green lanes

[exosteve]

ive had my map out and fancy a look down these lanes.
I was going to go on sunday but I might leave it till in the week when theres less walkers,cyclists ect
first one near winnats pass castleton

[exosteve]

I can link that to shaton lane

[exosteve]

then here offerton
sorry wrong pic but another one I fancy at the bottom of kinder scout

[exosteve]

I fancy this one over open moorland near burbage bridge

[exosteve]

Ive hear this one maybe closed and to be honest ive seen the vids of this and I think I would shit myself

[exosteve]

has anyone any advice on any of these as I will probably be tackling them alone.
unless any one fancys it?

[R1cho]

stanage has been closed and repaired for mobility scooters to go down, houdkirk is ok for beginners, cant see the name of the others on my fone

[exosteve]

stanage has been closed and repaired for mobility scooters to go down, houdkirk is ok for beginners, cant see the name of the others on my fone

scooters on stanage?
been a good while since a walked stanage. do they do off road scooters now:lol

[makeitfit]

It's gay I tell you :doh Bloody council's making these lanes all tidy and graded :eek: What's the point of that ? :nenau Next thing you know they'll be so smoooooth that mobility scooters and landrovers will be using them :lol

[R1cho]

alot of the lanes in the peaks are being repaired, some have better surfaces than the roads we drive everyday :doh

[firebobby]

Councils love to control our lives, look at the bloody traffic lights popping up everywhere and speed bumps

[briggie]

Councils love to control our lives, look at the bloody traffic lights popping up everywhere and speed bumps

councils ???? ..... im still waiting for the council to fit a new kitchen in my bungalow , then I can move in :rolleyes:

[exosteve]

lets not start a debate about councils I will get my hair off:doh

[firebobby]

councils ???? ..... im still waiting for the council to fit a new kitchen in my bungalow , then I can move in :rolleyes:

See, their controlling you Pete, their stopping your move.:)

[exosteve]

they are sacking our school lollipop lady but have sent 80 million in aid to some far flung country that knocks primark clothes out:nenau:nenau

[Fez_uk]

Better maintained than closed.

[JimE]

A school lollipop lady for green laning? That is a posh council!!!

[exosteve]

A school lollipop lady for green laning? That is a posh council!!!

laughing my man boobs off:lol:lol

[firebobby]

Better maintained than closed.

Ah, but once maintained, does it make it easier to close,
you can just read their thoughts...why are we spending money here, just to have it churned up by 4x4's

[R1cho]

problem is it's not just 4x4's traveling them at 4mph churning them up, i suspect the trail bikes do far worse damage traveling them at a lot faster speeds with far thinner tyres

[Fez_uk]

It's water that does the damage, although initially could be caused by MPVs

[R1cho]

yes water does do a lot of damage

[firebobby]

Horses dig up the ground also and they leave great piles of shit too :)

[Deano400]

The problems have been the same for a few years now. As we all know, the weather does the most damage and it has been changing the landscape forever.

Everyone else using the lanes damages them a bit, including the walkers but the powers that be are generally pro walker or are even walkers themselves.

It's not about damage, that's their excuse. It's about not wanting anyone else there with vehicles. They can't see the attraction and never will, therefore they just want to stop it.

If you believe some of the things that have been written elsewhere, then you would expect that the damage caused by 4x4s is going to lead ultimately to displacement of the plates on the earths surface and exposure of the core ultimately leading to the early demise of the planet via volcano,earthquake,total planetary destruction.

I have to admit that I would still rather drive a greenlane that isn't vehicle challenging than no greenlanes at all though. It's also about getting away from it all and looking at the scenery for me as much as it is about challenging the road conditions.