The paths are getting worse by the day as the long dry spell of early autumn becomes just a memory. Where the peat has been exposed by the cattle and the broadening continues all we can look forward to in the winter is more mud punctuated by welcome periods of drying frost. The group of renegade mountain bikers who've taken to riding over the hill probably enjoy the mud. Mountain bikers seem to divide into several groups, the two main ones being those who avoid the wetter areas by riding out to the side and causing further erosion and those who love the splash and spray sticking to the centre. The second lot, of course, cause more damage to the original route making it more likely that all other users will divert to the edges.Better far to keep one's eyes on the sky and enjoy the sunrises which can be excellent value at this time of year.
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It is recommended that walkers, horse riders and cyclists go through the centre of puddles in order to prevent the widening of the path. It is amusing to see people in waterproof boots tiptoeing round puddles for fear of getting wet.
My boots are the old fashioned kind like much of the rest of me. They only resist water temporarily and when properly waxed. At the moment I have three pairs drying out while I use the fourth. Cyclists should not of course be on PRoWs at all, only on bridleways but only an optimist would expect compliance. Even on one narrow bridleway nearby cyclists have caused such compression and slime that only walkers with a death wish would stick to the centre - there's a precipice on one side.
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