Outside our cities and towns, walking in the countryside is impacted by the legal parameters of the jurisdiction one walks in. Nordic countries provide significant public access to land, with Norway allowing it under the concept allmannsretten. In Scotland, walkers have wide access to the countryside, including golf courses (though not the greens). Right to Roam work to restore historic rights for walking in England. Canada prioritizes the rights of private property owners and lessees of Crown lands even when there’s a long, historic record of other people using the land. Matthew R. Anderson (author of The Good Walk) writes in The Conversation about the need for a “right of responsible access” in Canada. Ken Ilgunas looks at the right to access in an American context in his book This Land Is Our Land. Suston magazine provides an overview of access rights in many countries in this article and the podcast 99% Invisible devoted an episode to the topic.