Andrew & Gareth climbed this hillside once more on the old inclined railway to repair some broken steps and install a waymark post.
The path forms part of the route for Vale Walkers’ forthcoming walk leaflet, “Stone Coal and Orange Water”, which explores the historic mine workings and other remains of Portsmouth’s industrial heritage. With all the recent rain, there was certainly plenty of orange water (coloured by its encounters underground with iron oxide) to be seen in the clough and even on the footpath itself.
After completing the work and descending back to Portsmouth, we checked out the permissive path above Frieldhurst Road and made notes on some possible improvements to that route as it crosses the stream. Something to keep an eye out for in a future blog post!
Today’s work was once again supported by individual donations to CROWS. Thanks as always to all those who make donations to support our work.
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| Some of the plentiful orange water encountered |
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| Andrew hard at work |
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| There is more than one new step in this photo! |
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| A waymark post with a great view |
