Bristol trail closures 50 Acre Wood 18th September.

Finally we have a definite date for logging work in 50 Acre Wood. It's going to be commencing on Friday 18th September, as in tomorrow!

The work will last for approximately two months and during this time the pink and the yellow trails will be closed, although the yellow trail (the "family route" at the bottom of the wood) will re-open once work at the bottom of the wood has finished.

From speaking to the ranger, it seems like there are no firm restrictions on when or where work will be taking place. In other words, don't assume that because it's the evening, the weekend, or at the opposite end of the wood to where most of the logging is going on, you'll automatically be safe! There will be some serious machinery working in the woods, such as harvesters and forwarders, so be sensible and give it a miss.

The good news is that trail building can continue during the closures (starting with this Saturday's dig day), and we will also be getting some more stone delivered to help with this. For updates on this, head to http://www.bristoltrailsgroup.com. If you want to receive updates by email, sign up to the forum.