The North York Moors are criss-crossed with old tracks mostly long abandoned - but in a several places the modern road follows a similar but more rational route.
The peaty soil meant that horse and cart traffic gradually wore out deep channels - with the aid of water erosion - and for centuries the solution was start a new track alongside.
Once committed to one deep rut it was hard to get out, and heaven forbid you met anything heavy coming the other way.
Sunlight an hour before sunset, and a bit of Mavic elevation show these old trackways well.
The peaty soil meant that horse and cart traffic gradually wore out deep channels - with the aid of water erosion - and for centuries the solution was start a new track alongside.
Once committed to one deep rut it was hard to get out, and heaven forbid you met anything heavy coming the other way.
Sunlight an hour before sunset, and a bit of Mavic elevation show these old trackways well.
