Condition of Trails(s): Frozen, Cold
Trail Ambassador Name: David Francefort, Ryan Tucker, Chris Keckemethy
Trail Ambassador Email: dfrancefort@excite.com
Town: Wilton
Location: Bradley Park Trail(s)
Ridden: N/A
How did you use the trail?: Trail Maintenence
What was the time of day?: 8:30
Duration (Hours): 3.5
Distance (Miles): N/A
Observations: Approved project on the orange trail. A section of the trail never dries out and Mike Conklin from the WCC and I hiked out in the fall and made the decision to put in a low walkway like we did at WIlton Woods through a continually muddy area as a trail re-route was not an option. Total length of the walkway would need to be around 70 feet. Gave Mike the wood requirements and he secured all the lumber and had it delivered to their shed in Wilton.
Ryan and I went up to the park early and made a stop at the shed to get half the wood for the project. We arrived at Bradley Park and helpers were just starting to arrive. A good size crew came, around 8 people, and we began by hiking out the 24 4x4's and 16 twelve foot decking boards and tools. Multiple loads were made on the 1/2 mile in to the area we were working and Ryan made a second run to the shed to get the remaining wood.
We began by discussing options on where to start and Mike came up with a great idea on re-routing a small section of the trail to make the entrance on to the walkway better and that ended up being the decision of the day as the flow is now much better and we saved a section of walkway that can be used at the other end. Construction moved along quickly, the hardest part was getting stones to level 4x4's as everything was frozen in the ground. We completed it in 3 hours, but ran out of decking material, my goof on the order, so we will need to get back in to complete the remaining 2 sections.
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