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Work Section 16

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New path between footbridge and Salmon Pool

This path is an unformed track used by Thursonians for many years and a favourite section for dog walkers.  It is an attractive area of the river valley in the summer but regretfully is extremely muddy underfoot for six months of the year.  The track is some 400 metres in length and leads from the Cemetery gate along the Mill Lade to the bottom weir of the Salmon Pool.  Leaving the Pool the track follows the general line of the East riverbank until it meets the East end of the Cemetery footbridge.

Recently the track has been identified as a suitable project for action by the BTCV, British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, who have expressed interest in organising the provision of a properly constructed path.  Matters have progressed apace and BTVC and a group of volunteers from the Dounreay work force have elected to undertake the commencement of the new path to a specification prepared by the BTVC project organisers.  The new path will be cut out, ground prepared, hardcored and surfaced with a machine compacted gravel.

It is intended that a start on the path works will commence in mid October 2001 and this is very much welcomed.

 

Note to see the details of the pictures and the drawings, click on the images below.

 

                           Thurso River21.jpg (1441875 bytes)   

                              Work Sections 16 and 17
              Salmon Pool Viewpoint and Path

 

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     Salmon Pool Weir                Track below Salmon Pool                 New Path beside
                                                                                                             Mill Lade/Salmon Pool

 

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Last updated:Friday August 18, 2006