Pentlands trail repair day - Sunday 21st August

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Pentlands trail repair day - Sunday 21st August

77 posts & 19 voices | Started 10 months ago by TandemJeremy | Latest reply from TandemJeremy

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TandemJeremy - Member

Well chaps - following on from the success of the first repair day we have to decide what we want to do for the second and try to get more folk out so we can achieve more. I was delighted when out yesterday to see how well our repair has held up and how inconspicuous all the digging looks now

So - any thoughts on which bit of trail we should work on next?

Maidens - needs drains clearing and stuff.
Clubbiedean singletrack? The boggy bits and the beginning and end
Pisatachio? needs a lot of work doing
More on Green cleugh?
anything else that comes to mind?
its all up for discussion

Posted 10 months ago #
debaser - Member

I'm around for this one.

Was thinking that Clubbiedean could do with a bit of drainage work last night, there are only a few places where it holds water so a little work might go along way.

Happy to act as dumb labour and do what I'm telt.

Posted 10 months ago #
13thfloormonk - Member

Clubbiedean would be interesting, isn't it owned by the farmer who is notoriously anti-bike?

I thought an area that would benefit would be the swoopy little section that runs between Bonaly reservoir and the top of the grassy descent to Dreghorn (basically where you turn left out of the very top-most gate on Puke Hill. In fact, that whole stretch of trail heading towards Phantom's on the right and Dreghorn on the left, would be quite easy to improve the drainage on.

What was the problem with working on Phantom's?

Posted 10 months ago #
bigjim - Member

I don't think there is any point in working on Pistachio because of the horses.

Clubbiedean and Black Hill would be my top 2.

Phantoms - I think the Friends were working on that bit weren't they?

Lets hope the landowners are willing!

Posted 10 months ago #
Fraser Hughes - Member

If I recall correctly we can't do Black Hill or Den's can we?

My vote would therefore be Clubbiedean then the Kirk Burn Path....

Posted 10 months ago #
13thfloormonk - Member

Kirk Burn? Where's that?

Looking at Pistachio now, I'm beginning to wonder if it would in fact be worthwhile doing something with it, any damage the horses do seems to have recovered, and if we improve the drainage they will only do less damage in future. I'd maybe put a vote in for Pistachio after all.

Posted 10 months ago #
TandemJeremy - Member

Phantoms has been worked on by the friends of the pentlands. I simply don't know if our input would be welcome or not. can ask the rangers if people feel thats one worth doing. another place is perhaps the bit along the side of Capelaw hill? Top of puke hill, turn left, up the steep bit and over the shoulder than the single track along to the top of howden burn is getting ruined and a bit of drainage might help.

If we can come up with some thoughts then I'll take that to the rangers.

Maidens might be the one tho perhaps

Posted 10 months ago #
Fraser Hughes - Member

http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=55.873157835305705~-3.2481879877557174&lvl=15&dir=0&sty=s&form=LMLTCC

You probably know it as something else, but it is the path running down parallel with Kirk Burn

Posted 10 months ago #
13thfloormonk - Member

Good shout Tandem, that was one bit I thought suffered badly in the wet, it almost just needs one obvious 'hard' line put in, so you're not forced to choose between muddy rut or as yet unmuddied grassy bit.

Fraser, I get you now, I actually rarely ride that section, had a go on it years ago and got put off, seem to remember hanging up on loads of tussocks and rocks...

Posted 10 months ago #
cfinnimore - Member

Wherever required, i'll be there in full shovel - wielding capacity.

Posted 10 months ago #
TandemJeremy - Member

I ain't been on that section for years either Fraser.

The Rangers preferance is to repair existing built paths before building new one IIRC.

Posted 10 months ago #
jimmy - Member

I'll be around but on call. Are there any internet cafes near Clubbiedean?

Posted 10 months ago #
druidh - Member

13thfloormonk - Member
Clubbiedean would be interesting, isn't it owned by the farmer who is notoriously anti-bike?
Clubbiedean lies inside Bonaly Country Park, which is owned by the Council, while the reservoir itself is the property of Scottish Water.

