Condition of Network

Noted the following issues on the Sheffield section of the NCN/TPT this weekend:- 

(This is a maintenance report for the benefit of the people who keep the trail clean, don't be put off - it's still a great ride! ) 

Sussex St   - tyres dumped, general litter. 

Bowden Housteads woods - general litter & fly-tipping between Parkway bridge & Mosbrough Parkway Bridge. Signage missing - have put up temporary signs but a more robust solution is needed here. The new signs that have been put up in the city centre are not suitable for these remote locations - the one new one that has been put up, at the NCN6/67 junction at Richmond has been vandalised. 

Glass on track at numerous locations between Mosbrough Parkway & Manor Way  - Access points in particular need to receive attention. 

Off-road motorcyclists in the Carbrook Ravine Sheffield Wildlife Trust site.

Fly-tipping on Tinsley Park Road - general litter all the way from Arena to Tinsley Park Rd

Unnecessary "cyclists dismount" sign at south end of cobweb bridge. 

Glass on pavement - East Coast Rd bridge. 

Beighton Tip Site - The new tracks across the landfill site are in much better condition than the old TPT route and a more pleasant ride. However, there are no signs across the site and nowhere to put temporary ones. 

Rear of Sovereign Stainless Fabrications, Attercliffe Rd- fence broken leading to rubbish spilling out on to Five Weirs Walk.  

Broken glass on pavements around Arena Sq

NCN6 Old Penistone Rd Grime & litter at access point returning to shared use pavement, south end. 

Litter bins need to be emptied more often - many of the bins I passed were full to overflowing. 

On the plus side, the new sufaces between Beighton and  Richmond are excellent and make for a safer, faster and smoother ride. 

Elsewhere in the city

Cycle route signs pointing in wrong direction at following locations:-

Glossop Rd/Brunswick St junction. 

Saxon Rd/Chesterfield Rd junction (w. side of railway bridge)

Fly-tipping at Eastern end of Stone Lane. 

Fly-tipping & broken glass on the footpath between Bamforth St & Penistone Rd (nr Vision windows Warehouse)

Barnsley. 

TPT signs have been vandalised on town link  - visible from the train.