Giant Stoneater wrote:Good research guys,the close up photo still doesn't make it that appealing,it reminds me of the time when I went out my comfort zone on A' Maighdean.
So should it be highlighted or not on maps,would it influence the OS if they knew the path is mentioned in books/online and MRT use it.
Thanks, I received an answer from the OS this morning:
Hello Chris,
I have received a response from our technical support team.
I can confirm that the path marked as dangerous has been removed and tidied up, as they agree this is either a very old path that has been eroded over time or a path used by animals and should not be depicted as a path. The path in question was dated 2002 and was checked by air survey as is the case with most moorland mapping, we do not have dating earlier than this.
I do hope you will find this helpful.
I feel a bit guilty now that we're responsilbe for a path getting deleted, since the Arran MRT still use the low pass but it is a risky route and if removing this deer track from the OS maps minimises risk or saves even one life then it will be worthwhile, better safe than sorry. The MRT know it is there and will still use it but hopefully novices or anyone in bad/wet conditions (especially winter) will give it a miss if it is not marked.