On a day when a large proportion of the country was covered in snow, Catherine, Ian V and Kasher decided to play it safe and to tackle a job 'not on the tops'.
We decided to sort out the steps on Tod 212 in Walsden. This route goes from Inchfield Road to the Carriage Drive and then to the Recreation Ground off Scott Street. It was clear that sometime ago this route must have had a large number of steps to make getting up (and down) the slope easier. All that now remains are rotten timber risers and trip-hazard stobs.
Starting from the Carriage Drive and working up towards Inchfield Road we have extracted isolated stobs, removed the remnants of risers, cut back the path and constructed six new steps.
We will need a couple more sessions to complete this task.
Today's work has been funded by individual donations to CROWS. Many thanks to all for helping us to keep these paths open and safe for users.
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Tod 212 in Walsden: steps to be replaced.
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| Remnants of stobs and wooden risers along the path. |
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| The path needs widening and trip hazards removing. |
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| Ian V and Catherine installing the first step. |
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| The first step being completed. |
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Kasher and Ian working on the flight of steps.
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| Synchronised stob-bashing! |
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The completion of six steps up the slope
from the Carriage Drive. |
