Hi
First I have to say what an excellent site, lots of useful information and an interactive forum to boot.
I have a garden which has a significant drop in it (approximately 8/9 feet over a distance of around 16/17 yards, sorry about imperial units I guesstimate better in imperial being brought up in that era)
There are two gravel paths (basically gravel scattered on potythene sheet) Naturally there is migration and as the polythene is very thin the gravel is mixing with the soil underneath. Traffic is fairly light but after twenty years of this I wish to refurbish them .
One of the paths will incorporate steps aka your advice on the site) and presents no real challenge.
The other path however I want to use as an access path for garden machinary like a compact tractor, mower, wheel barrow etc.
I don't really want to incorporate steps (or hard paving) so I am wondering therefore the most cost effective way to refurbish this path using gravel/chippings (materials and construction) and still retain as a slope .
regards
Colin