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ExplorerUKGreen laning · 4x4

BOATs & UCRs · England & Wales

Know the lane before you drive it.

One map for green lanes, member reports, weather at the lane and the council's TRO pages. Plan the whole day, then send it to your sat-nav.

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Website + Android app included · Cancel anytime · No annual contract

How it works

Find it. Check it. Scout it. Drive it.

Lanes change with the weather, the season and the council. ExplorerUK puts what you need to know on one screen, in the order you need it.

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Find

Search any town or postcode. Nearby BOATs and UCRs across England and Wales show up on one map, colour-coded by type.

  • Town & postcode search
  • BOAT + UCR layers
  • Pay-and-play sites
In the cab with the map on a tablet, looking down a green lane
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Check

Open a lane to read recent member reports on gates, surfaces and obstructions. See the weather at that spot, which highway authority covers it, and go straight to their TRO and rights-of-way pages.

  • Member reports
  • Weather at the lane
  • Council TRO links
Checking the map on a tablet beside a lane gate
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Scout

Watch clips other members have filmed, fly the lane on satellite view, and ask the AI Lane Assistant to turn it all into a short pre-drive brief.

  • Member video
  • Satellite fly-by
  • AI Lane Assistant
Green Laning Map on a cab tablet showing the AI Lane Assistant, council check and weather
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Drive

Join several lanes with ordinary roads, add fuel and meeting stops, then export GPX or send it to your sat-nav. Share the day with your group.

  • Day planner
  • GPX export
  • Send to sat-nav
Day route on a tablet on a muddy bonnet, several lanes joined with stops marked

Members' map

Green Laning MapNEW

The map, the people and the conditions on one screen, built for a tablet in the cab. Everything below comes with membership.

Green Laning Map in the cab: BOATs, UCRs and member reports
Plan · BOATs, UCRs, reports
Green Laning Map: AI Lane Assistant, council TRO check and weather
Check · AI brief, TRO, weather
Green Laning Map: fly-by views, SOS beacon and member meet-ups
Go · fly-by, SOS, meet-ups

Plan

4 tools

BOAT & UCR map

Search any town and see nearby BOATs, UCRs and green lanes together.

Member lane reports

Gates, surfaces, obstructions and closures, from the last people to drive it. Add your own update.

Day planner

Several lanes joined by ordinary roads. Save, share and export GPX.

Pins, stops & services

Fuel, recovery, workshops, meeting points and pay-and-play sites around your route.

Check

4 tools

AI Lane Assistant

Lane notes, recent reports and weather turned into one pre-drive brief. Planning only, not legal advice.

Council & TRO

See which highway authority covers the area and open its TRO and rights-of-way pages.

Weather at the lane

Rain, wind and ground conditions where the map is pointing, not where you live.

Video & fly-by

Member footage and satellite fly-by views to read the terrain before you arrive.

Go

3 tools

Send to sat-nav

Checked and planned? Send the location to your usual navigation app.

Chat & meet-ups

Talk to other members and arrange local laning days without leaving the map.

SOS beacon

Share your position with members on the map. It doesn't send help: call 999 in an emergency.

Find it. Check it. Drive it.

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Day planner

Plan the whole day, not one lane.

  1. Pick your start point.
  2. Add the lanes you want to drive.
  3. Link them with ordinary roads.
  4. Drop in fuel, food and meeting stops.
  5. Save it, share it, export GPX.
Build your day See it on the map
3 lanes64 kmEst. 4 h 10 mExample route

Android app

Same map. In your pocket.

The ExplorerUK app is included with membership. Log in once and your lanes, reports and saved days are there on your phone.

  • Green Laning Map, built for a phone screen
  • Your saved routes and GPX files
  • Member reports and chat on the move
Get the Android app
ExplorerUK map on a tablet in the cab, looking down a green lane
AndroidIncluded

Members' map · New

Explore Points.

Viewpoints, fords, campsites, ruins, peaks and more, mapped across England and Wales. Search anywhere, save what you find, and take it with you.

  • 12 layers: fords, viewpoints, camping, castles, peaks, waterfalls, caves, pubs and fuel
  • Save points and export them as GPX for your sat-nav
  • Add your own finds for other members to see
Open Explore Points Join · 99p/wk

Free apps

Free from ExplorerUK.

Two apps for anyone who goes outdoors. No account, no adverts. Download and go.

Free · Android

Weather

Read the sky before you go. Hourly and 14-day forecasts with a home-screen widget.

  • Lanes: firm, damp, wet or saturated
  • Drone: go, caution or grounded, plus today's best window
  • Rain timing in plain English, wind and gusts
Download Weather

Free · Android

Overhead

What's above you, right now. Live, for wherever you're standing.

  • Every plane passing over, and where it's heading
  • The ISS, satellites, planets and the Moon
  • Point your phone at the sky and it labels what you see
Download Overhead

Android 8 or newer · Direct download · Allow "Install unknown apps" when your phone asks

Membership

99pa week

Full access to ExplorerUK and Green Laning Map, on the web and the Android app. Cancel anytime. No annual contract.

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What's included

  • BOAT & UCR map
  • Member lane reports
  • AI Lane Assistant
  • Day planner + GPX
  • Weather at the lane
  • Council & TRO links
  • Video & fly-by scouting
  • Send to sat-nav
  • Chat, meet-ups & SOS beacon
  • Android app

The code

Drive legal. Drive with care.

  1. 01ExplorerUK is for planning. A line on the map or a member note is not proof a lane is open or legal to drive.
  2. 02Check before you go. Read the signs, the council's TRO and rights-of-way information, and the conditions on the day.
  3. 03Stay on the legal line. Respect other users and private land, and turn around if you shouldn't continue.
  4. SOSThe SOS beacon alerts other members only. It does not contact the emergency services. In an emergency, call 999.