Trail Updates are back! Now that the snow is lifting and the days are getting longer, builders and volunteers are putting in some work out on the trails. Thank you builders, volunteers and the Trail Crew for your awesome work!
Check out what’s been happening up on the mountain below:
Lower Ladies
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- 1. Before – Ladder Bridge Supports being added
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- 1. After Ladder Bridge supports added
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- 1. Before blocking braids
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- During – braid block
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- After – Blocking braids
Floppy Bunny
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- Before – Mineral Soil was depleted from high traffic
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- After – Soil was used to fill in and raise the surface
Natural High
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- Before – Broken slat on bridge
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- During – Fixing broken slat
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- After – Slat replaced
Baden Powell
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- Before – Braid that continues to open up
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- After – Blocking braid
Upper Oilcan
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- Before – Through tread compaction, over time the exit ramp had fallen to the right
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- After – Realigning the plank to prevent safety hazards and adding support
Lower Digger
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- Culverts constructed to aid in drainage
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- Culverts being installed
Ladies Only
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- Before – This section of the trail sees significant erosion from water
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- During – Drainage
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- During – Cribbing
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- After – Drainage feature dug and then the side of the trail was cribbed in and backfilled with rocks to elevate the surface
Ridge Runner
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- Removed heavy layer of organics on 10m of trail – Raised trail bed using rock from under nearby powerline – Covered trail bed with mineral "gold" soil – Created drainage around trail and off low side – Closed braid
Ramble On
Project 1
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- This reroute was necessary to avoid a section that continually washed out due to poor drainage
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- Roots were continually exposed and this section was not in alignment with the blue rating of this trail.
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- The reroute was established on the low side of the existing line.
Project 2
During reroute project: trail bed was scratched out, low side was supported with rock rip rapping, rock bridge over drainage supported by cribbing and back fill, trail surface elevated with rocks.
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- Entrance
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- Rock rip rap
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- Rock bridge/cribbing/backfill
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- Cribbing supporting low side
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- Trail surface elevated
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- Trail surface elevated – exit
Project 3
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- Entrance
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- Rip rap/rock bridge
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- Re-route continued
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- Naturalized edges
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- Switchback
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- Exit
Project 4
Drainage features constructed and cleared, eroded section picked apart and regraded.
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- Drain dug
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- Drain cleared
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- Drain cleared
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- Regraded section
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- Drain cleared
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- Drain cleared
Project 5
Base of rock armouring was eroding, providing a difficult punchy start to the next climb section. The armouring was extended and capped with mineral soil.
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Project 6
Tree and rock booter constructed to bypass tree were both cleared
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Mystery DH
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- Before – Trail clearing
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- After _ trail clearing
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- Before – Tree removal
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- After – Tree removal
Reroute
Jersey Shore / Mystery DH reroute. Trail Flagged, final route selected. Extensive chainsawing to remove blowdown,
debris, and logs in the way of the trail. Bench cutting the entrance. Peeling logs to act as supports for the entrance.
Logs held in placed with 3 and 4 foot rebar pounded in the ground. Rock work and gold dirt work and shaping.
Warden’s Climb
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- Before – Tree and debris
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- After – Tree and Debris cleared
Crinkum Crankum
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- Before – Tree clearing
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- After – Tree clearing
Leppard
Clearing trees
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- 1. Before
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- 1. After
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- 2. Before
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- 2. After
Executioner Exit
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- Before – Tree clearing
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- After – Tree clearing
Grannies
Clearing Trees
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- Before
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- Before
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- Trees limbed
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- After
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Imonator
Cracked and broken slats were removed and replaced to ensure rider safety.
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- 1. Before
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- 2. After
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- 2. Before
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- 2. After
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- 3. Before
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- 3. After
King of the Shore
Exposed roots and rocks crowned with dirt
Project 2
Water flowing down trail causing erosion. added reverse grades, drainage ditches and filled eroded spots with fresh dirt.
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Water flowing down trail causing erosion. removed rocks, added reverse grades, drainage ditches and filled eroded spots with fresh dirt, naturalized with ferns
Rocks removed, reverse grade added and topped with fresh dirt
Check out this awesome bridge replacement time lapse on Ladies only. Shoutout to our Trail Crew!
Spring is around the corner and so are Trail Days! Keep an eye out on our Events Calendar to sign up for some upcoming Trail Days and show the Shore some love!