The 2023 Virtual Spine Race Challenges will be supporting the Pennine Way National Trail Partnership. You can make a donation of £5, £10 or £20 to support the restoration of part of the Pennine Way National Trail on the southern approach to Cross Fell. A linear stretch of stone flags has become undercut due to the erosion of the peat.
At just under 3,000 feet, Cross Fell is the highest mountain in England outside the Lake District. The ferocity of the weather is well known and a clear trail is of the utmost importance for the safety of those navigating in this remote and isolated area.
It is hoped that work will commence this winter and will be completed next summer/autumn. The project is likely to involve using hessian bags filled with bracken based compost. The bags will be filled over the winter ready for installation next summer. The bags will be airlifted onto site and then placed into the eroded section of the trail by hand. The restored area may then be seeded or planted with plug plants to speed up the colonisation with vegetation.