being poorly maintained for me to be there
Stonehenge.. would I drive through it.. Probaly not. But I dont see the moors in the same way. It may seem wierd, but I do think that the moors are regenerative, and stonehenge isnt.
Can you guys throw me some criticism as to why a rotation system wouldnt work? As in, we close a route for a year or two to recover then open it only in the summer when its dry?
QuoteCan you guys throw me some criticism as to why a rotation system wouldnt work? As in, we close a route for a year or two to recover then open it only in the summer when its dry?Firstly, from what I've seen so far it would be totally ignored. I do appreciate there is a core of 4x4 users who are actually pretty responsible.
It may seem wierd, but I do think that the moors are regenerative, and stonehenge isnt.
It can't be because they enjoy the scenery, if they did they'd park their vehicles at the bottom of a track and walk like the rest of us ......... It can't be because they appreciate seeing wildlife in it's natural habitat because if they did they wouldn't drive their vehicles so close to SSSI's and thus destroying what they'd come to view ........ It can't be the challenge as there so many disused quarries which could be sculpted to provide them with far more thrills ........
Hi burned. I appreciate that you are having a sensible discussion here, but you have repeatedly ignored the question about why you could not use a custom-made 4x4 course instead, which to me is the main part I don't understand - why?
How have you all enforced local bans keeping people off routes that have been volountarily closed?
You don't have to watch one of these videos for long http://wn.com/landrover_stanage_edge until you'll see rocks and boulders being moved by the vehicles wheels.
Yep. Over the last few years the damage has been very depressing. I doubt the 4x4ers have any concept of what a beautiful thing it used to be.
this photo is from 2006. don't know if it's any use. it's from a phone so small.tbh i haven't been up there recently is it different to this?
My first memory of visiting this end of Stanage is aged 16/17, so probably 1998/99 ish. My memory is of a fairly neatly made incline, with a sort of cobbled surface. I remember quite clearly being struck by the sense of human history. I could imagine it being used by a packhorse or even horse and cart on that day. Does no one else have a similar recollection?