Hi to you mountain bikers and others who have attended our trailwork sessions, Ryan Tucker is coordinating an extra trailwork session this Saturday in the MRP. If you have any questions, please contact him at: rrtucker@gmail.com.
What we have left:
-finish the berm (we'll have to bring in dirt from a suitable place, I have scoped an area at the top of the trail where it shouldn't cause any damage)
-create a "fill bench" across the rock face. This is a biggie. It will involve cutting, stabilizing, and anchoring two decent sized logs to essentially create a restraining wall and then filling it with rock
and soil. Aside from building a bridge with treated lumber or using pneumatic tools to cut into the rock face this is the best option for accessibility by all trail users to effectively navigate the rock face. At the end of the day it should be a foot or so wide an providea stable and sustainable solution.
-finish the lower half of the trail down to the main road. Biggest task here will be building the log up and overs and benching the trail.
Some thoughts we brainstormed were keeping the tread as narrow as possible near the main road so as to keep traffic on the trail limited to downhill hikers and bikers until we have all erosion and building kinks worked out. It will naturally be a very difficult up trail so that should help, and the log obstacles on the way down should keep riders from barreling down into the main road at dangerous speeds (as well as the trail junction having good visibility).
All thought comments, and extra hands are appreciated.
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