no project i'm afraid so those in the west please do not get excited!
its a pretty longwinded story with many facets, but the long and short is that across the penwith moors is a really nice ridgeway route of about 12miles. its popularised as the 'tinners way'. problem is that it, along with a lot of the moors themselves, is becoming increasingly imapassable due to accelerated erosion after the last few wet years - it rains, it gets muddy, horses destroy the surface and motorbikes (ridden illegally) then tear a groove that becomes a stream and then a gully. and you've also got uncontrolled gorse growing over sections.
i've ridden extensively up there for over 10years now and i've never known it so unrideable, which is a huge shame because with ocean views on 3 sides and many stone circles it is a lovely place.
in the local paper last week was a piece on a group of (shall we say) 'arty types' who have been given 10k to go to schools to do workshops, write poetry, press flowers and other random b@llshite all in the name of supposedly exploring the communities along the tinners way.
fair enough its a great idea to help build awareness of the route, but when the opening section is actually closed (3ft deep gulley from last summers floods), the next two moor crossings are uncyclable/unwalkabale deep mud unless exceptionally dry conditions prevail, the following moorland section is overgrown with gorse - get the idea - you have to wonder whether the cash could be better spent hence my initial question.
so for all the good it will do i'm going to have a rant in the paper because its so bl@@dy frustrating and annoying!
