Thank you to everyone who came out. We accomplished way more than I anticipated, and the turnout was by far the best turnout at a Quarry Ridge workday likely in the history of the trail. All of the volunteers transformed some grassy area along a pond and a whole bunch of invasive-species filled woods into an (almost complete) trail. And what was built was impressive. This isn't just a passageway through the woods. In addition to clearing a path, the volunteers removed stumps, cleared and shaped the trail surface, and even built some awesome berms and other features that will make this trail fun for many levels of riders.
After lunch, a few of us completed the trail clearing and removed more of the stumps. At this point, you could ride a bike through it all the way back to the concrete dam/bridge, but it is not in the best shape at the end (we ran out of time). I did get out there today and cleared a little more to make the trail surface better, but more hands are needed.
We're not done yet.
Don't forget, there is a second workday on 11/16 to finish the trail. The plan on 11/16 will include:
- Removing the remainder of stumps or trimming them to the ground
- Trimming back branches in tight sections of the trail
- Smoothing the last about 800 feet of trail
- Removing stumps from the twisty trail built this past spring
- Adding berms the twisty trail
- Clearing the corridor for a new downhill flow trail to be built in the spring
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