Posted 10 months ago #
Fraser Hughes - Member

TJ + 13th - fair enough. It is quite a nice bit of trail when dry unfortunately that is very rare! I accept its not well used so not a priority but I think it would be good to have on the list if we can make this a regular thing - if it was repaired, in combination with the Capelaw SE traverse, it would make a good alternative to Phantoms and help remove some of teh traffic from there.

Tbh I'm happy whatever we do

Posted 10 months ago #
stevemtb - Member

So much for keeping my diary free for this one, going to be somewhere in Whales land that weekend so won't be able to help out again. Will make it along some time presuming this will be an ongoing thing.

Posted 10 months ago #
robgarrioch - Member

Coincidental bump...

Spotted this sign while out first-trying the bike trailer, pinned to the Clubbiedean dam top gate

In case anyone's interested. Still planning to make the 21st.

Posted 9 months ago #
druidh - Member

I should be able to make this after all!

Posted 9 months ago #
TandemJeremy - Member

Bump - this sunday folks

Posted 9 months ago #
cynic-al - Member

Where/when?

I might be busy.

Posted 9 months ago #
13thfloormonk - Member

Good stuff, I'd almost forgotten and planned a day away, just remembered in time!

Where do we meet?

Posted 9 months ago #
TandemJeremy - Member

The rangers want to do some more work on the howe end of green cleugh so is that OK? If so meet there at 10.30

Posted 9 months ago #
Northwind - Member

Think I am in for this one.

Posted 9 months ago #
TandemJeremy - Member

bump bump

Better be a decent turn out for this.

Posted 9 months ago #
bigjim - Member

Sorry but had to move a holiday forward so will be in sunny Orkney instead. Ground'll be nice and soft for you though!

Garry_Lager was wondering last night if it would be OK to bring the kids along to it - perhaps given the over 16 note on that sign above perhaps kids aren't able to come. I can imagine there are some H&S implications actually with people swinging pick axes around.

Posted 9 months ago #
TandemJeremy - Member

I'll check with teh rangers about kids

Posted 9 months ago #
couldashouldawoulda - Member

Sadly I cant make this one. Working.

But I did have a pleasant "proud feeling" after passing our previous Green Cleugh repairs a few months back.

Posted 9 months ago #
bigjim - Member

Yes they were looking good on wednesday, flowing nicely and the piles of earth had blended in to the vegetation. There were some really wet sections on the path though where it was getting a bit churned up. I wish I could come along to this one too but was unavoidable.

Posted 9 months ago #
PaulGillespie - Member

yeah, i'll be along to this one. Just say where and when.

Posted 9 months ago #
feenster - Member

Just spotted this thread. Can't make this sunday, but just to say I think it's brilliant this is happening, and I hope it continues so I can come to the next one.

Posted 9 months ago #
debaser - Member

aye, I'll be along for this, possibly with another willing volunteer.

Posted 9 months ago #
TandemJeremy - Member

PaulGillespie - Member

yeah, i'll be along to this one. Just say where and when.

The Howe end of green cleugh - loganlea end. 10 - 10-30

Posted 9 months ago #
PaulGillespie - Member

cool. Will the rangers be providing lifts? I'll probably ride in anyway.

Posted 9 months ago #
TandemJeremy - Member

I have not organised lifts - the rangers will provide tools tho so you only need to bring yourself

Posted 9 months ago #
cfinnimore - Member

Does anyone have good directions on the best way to the meeting point from Colinton?

Posted 9 months ago #
13thfloormonk - Member

cfinnimore, I'll be riding in from Tollcross, could meet you at the meggetland bridge or one of the aquaducts? One of two routes to get there, will possibly go via Harlaw/Maiden's Cleugh and the Glencorse road, or via Harlaw/Red Moss/Green Cleugh.

Will be taking it easy on the ride in so will be leaving tollcross about 9.

Posted 9 months ago #