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Pen y Ghent
Footpath Erosion
Ingleborough- the Three Peaks
Yorkshire Dales
Pen y Ghent, is on the Three Peaks walk
Main Routeway - Primary
New SecondaryFuture ?
Bracken bottom
New steps opening up path
The pole is 1.5 m high how much material has been
removed?
Estimate
Scaleof scar
Tripartite
Puddling, compaction, pinchpont
Precipitation increases with altitude
Damage = Tourism?
Walkers take the ‘Dark Path’
Bank Erosion indicates width
of bypass
Cycles exacerbate
the problem
Natural pinch point deepened by
limestone clints
Full width erosion
Pinch point outcome?
Alternative Paths
Altitude increases and so does MANAGEMENT
PROCESSIncrease height
Decrease TemperatureIncrease Precipitation
Limestone Scar
Managed Path
Unmanaged =
Puddling
Limestone blocks
Scale
CrossDrainage
Why?
PlasticAlternative
Sandstone blocks
Review
• Erosion increases with altitude• High visitor numbers on popular walks • Management solutions possible• Expensive and some consider ugly
• Pen y Ghent comprises of alternate layers – Sandstone and Carboniferous Limestone
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