East Cheshire Ramblers and the National Trust are working together to erect new signposts so it is easier for walkers to navigate their way around The Edge.
The public footpaths in the woods have become intertwined and difficult to identify from numerous informal paths, created by generations of ramblers and dog walkers, so 17 waymarkers are being erected as part of a joint initiative.
More than 25 years ago an army of footpaths inspectors was set up by East Cheshire Ramblers. With more than 1,200 footpaths and bridleways to be surveyed, the team of volunteer inspectors each has a network of up to 50 paths to check every year.
They aim to make sure that the paths are not only well marked but unobstructed by a fallen tree, an earth slip or some other impediment like barbed wire or an electric fence.
Their condition is recorded in an annual report and any serious problems are reported to Cheshire East Council's Public Rights of Way Unit.
East Cheshire Ramblers is one of Rambers largest walking groups with over 700 members in an area bounded broadly by Wilmslow, Macclesfield, Altrincham and Bramhall. For further information, please visit the East Cheshire Ramblers website.
Photo: Ken Hobbs (left) and Ian Black from East Cheshire Ramblers.
