But, now, that still doesn't change the fact that, if the government feels that it's so important to give access to this land for wanderers and ramblers, let the government buy that land from the owners and open it up.
My guess is that they'd rather have the landowners maintain ownership so that they can keep hitting them with land taxes for it, while forcing them to allow access to their property. I guess if the government bought it, they would be the ones forced to maintain it and would either be spending money on it or requiring access fees from the wanderers and ramblers.
If I had the money, I would live to purchase a great acreage and then just let it go wild. But it would be mine and, if I wanted to bar access to it, I should be able to do so.