ils ▁or ▁paths ▁used ▁primarily ▁for ▁people ▁making ▁day ▁tre ks ▁on ▁horses , ▁and ▁usually ▁used ▁only ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁Coast , ▁whereas ▁out ▁West ▁the ▁equivalent ▁term ▁is ▁trail . ▁The ▁term ▁brid le way ▁is ▁rarely ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁horses ▁are ▁pres umed ▁allowed ▁to ▁use ▁tra ils ▁in ▁America ▁unless ▁specifically ▁b anned , ▁although ▁rules ▁differ ▁among ▁locations . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁countries ▁long - distance ▁multi - use ▁tra ils ▁have ▁been ▁created , ▁including ▁the ▁B ic ent enn ial ▁National ▁Tra il ▁in ▁Australia , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁longest ▁marked ▁multi - use ▁tra ils ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁stretch ing ▁ 5 , 3 3 0 ▁kilometres . ▁Rail ▁tra ils ▁can ▁often ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁e quest ri ans . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁In ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁a ▁brid le way ▁is ▁" a ▁way ▁over ▁which ▁the ▁public ▁has ▁a ▁right ▁of ▁way ▁on ▁foot ▁and ▁a ▁right ▁of ▁way ▁on ▁horse back ▁or ▁leading ▁a ▁horse , ▁with ▁or ▁without ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁drive ▁animals ▁along ▁the ▁way ." ▁Although ▁Section ▁ 3 0 ▁of ▁the ▁Coun tr ys ide ▁Act ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁perm its ▁the ▁r iding ▁of ▁b icy cles ▁on ▁public ▁brid le ways , ▁the ▁act ▁says ▁that ▁it ▁" sh all ▁not ▁create ▁any ▁oblig ation ▁to ▁facil itate ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁brid le way ▁by ▁cycl ists