Kaleidopete
Well-Known Member
NYNJTC winter 2018 newsletter on multi-use trails.
I might be up for some lumber movement, more details please.
As of yesterday at 5:00P there was no pile at that intersection. But, if I go back there, I'll keep an eye out for a new pile.
Just to be clear, this is headed up Hutchinson toward Redback, right?
Good job! Not 5 pieces at once I hope!The main stack is about 1/4 mile up the trail from intersection pictured above. This afternoon, I moved 5 pieces further up the trail. 4 were moved to the next pile and 1 made it the full mile. That wood was heavier than I expected, but progress is progress.
The 2nd pic shows the destination, and at the moment, shows exactly why a bridge would be great in this spot. Its usually not this wet, but it is almost always wet.
I also cleared the trail of all debris for that mile. I think I did a thousand squats picking up branches/sticks from the trail. Not too much saw work was needed, so I assume someone else may have done some already.
These pictures also show that the trails are nowhere near ready to ride.
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The main stack is about 1/4 mile up the trail from intersection pictured above. This afternoon, I moved 5 pieces further up the trail. 4 were moved to the next pile and 1 made it the full mile. That wood was heavier than I expected, but progress is progress.
The 2nd pic shows the destination, and at the moment, shows exactly why a bridge would be great in this spot. Its usually not this wet, but it is almost always wet.
I also cleared the trail of all debris for that mile. I think I did a thousand squats picking up branches/sticks from the trail. Not too much saw work was needed, so I assume someone else may have done some already.
These pictures also show that the trails are nowhere near ready to ride.
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Back at it again this afternoon. I loaded one of the wagons with the last load of decking and dragged that up the trail where the rest is piled. I was hoping to use the wagon to drag some of the big planks up to the barrel. Although I did get 4 more pieces up there it really is not that great of a solution. The weight of the boards means u have to balance them in the wagon which then makes steering difficult. Further trying to navigate a rock garden with a loaded wagon was pretty tough. Tipped it a few times. It did work well on smooth trail and the double track.
After dropping the wood off, I cleared some more branches for another 3/10 mile past the barrel. So, that’s ~1.5miles from trailhead. Of course there is the big tree just up the hill which has been down for awhile. There is another at eye level that needs a chainsaw. You can very easily get under it now - with a dismount. The further you go up the more you see trees across the trail. A chainsaw is definitely needed.
I’m up there clearing and someone actually rode up on a bike. It was all I could do to stay polite. But, I did. I think my subtle comments about the trail conditions convinced him to turn back. He wouldn’t have gotten very far before hitting major trail obstacles anyway. It was painful to see the ruts when I was going back down later.
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Thanks again.
The big downed tree just above the barrel is not to be cut. We are leaving it to block what will become the old trail when we reroute the last 200’ before the bridge.
How many miles are up this way ? Never been. Love the avatar MuniMan. A band that never got it's due. Good to see Mark in Accept at least.Thanks again.
The big downed tree just above the barrel is not to be cut. We are leaving it to block what will become the old trail when we reroute the last 200’ before the bridge.
How many miles are up this way ? Never been. Love the avatar MuniMan. A band that never got it's due. Good to see Mark in Accept at least.