Mid Winter walk of Section - January 24th 2011

The snow of November and December 2010 has gone, to be replaced by very hard ground frosts. Over the last few days the temperatures have started to rise and with this in mind I decided to make a visit to the section. My aim was to see how the trail had stood up to the coldest winter in this area for a number of years.



National Trail - Looking East towards Portgate.

The Trail on grazing land was in good condition, it was fairly dry, the only problem encountered was dozens of molehills.




Molehills across the Trail.

The path through Stanley Plantation was very wet and muddy in places. This may be a problem when  the season opens again in May. Some maintenance has been carried out since my last walk: wood chippings have been spread over the problem areas.




Stanley Plantation.

Generally speaking, the Trail is is good condition, despite the harshness of the winter weather we have experienced.  

General Views of the Trail