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FTC - Trail Work Report

5/28/2023

Summary

#76: Beardance
- Days on trail: 3
- Cleared and brushed

Details

#76: Beardance: 0.8 of 6.5 miles of trail maintained.
- Removed one tree from corridor. Did several cutbacks of recently cut trees, plus a couple old ones. Need to do a day of cutbacks to improve trail.
- Brushed from bottom up, starting at Phillips junction (#373), goal is to finish at Crane Cr (#314) junction next week.
- All trail work this week was between Phillips and Crane Cr.

FTC - Trail Work Report

5/19/2023

Summary

#801: Boney Gulch
- Cleared entire trail, cleaned drains.
#804: Tally Overlook Loop
- Treadwork.

Details

#801: Boney Gulch: 2.6 of 2.6 miles of trail maintained.
- Massive amounts of trees over the trail, likely from early season snowfall last fall.
- Cleared 160 trees from the trail corridor, along with 2 cutbacks.
- Cleaned drains along length.
- Continued N on #800 to make sure the loop from Tally Lk CG is clear.
- Saw evidence of moto tracks headed S on #800, assuming trail is passable for now. Putting eyes on it in the next week or two.
#804: Tally Overlook Loop: 60 feet of 2 miles of trail maintained.
- Lengthened a tight switchback on the E side of the loop. Totaling 50 ft
- Installed rock ramp at a foot tall root just up-trail of switchback. Totaling 10 ft.