What was initially planned as a spot of Sunday fun by a group of young adults quickly turned into a furious online row over the possible environmental consequences of their ill-thought adventure.

The two four-wheelers were seen scaling parts of the hillock, otherwise known as il-Qolla l-Bajda within the limits of Marsalforn, Gozo, with the group of friends stopping to take snaps of their rides.

Photos of the group soon made their way online, and the pictures received huge backlash from people fearing that the rock scaling would cause irreparable damage to the already crumbling clay underneath.  

Many were quick to brand the youths as vandals, but several were those who defended them by pointing out that the hillock is already full of dust and due to that, tyres would not leave a mark.

What are your thoughts on the situation?