Brew Trail Markers

This is a trip to put up trail markers on the new winter route to the Brew Hut. The trip will be on the weekend of March 18-19, 2006. Good fitness is required for this trip, since it is a long way to the hut and we will be doing trail work along the way. Skis or snowshoes are also a must.

The plan is to split into teams of about 3 people. Each team will be assiged a section of trail to work on. The middle person puts up the markers. The back person stands at the previous marker to make sure the next one is clearly visible. The front person finds a good location for the next marker and makes sure the one being put up is visible from that direction. The middle person should be tall and the front person should be already familiar with the route of the trail.

Each team will need 1 hammer and a saw or clipper (for cutting small branches to make markers visible if necesary) and a stack of markers and nails.

Guidelines

• The next marker in both directions must be visible when standing beside any marker. Ideally, the next 2 markers would be visible in both directions
• Sudden changes of direction should be avoided to make the route easy to follow
• Don't put markers on trees that are dead, or are in the way, since these trees will likely be removed at a later time.
• Older, larger trees are generally better since they have fewer low branches and grow slowly.
• In the forest, spacing between markers should be about 15m to 20m.
• In meadows, spacing will be determined by sight lines and keeping a straight line should be a priority (i.e. going straight across a large meadow with a big marker on the far side instead of putting markers every 20m along the edge).

Sign Up

1. Scott Nelson
2. Sandra Nicol

Tool sign up

Please indicate any tools that you can bring.

Hammers:

Saws:

Clippers:

Vehicles

Madeline the silver pathfinder

1. Scott Nelson
2. Sandra Nicol