Lynx – 40 m linear rope play structure with slides

Lynx is a linear rope structure more than forty metres long: two climbing units joined along a run of thirteen masts carrying thirteen suspended net modules, with slides and climbing elements finished in themed HPL panels. Its proportions — 40.2 m long by 21.3 m wide and only 5.7 m high — make it the natural choice for a promenade, a greenway or a long strip of park land where a compact tower would look out of scale.

A structure that follows the site

Most large play structures are designed around a centre. Lynx is designed around a line. Children move along it rather than up and down it, and the thirteen suspended modules give a continuous sequence of net traverses between the two climbing units at either end. On a long site this means the equipment reads as part of the landscape rather than as an object dropped into it, and supervising adults can keep the whole run in view from a bench at either end.

• Two interconnected rope climbing units
• Thirteen load-bearing masts and thirteen suspended net modules
• Slides and climbing elements with themed HPL panels

Materials

Hot-dip galvanised steel structure. Nets in braided polyamide rope reinforced with a zinc-coated steel core. Decorative HPL panels. The steel core sits inside the polyamide braid: the surface children hold is rope, and the core is there so that a cut rope degrades visibly instead of failing at once.

Foundations and impact area

Foundations are 1.0 m deep, which over a forty-metre run means a substantial excavation programme — worth confirming services and ground conditions along the full length before setting out. The free height of fall is 2.85 m. The impact area must be laid with an impact-attenuating surface certified to EN 1177 for a critical fall height of at least 2.85 m. The equipment itself conforms to PN EN 1176-1:2017; EN 1177 governs the surface below it.

Technical specification

Frequently asked questions

Can Lynx be shortened to fit a shorter site?

The mast count is what sets the length, and the run can be specified with fewer masts and fewer suspended modules. That is a project variation rather than a catalogue option: it changes the safety area and requires a revised siting drawing.

Does a 45.7 m safety area have to be one continuous surface?

Yes, within the impact area. Paths, planting and seating must sit outside it. On long linear sites this is the constraint that most often forces a re-plan, so establish the surfaced envelope before committing the rest of the landscape design.

How is rope tension maintained over a run this long?

Tension is set at commissioning and re-checked at the annual inspection. Nets at the ends of the run and those with the heaviest traffic typically need adjustment first; the adjustment is made at the mast connections without dismantling the module.

Send us the length and width of the available corridor, the ground conditions and the surfacing you plan to specify, and we will return a costed proposal with a scaled siting drawing for Lynx within 24 business hours. See also our guide to playground safety surfacing and fall height.