Kinder Dozen

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Originally Posted by DazTheSlug

was out doing a few Kinder "bobs" today
got down to the footbridge over the Ashop half way down the Snake path, and er...
it's gone!
no bridge
deep paddle needed today, but it'll be vitrually uncrossable in winter when it ices over :w00t:

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oh dear! any chance of a grid reference so I'm sure which FB you mean? thanks

did you do the whole round or just part?

If you mean the plank that used to cross near the derelict builidings then that has been gone for long time.

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Originally Posted by cyclops

oh dear! any chance of a grid reference so I'm sure which FB you mean? thanks

did you do the whole round or just part?

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this one: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X...0667&A=Y&Z=115

I didn't attempt the full set, but I quite often do a few as training (5 yesterday)

Thats the one. I used to cross there years ago and run along the path to the base of fairbrook.

There may have been one there since my last trip past but not sure.

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Originally Posted by DazTheSlug

this one: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X...0667&A=Y&Z=115

I didn't attempt the full set, but I quite often do a few as training (5 yesterday)

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It (wooden footbridge) was there when Gloss did the KD back in May this year, and a few of us supported them on the plateau. See Zephr's post on one page above.
I know it was there since I ran back from Fairbrook Naze to my car at Snake Summit via the bridge, and then up the grouse butts (east bank of Upper Gate Clough) on the landy track over the Featherbed Top back to SS.
OB1
PS. I don't have a photo, but I dont see how a sturdy wooden bridge like that could have gottenwashed away in this year's weather!?
Funnily enough, I contemplated running that area this morning at 8.30am, but instead John4of5 and I voted for Bleaklow instead.

I was up there early this morning Daz. No sign of the small foot bridge but the path into the wood was closed due to timber felling the sign said.

Yep - that Footbridge disappeared sometime this year. Quite a sturdy one from memory.
We ran down from Mill Hill area down towards Fairbrook and I couldn't help noticing as we ran down just how much the path (trod) had been completely obliterated by rain washout.
Therefore, it wasn't that much of a surprise that when we got to the bridge, we saw it had gone.
Must have been pretty epic up there June / July time this year ?

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Originally Posted by William Clough

I was up there early this morning Daz. No sign of the small foot bridge but the path into the wood was closed due to timber felling the sign said.

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maybe they were felling a tree to make a new plank out of http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/...ile_smiley.gif

anyway, where's IanDarkpeak when you need him? I bet he knows when it'll be back... http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/...ink_smiley.gif

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Originally Posted by DazTheSlug

maybe they were felling a tree to make a new plank out of http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/...ile_smiley.gif

anyway, where's IanDarkpeak when you need him? I bet he knows when it'll be back... http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/...ink_smiley.gif

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Been too busy to run any where:o(

I'll ask around

still no sign of a bridge http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/...ing_smiley.gif

on the plus side:
http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/attac...8&d=1354494072