240530 LOAF Paper 4- Update and forward look

Cairngorms Nation­al Park Author­ity Ùgh­dar­ras Pàirc Nàiseanta a’ Mhon­aidh Ruaidh

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CAIRNGORMS LOC­AL OUT­DOOR ACCESS FOR­UM Adam Streeter-Smith, Recre­ation and Access Manager

Paper 4- Update and for­ward look Pur­pose: This paper provides an update on the main areas of work both under­taken and planned. Devel­op­ment and Man­age­ment of core paths: a. Old Log­ging Way- In late 2023 it was sur­veyed by Cycle­th­er­apy from its off road start point at Inver­druie to Glen­more. The res­ult­ing report recom­mends a range of inter­ven­tions from repairs, sur­face refur­bish­ment, realign­ments and upgrades. Main Issues to be addressed include: • Some sec­tions are too nar­row. • Some sec­tions suf­fer badly in wet weath­er, sub­mer­ging parts of the track. • Some sec­tions are too steep. Veget­a­tion hinders vis­ib­il­ity for two way traffic and at road cross­ing points. • Road cross­ing vis­ib­il­ity for users and drivers is decreas­ing as veget­a­tion encroaches on vis­ib­il­ity splays. • Sig­nage is insuf­fi­cient. • Speed con­trol wooden chi­canes aren’t suit­able for all types of users. b. Spey­side Way – Plan­ning per­mis­sion to realign a sec­tion of the route near Kin­craig that is very steep has been secured and OATS are work­ing with the estate to secure the works going for­ward. Oth­er Path Pro­jects- c. Brae­mar to Kei­loch Path- Sub­ject to plan­ning con­di­tions being met works are due to restart shortly on this path. Com­munity Path Leaf­lets • Next leaf­lets to be reviewed and updated are Strath­don and Lag­gan. Also planned to install new walk­ing pan­els at Strathdon.