Plans to work on the tops were abandoned due to horizontal sleet. 3 teams today:
Ian and Rich put in some revetment on a path near Foster Clough to prevent the path slipping down the hill.
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| Path edge crumbling away, but not easy to spot |
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| Path with revetment securing edge |
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| Close up |
We then went on to Callis to put in a marker post at the far end of the Horsehold Wood path.
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| The path route is not that clear so people won't have spotted it. |
Gerald and Frank worked on a path at Mytholm that headed up to Eaves.
'You move sixteen tons and what do you get? . . .'
Mmm! It wasn't quite sixteen tons, but shovelling for four hours shifted 1.25 cubic metres or so of mud and mulch . . . and gave us a physical workout that is usually provided only by the more expensive type of gym!
It's a path we have cleared before but the build-up of washed-down debris and leaf mould has been considerable. Pictures cannot quite capture the problem but ...
Before scraping: Wet mud/debris on the path where it emerges at the Burnley Road.
Note the evidence of mountain-bike usage that has compromised the surface of this footpath.
During scraping: The tyre tracks and surface debris have gone.
Sections of the original surface are starting to appear . . .
. . . but the path is perhaps as pretty as it is going to get!
During scraping: Further up the same path.
Partial remains of the original stone setts are uncovered.
After lunch, some stones steps were re-bedded, a set of wooden steps cleared and the path higher up widened and scraped. The drizzle and sleet then came down as if determined to undo our efforts! A more permanent (and therefore more costly) solution, perhaps involving steps and a side 'gutter', is really needed for this well-used path.
Eleanor and Nigel worked on the path behind Underbank House, Eastwood together with the path leading up from the main road (part of the Pennine Way) mainly cutting back overgrown vegetation.
Before any work, the path had become very overgrown particularly with brambles from the embankment to the left. It had looked a lot worse than this last summer!
So the embankment was cleared of brambles and other vegetation making the path much more passable. There is however a lot of surface mulch which is more difficult to clear.
This photo shows one remaining problem to tackle along this stretch of well constructed and used path. A beech tree on the other side has resulted in the boundary wall becoming unstable. The problem will hopefully be sorted by a bit of drystone walling following contact with the owners.
