A month or so ago we put in a drain to prevent the scouring of the path down to Lumb Falls. Today's work for Nick, Andrew, Jan and Rich was to reinforce the drainage channel and deal with several years scouring of the path. Today's work was funded by a donation from the Haworth Hobble event.
THE DRAIN
The side drain was working well but we deepened it and extended it upwards to capture more of the surface water.
PATH WIDENING
We started out with the path still wet which should be solved by extending the drain. The path was also narrow and this combination meant people were walking on the bank next to a very steep drop.
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| Early planning meeting on the muddy path |
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| Path widened |
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| View from the top |
PUTTING IN THE STEPS
Towards the bottom of the path the stone surface disappeared so we decided to put in three steps. It is unusual to put in steps on a bridleway, but a local horse rider agreed they could easily bypass the steps.
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| Getting the steps level |
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| Finished job |
A good session, the path is now much safer for people to use.
