Jesus Michał "Le Sigh" 🏔 (he)

As you know, an important part of every nature education trail is a sudden "no entry" sign past the second kilometre.

Yes, you're guessing right — a damaged boardwalk ahead. By "damaged", I mean a few minor boards are broken, not that it makes any difficulty in crossing it.

#Nowogard, Western Pomerania, #Poland.

#hiking

Sep 28, 2025 at 3:35pmWeb
Show threadscholar_farmerSep 28, 2025
@mgorny see when Tennessee trails do that it often means that you are going to wind up lowering your backpack down with a rope, scrambling down a cliff edge that violates the “not higher than shoulder height” rule (by a LOT) and then praying that the grasses will hold as you try to pull yourself up the other side. The bridge itself is a broken wreck, firewood for future generations, a mere taunting reminder that once, this trail was “moderate…” #backpacking #hiking #BridgeOut
Show threadEric PhelpsSep 28, 2025
@scholar_farmer @mgorny And this is why I own a few grappling hooks. Sounds like a challenge! Alas, no broken bridges in my neighborhood.
Show threadscholar_farmerSep 28, 2025
@mgorny @ericphelps hub, I’d never actually thought of grappling hooks but that’s actually a really good idea! I could have used them a couple of times last year!
Show threadEric PhelpsSep 28, 2025

@scholar_farmer @mgorny They make modular "gravity hooks" and lots of copycats that pack away nicely. I've tried using them to cross trails going uphill, but I can't throw accurately enough. I always end up in a tree or in bushes I know won't support my full weight. But a bridge abutment? That seems like an easy and strong target!

I buy the cheapest ones since I have to abandon hooks lost in trees.

Show threadscholar_farmerSep 28, 2025
@ericphelps @mgorny great advice!
Show threadJesus Michał "Le Sigh" 🏔 (he)Sep 29, 2025
@scholar_farmer @ericphelps, I'm sorry, I've just realized that "boardwalk" would be the more correct English term. It's just over some wet area.
Show threadEric PhelpsSep 29, 2025
@mgorny @scholar_farmer Aaah, I have some of those in my area. Nobody wants to walk through a swamp.
Show threadKokos 💠Sep 30, 2025
@mgorny Here in Czechia, those would be traffic signs, and those have authority only on roads and paths, so unless you'd be in natural reserve where walking off paths is forbidden, one could be required to walk just off it.