Opportunity Details | Path Maintenance Day - The Snub to Loch Brandy

Path Maintenance Day - The Snub to Loch Brandy

On our mountain path maintenance days volunteers will help to repair erosion to the footpath, prevent further damage due to rainfall, and repair sections of path to encourage users to use the original path line. This will be centred around what is known as a “drainage run”, walking the route of the path, with the OATS volunteer manager and other volunteers, clearing the drainage features as we go. Generally these can be a nice walk with a spade, on an iconic Scottish mountain. This work is vitally important to ensure the built paths are kept in a good condition, protecting the surrounding landscape and maintaining the accessibility of the hills.  ‘

 

Volunteers must; be used to spending time outdoors, have experience walking in the hills, have good physical fitness be capable of using tools- no experience of path work is required however.

 

For meeting location, email Ewan at 

ewan@outdooraccesstrustforscotland.org.uk 

 

Clothing: All volunteers should bring appropriate footwear (waterproof boots with firm ankle support) and appropriate clothing (long sleeves and long trousers, waterproofs, cap / sun hat) to cover them for changing weather conditions. No shorts should be worn as ticks are present in the area. Volunteers may wish to wear clothes they do not mind getting dirty. Volunteers will be provided with gloves for manual work and lifting.

 

Insect repellent & sunscreen: Volunteers should apply insect repellent (to repel biting insects / ticks) and use sunscreen to avoid sun burn.

 

Food / water: Volunteers should bring lots of water and food as weather may be hot and work physical and tiring.

 

Lunch breaks: Please take as many breaks as you require, and keep yourself well fed and well hydrated.

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Volunteer Cairngorms