Upland Path Condition Survey Training
About this course
This course is delivered as a 2 hr preparation session online, 1 day in-person training on the hills and a 2hr online review session after the practical training. Participants must attend all elements of the course.
Participants learn the Amber Approach, used in Helping the Hills projects, to record path condition consistently, quantify findings, and generate the evidence base needed to plan, cost and supervise path work.
Suitable for those carrying out detailed condition surveys, typically as part of project scoping, tendering or post-works review; RROs, TMOs, those involved in upland path management or considering the need for maintenance. anyone considering doing or need for maintenance.
Participants must complete ‘Conducting a Walkover Survey of an Upland Path’ before registering for this course
Suitable for
Learning outcomes
- ✓ Apply the Amber condition survey methodology to an upland path
- ✓ Segment a path and record condition, dimensions and features consistently
- ✓ Photograph, measure and describe problem areas to a standard that supports pricing and design
- ✓ Translate survey findings into a prioritised list of interventions and how to use this information
- ✓ Produce a condition survey report to programme standards
ORIKS Framework
| Theme | Sub-theme |
|---|---|
| Planning Recreational Infrastructure | Audit and condition survey |
| Monitoring and Maintenance | Monitoring and reporting condition |
| Visitor Safety | Assessing risk for visitors |
| Environment and Culture | Geology, Geomorphology, Landscape character, Ecology |