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The whole towpath and access question is ambiguous. Very few are public footpaths and (i think i'm right in saying) there are no bridleway towpaths - as a horse was part an parcel of the boat it was pulling and not as transport in its own right there is no historical claim for BW status. So most foot traffic is permissive by virtue of a 'kindly landowner' (obviously not where definitive footpath rights exist) and all cycle usage is permissive too. - so in that respect the IWA can make their own rules.Have what sort of priority? Little bit ambiguous.
Their towpath policy is here, make of it what you will - https://www.waterways.org.uk/information/policy_documents/towing_paths
no offence taken. - shared paths in these parts usually just mean 'multi-user' and very rarely mean 'equal rights'.. especially where bikes are concernedI guess I misunderstood, then. Your paths seem to have different laws to shared paths in Australia. My apologies if I offended anyone: it was unintentional.