Resources
Practical documents for planning, surveying and building upland paths, free to download and share.
Matt recently visited North Wales for a 2-day knowledge sharing visit with the wider upland path network in Britain and Ireland.
Download →Short films on upland path surveys, maintenance and construction techniques, from the field and from Helping the Hills events.
In May 2023, Mountaineering Ireland, in conjunction with the Croagh Patrick Stakeholders Group, hosted a two-day event at Croagh Patrick to showcase and celebrate the Croagh Patrick Sustainable Access and Habitat Restoration Project. This short video describes the consultation, project planning and physical work that has gone into creating this world-class example of upland path management.
We speak to Aaron Byrne (RRO, County Wicklow) and Bernie Bryne (Trail Maintenance Officer, Wicklow) about what it takes to maintain a popular upland path, at the Great Sugarloaf Mountain. The path itself was completed in early 2025 but Bernie typically spends one day every week keeping it in good condition. With plenty of built features to keep water off the path and people on the path, Bernie is kept busy! We speak to her about the typical maintenance tasks and how changing weather patterns have impacted the path and the level of maintenance required.
