Originally Posted by
davasi
Ahh, the easement law. I work for a utility, and if any of our property is on their property I can proceed to work without them being home i.e. poles, network interface devices, pedestal splices.
Well there you go. Pick your way through people's yards and say you needed to find something for work.
Seriously though, this sounds like a good reason to get involved in the local government process. Start writing letters to people telling them they are jeopardizing your safety. Chances are the reason they don't want you on the trail is that they think it exposes them to liability. If you can tip the scale the other way, you can get the rules changed.