Nigel and Ian went up to Blackshawhead - eventually! - a lorry was stuck on Mytholm steeps so it took while to get there! At the aptly named "Back of Behind", we repaired a stile which had been found on the "There and Back" walk number 6 along footpath 51 (Blackshaw). It basically lacked a treadboard and was engulfed in nettles so needed rescuing and restoring with a few minor branches of a tree removed.
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| Is it vertical? |
The finished product with a helpful stone step added on the lower side
We then moved down the slope and inserted a marker post which was duly adorned with a yellow top (no photo). Finally we continued to highlight a few other stiles with yellow tops in this rather confusing area of footpaths.
An admirer looks on as the final artistic touches are made!
and uncovered more Causey stones which had been lost under bilberries so that a separate path had been created beside them.
Eleanor and Ginny went to look for a path that was surveyed a year ago, but with all the paths on the hillside above the Robin Hood it was difficult to find. We did do some useful waymarking on the Calderdale Way though - much easier to follow now -
and uncovered more Causey stones which had been lost under bilberries so that a separate path had been created beside them.
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| After: Causey path revealed |
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| Before: Causey stones barely visible |
