path , ▁trail ▁or ▁a ▁thorough fare ▁that ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁people ▁r iding ▁on ▁horses . ▁Tra ils ▁originally ▁created ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁horses ▁often ▁now ▁serve ▁a ▁wider ▁range ▁of ▁users , ▁including ▁e quest ri ans , ▁h ik ers , ▁and ▁cycl ists . ▁Such ▁paths ▁are ▁either ▁imp ass able ▁for ▁motor ized ▁vehicles , ▁or ▁vehicles ▁are ▁b anned . ▁The ▁laws ▁rel ating ▁to ▁allow able ▁uses ▁vary ▁from ▁country ▁to ▁country . ▁ ▁In ▁industrial ized ▁countries , ▁brid le ▁paths ▁are ▁now ▁primarily ▁used ▁for ▁recre ation . ▁However , ▁they ▁are ▁still ▁important ▁transport ation ▁routes ▁in ▁other ▁areas . ▁For ▁example , ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁main ▁method ▁of ▁travel ing ▁to ▁mountain ▁villages ▁in ▁Les oth o . ▁ ▁However , ▁In ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁a ▁brid le ▁path ▁now ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁route ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁leg ally ▁used ▁by ▁horse ▁rid ers ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁walk ers , ▁and ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁by ▁cycl ists . ▁ ▁A ▁" ride " ▁is ▁another ▁term ▁used ▁for ▁a ▁brid le way : ▁" a ▁path ▁or ▁track , ▁esp . ▁one ▁through ▁a ▁wood , ▁usually ▁made ▁for ▁r iding ▁on ▁horse back " ▁( O x ford ▁English ▁Dictionary ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁US , ▁the ▁term ▁brid le ▁path ▁is ▁used ▁col lo qu ial ly ▁for ▁tra