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Today's Daily Telegraph reports, on page 10:-

A COUNTRY track used by pilgrims for a thousand years has been closed after it was wrecked by drivers racing four-wheel drive vehicles.
The six-mile Monks' Trod route links the former abbeys of Cwm-Hir near Llandrindod Wells, and Strata Florida, near Tregaron in mid-Wales.
Damage caused to the peat track by the drivers, who ignored pleas to stay away, will cost £300,000 to repair.
Wynne Jones, a spokesman for Powys county council, said that because the route went through a Site of Special Scientific Interest "until finances can be made available to repair the route in a manner which will not harm ecological sites it will remain permanently closed."

Quite alarming that four-by-fours have ruined a route used by bikes and others. Is that called selfish? confuse

Martyn



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The monks trod was tro'd a long time ago, obviously some people take no notice of it! disbelief



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Walked it back in 07' with me dad (pops) awesome road with mixed terrain and a real special place to be not just because of the road but out in the middle of no where smile

We covered about 14 mile that day, and only saw a fresh trials tyre track (well it was about a month old i would guess) I can see the authorities point of view as multi tracks were appearing and the 'bog' parts were nearly up to our knees at one point biggrin  this was on foot biggrinbiggrin

http://devongtrf.activeboard.com/t23040739/monks-trod-albeit-on-the-hoof-not-ridden/

So is there fresh use from 4x4s now then or just people on the moan again no



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