This new indicator tracks the extent of the countryside access routes available to the public. The substantial feedback to the public consultation on the 2016 Countryside Access Strategy highlighted the value that Islanders place on such access. It encourages community engagement with the outdoors and raises levels of personal connectivity with the natural world and environmental awareness in its broadest sense. In addition, it provides for people's sporting, recreational and leisure needs.

Jersey has an extensive network of paths across public and private land in some of the Island’s most beautiful landscapes. The paths are used by an estimated 100,000 people a year, including locals and visitors and they help meet wider strategic agendas for improving physical and mental health and wellbeing while adding a significant economic value to our landscape. Access should be, safe, sustainable, and cost effective, with minimal impact on biodiversity. It should also be available to everyone. The strategy aims to improve access for all different user groups by providing multi-user paths, adding new routes, improving connectivity and resilience of the network.