It probably was a public bridleway before the Enfield Chase Act of 1777 but like many other Enclosure Acts, the ECA had a "catch all" clause Section XLIV "...and that all other Roads over the Allotments of his Majesty and the said Owners of Tythes, shall be shut up and discontinued". There is a new cycle way from Enfield Greenway to Botany Bay to the West of this path that is under construction as of Mar 2025