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  • Trail work report on Bagby Trail 544 - trail work Sept 30th - Oct 1st

    Howdy,

    Northwest Forest Conservancy picked up a couple crosscut saws, had them sharpened, and the trail team put them to work. Everyone had a good time and I expect them to be out next year to work on 544 and other trails in the Bull of the Woods Wilderness. Hope to make it to one of your trail work events as well.

    Regards,

    Ron

    Here's a copy of the report we sent to the Forest Service.

    Trail Name: Bagby Trail Trail Number: 544
    Section from: Bagby Hot Springs to: 5 miles south

    Members On Crew: 4
    total: 46 Hrs of trail work

    Tread Maint.: 3 sections repaired
    Brushing: 3 miles pruned
    Logging Out: 33 downed logs removed from the trail

    General Trail Conditions:
    Removal of downed trees and logs across the trail is the most pressing need and our major focus this trip. Brush overgrowth is prevelant along the path and completely crosses the trail in many places. We cleared the worst sections along the 5 miles we covered, but left the rest for later. The tread is generally in good shape with the exception of several areas of water erosion and trail creep and one section where the log supporting the downhill side is falling away. Hikers have detoured the trail clumsily around three large root balls in another section.

    Additional Work Needed:
    The remaining 6 miles of trail need to be logged out. After this, the un-pruned 8 miles need brushing work. Tread work should be next, install water bars to reduce the erosion problems and widen the trail 2-3 feet uphill to restore it's original position in a couple places past Pal Creek. Repair the section where the trail is falling away or move it uphill a few feet (get good photos of the damage so a decision can be made). Similarly, we need to decide how to handle the uprooted trail sections around the root balls.
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    The workers were enthusiastic and safety conscious and definitely enjoyed the experience. We learned a lot about what tools worked well and have a few to return as defective implements. It was a good weekend for the work. We only encountered one hiker during the trip and the weather was warm enough to be comfortable at night without being too hot to work during the day. We weren't bothered by mosquitos or other insects. We did step over a large pile of bear droppings on the trail about 4 miles from the Hot Springs. We hung our food and didn't have any animal issues.







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    Remarks:
    The workers were enthusiastic and safety conscious and definitely enjoyed the experience. We learned a lot about what tools worked well and have a few to return as defective implements. It was a good weekend for the work. We only encountered one hiker during the trip and the weather was warm enough to be comfortable at night without being too hot to work during the day. We weren't bothered by mosquitos or other insects. We did step over a large pile of bear droppings on the trail about 4 miles from the Hot Springs. We hung our food and didn't have any animal issues.
    Trail work report on Bagby Trail 544 - trail work Sept 30th - Oct 1st
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