Volunteers are clearing the 30-mile Mortimer trail and adding better signage.
Improvements have been made to a long-distance path linking Shropshire and Herefordshire.A team of "trailblazers" are improving the path in stages, clearing obstructions and checking stiles and signs.The partnership has worked on new guides and signage for the route
The group was brought together in remote meetings during the coronavirus pandemic to come up with a way to "reinvigorate" theIt operates under the auspices of Herefordshire Ramblers, but also includes Mortimer and South Shropshire Ramblers Association groups, Kington Walks, Walkers are Welcome and individuals.The 12-strong group of "trailblazers" have since been clearing undergrowth, refreshing waymarking signs and reporting major issues to landowners and local authorities.
Volunteer group leader Gwyneth Bowyer said: "Just as you clear a fallen tree here, downpours elsewhere flatten the bracken across the path, or a stile starts wobbling - but sorting them gets us out enjoying the trail in all seasons."have also been produced, and new interpretative signs are being placed at both ends of the trail.
The 30-mile Mortimer Trail is named after the medieval Mortimer family who played a prominent role in the area from the 11th to 15th Centuries. It was founded in the 1990s by local walking enthusiasts, who produced the original guidebook to the path.
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