North Yorkshire Council are improving a section of the Cinder Track in partnership with Sustrans, to make it easier for everyone who wants to walk, wheel, cycle, or ride a horse.
Work to improve the cinder tack at Burniston and Cloughton should provide track users with a smoother surface.
Sarah Bradbury from Sustrans says the upgrade works are currently underway and should be finished in November.
The upgrades to the Cinder track should make it easier to use during the winter months.
The Cinder Track runs through fabulous scenery and provides a well-used, well-loved urban and rural multi-user environment for both leisure and commuting which should be accessible to people of all ages and abilities. However, at the moment access barriers and poor surfacing make it difficult for those with mobility scooters, wheelchairs or adapted bikes to use. Through the winter months the path can get muddy making it less usable.
In a public consultation carried out in 2016, more than three quarters of those surveyed said that the Cinder Track was in need of improvement. The most common response when asked what improvements were needed were related to the path surface and drainage.
A new flexi-pave surface is currently being installed between Cloughton and Burniston.
Track Ranger, Anna Wild, says along with drainage work in other areas, the improvements should mean less flooding on the 21 mile long track.
The Cinder Track is owned and maintained by North Yorkshire Council but the funding for the improvements comes from Sustrans’ Paths for Everyone program : a wider project supported by the Department for Transport, which aims to create a UK-wide network of traffic-free paths for everyone.
The purpose of the work is to improve access for everyone who wants to use the path. This is being done by removing or redesigning barriers, widening the path and resurfacing it to create a smooth and continuous route. The hope is that the path can then be used all year round by walkers, cyclists and horse riders, as well as those using wheelchairs, mobility scooters or adapted bikes.
The project will cover a 2.25 km section of the National Cycle Network between the villages of Burniston and Cloughton
Construction work is taking place in phases over 250m sections and got underway in July with the worked expected to be completed by the end of November.
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