Calderdale Council have kindly awarded CROWS a Ward Forum grant to survey and improve the waymarking and information provision on the Fielden Trail; a route devised a number of years ago by Jim Jarrett.
This 20 mile route around Todmorden links together many of the places associated with the Fielden family. You may be lucky enough to have a copy of the booklet giving details of this trail but, if not, full details can be found on https://www.jimjarratt.co.uk/walks/fieldentrail/contents.html. There are significant changes since the route was first devised. Hopefully, some new waymarking will make the route clearer.
RJ and Kasher chose another dry day (except for the odd shower and a small amount of hail!) to survey and improve the waymarking on the paths along the third section of this route from Gauxholme to Bottomley and then along the packhorse route dropping down towards Todmorden at the Quaker burial ground at Shewbread.
We have identified a number of issues including; drainage, stile repairs, and waymarking, which CROWS will tackle over the coming months.
We will now start to work with Jim Jarrett to provide an up-to-date map of the route and revised directions.
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| Views from Naze farm towards Stoodley Pike. |
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| RJ putting up a CW bridleway sign |
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| A few more way markers added along the route. |
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| Time for some new "flags"! |
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| Looking back towards Inchfield. |
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| Some drainage work needed (again!) at Top of the Rough, off Lumbutts Road. |
