Lots of trail days this past month, so a major thank you to the community for volunteering your time to give us a hand on the trails, we hope you had a blast! 🙂
Always a thank you to our builders and Trail Crew for their consistent hard work up on Fromme and Seymour!
Check out some trail updates below.
High School Legue
Photos by Joe Woywitka
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- 1. Before – Left hand corner was low-lying and frequently pooled with water and mud.
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- 1. After – Mineral soil was added to elevate trail surface and promote drainage. Grade reversal was built to create a drainage point. Trail edges were naturalized with organic soil and vegetation.
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- 2. Before – Corner was also flat and had some exposed roots.
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- 2. After – Mineral soil was used to bury the roots and improve user experience
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- 3. Before – Small hole in the trail was collecting water and mud
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- 3. Mud was dug out and replaced with mineral soil
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- 4. Right corner had developed a braid. Braid was decommissioned with logs and naturalized.
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- 4. Different angle
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- 4. Designated line was improved by adding a small berm and clearing build up
Lower Digger
Photos by Trevor Hansen
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- 1. Before – Berm break bumps
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- 1. After – Berm bumps filled with mineral soil
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- 2. Before – Rotten root removal
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- 2. After – Roots removed
Expresso
Photos by Trevor Hansen
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- 1. Before – Step-up berm
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- 1. After – Step up berm
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- 2. Before – Berm
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- 2. After – Berm
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- 3. Before – Water pooling
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- 3. After – Creating water drainage
Braemar Exit
Photos by Karen Gilich
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- 1. Before – planting native species to naturalize area
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- 1. After – planted native species to naturalize area
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- 2. Before – planting native species to naturalize area
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- 2. After – planted native species to naturalize area
CBC
Photos by Sarah McLeod
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- 1. Before – Original bridge needed replacement
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- 1. After – Direct alignment was decided to save time and materials as well as disrupt the natural environment the least
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- 2. Before – Entrance was rearmoured and capped with mineral soil leading into the bridge. Entrance was also supported by a crib box
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- 2. Midway – A midway crib box was built to support the stringers
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- Framework
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- The exit was dug free of organic matter and a layer of rocks were cribbed in
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- 3. Slats were sourced near by from windfall
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- 3. Entrance and exit were naturalized using transplanted ferns
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- 3. Midway crib box
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- 3. After – Completed bridge
Meat Sweats
Photos by Kevin Johnstone, Mark Alderton
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- 1. Before – Water build up
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- 1. After – Drained water, removed mud and backfilled with rock and dirt
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- 2. Before – Jump
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- 2. After – Added dirt to jump crib to improve safety
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- 3. Before – Trail had become muddy and rocky
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- 3. After – Pushed over snag, removed mud, backfilled with rock and dirt
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- 3. After – Improved corner
Lower Griffen
Photos by Brent Hillier, Rob Donovan
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- 1. Added some rock armouring to the bottom of Lower Griffen
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- 2. Establishing an actual berm. filled with rock and topped with mineral soil. Shoutout to our teens who did a great job shaping it!!
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- 3. Establishing a line, removed organic matter, filled with rock, topped with mineral soil
Upper Griffen
Photos by Brent Hillier
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- 1. Improved drainage and added a grade reversal
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- 2. Added drainage and built a huge grade reversal over the roots to protect them
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- 3. Added drainage to the right into existing sump, cleared it out
Forever After
Tom Ferenc
Project overview: Closed down braids, built up riding surfaces to protect exposed roots, built up drainage on riding surfaces where puddles were forming.
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Bottletop
Photos by Tom Ferenc
Re-route completed on the climb up to Bottletop. Grade reversals were added to assist drainage. Sections were decommissioned and naturalized.
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Big Stupid
Photos by Sarah McLeod
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- Before – Letter bridge was showing signs of instability
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- After – Additional bracing was added to the supports to eliminate excessive movement
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- After – More bracing
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- After – Rocks were piled at the foot on the first set of uprights to settle them into the ground
Lower Oilcan
Photos by Joe Woywitka
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- 1. Before – This sharp left corner was flat and hard to carry speed through
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- 1. After – A berm was built to reduce braking erosion upon entry and help users maintain flow
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- 2. Before – Loose section of armouring had rocks pulling out
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- 2. After – Rock armouring was widened and extended further up the trail to restore safety and improve the riding experience
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- 3. Before – Loose rocks on trail
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- 3. After – Rocks were raked and discarded off the trail
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- 4. Before – Drain was backed up and was collecting organic build up
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- 4. After – Drain was cleared and a knick was dug into the trail. Mineral soil was added to secure armouring
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- 5. Before – Boulder was in the middle of the ride line
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- 5. After – Boulder was removed and filled with mineral soil
THANK YOU!
Check out our Events Calendar to sign up for some upcoming Trail Days and show the Shore some love!
Thank you the TAP (Trail Adoption Plan) Sponsors who brought their teams out and the volunteers who put in so much work this past month!
High School League: LIV Cycling
Lower Digger: Traction of Demand
Expresso: MEC
CBC: Metro Vancouver
Forever After: Rocky Mountain
Bottletop: Ridgeline Events
Lower Oilcan: RBC