| For what it is worth: A relative of mine lived near a lake but had no real lake access. So he made a trail (ya like those deer trails he always followed) down and around trees etc to get to the shore. We non-hunters with fishing gear and coolers would slip slide and stumble down to his fishing spot. It was worse for the older guys of which I are now one. Many was the time we would start slipping down and hopefully bang into a tree to break our momemtum. Does this sound like your situation? Well, one of his sons took it upon himself to cut into the bank and make steps out of the loose timber and rocks that were around. First in the worst areas and soon (well I think it took him a month) he had a set of steps winding down to the lake. All he used was his labor, some cut timbers/branches, and his good head. I don't know how many thanked him but I just did again. | 
