Waymark post for Red & Blue trail
In recent weeks the FONGW team have undertaken surveying the wooden waymark posts on the three main trails within the woods. Altogether the trails cover a distance of approximately 7.6 km (4.5 miles) and include 61 single posts, all of which have now been inspected and logged.
Over the coming months, the team will be replacing 6 posts which have rotted and are beyond repair. They will install 2 concrete spurs for a couple of posts in need of just a little support and will also reinstate any posts that are loose or wobbly. 2 posts will be relocated since over time the trails have deviated from the original route and therefore these waymark arrows no longer do their job.
Routed waymark post ready for painting
A member of the team has been preparing the new posts. Each one is carefully routed ready to be painted with trail colour stripes once installed.
Approximately 15 coloured waymark arrow discs have either faded or have incurred damaged. These will be repainted or swapped for new ones.
Map of all 61 trail waymark posts
Finally, each post will be stencilled with its own individual number that can be cross referenced against a map. This will help the team locate a post in the future when is has been reported to them as damaged and in need of repair.