Jerry and Stella returned to complete the work on this path. It's a nice route up from the canal at Brearley to Midgely, and to the Calderdale Way and Midgely Moor beyond.
On previous visits we have built steps above the first stile into the field above the road, and a new stile higher up into the field below Lower Ewood Farm. Today we tackled the rotten stile at the top of the stone steps leading up from the A646
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| First we had to offload materials and kit at the busy roadside. |
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| This was the view up from the road |
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| Stile overgrown... |
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...and posts rotten
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These things always take longer than you think. Often the biggest problem is digging out the stumps of old posts which have rotted above ground but are deeply wedged with rocks and "deadmen" nails as much as a metre deep below.
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Here is Jerry doing his best.
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After more than an hour of effort, we decided discretion was the better part of valour and we re-sited the holes for the new posts and re-buried the old stumps.
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| New stile, cleared steps - All's well that ends well. |
This work was funded by Calderdale Council Highways Department. Thank you.
