Archive:Phelix Creek Trail Workhike 3

This trip is a workhike to complete trail clearing and brushing on the new trail to the VOC's Brian Waddington Hut. The trail is currently cleared to 1600m elevation

When ?

Tentatively scheduled for October 20^th - 21^st, 2007

Tasks

The trail is currently cleared and brushed to 1600m. From 1600m to the east end of Long Lake, the route for the trail is marked with yellow flags at shoulder height. The trail should follow the low flags, not the high flags (also yellow) that were originally placed in winter. The high flags go through a swamp just below the lake, and the low flags go around the swamp.

• Clear small trees from 1600m to east end of Long Lake along flagged route. Tools required: bow saw
• Clear brush (mountain azalea, etc.) from 1600m to east end of Long Lake along flagged route. Tools required: clippers
• Clear remaining fallen logs from start of trail to Long Lake. Also cut and position logs in the swampy section to create a continuous path along the logs. Tools required: chainsaw, peavey, axe, first aid kit
• Flag trail as built from trailhead to Long Lake with a colour other than yellow. Flags must be placed as high as possible. Remove any old yellow flags that are "off route". Tools required: flagging tape, pole pruner (useful to take down high off route flags placed in winter)
• Flag best route for trail along south side of Long Lake to the hut for summer travel. No brush clearing is required here because the ground cover is all heather and boulders. Tools required: flagging tape.
• Prune high branches starting from the trailhead. Tools required: pole pruner
• Construct trailbed on steep sidehill and switchback sections that have already by cleared and brushed. Tools required: Polaski, pick axe, shovel
• Dislodge the large unsafe hung up tree near the swampy section. Tools required (20m or 30m of rope to thrown over the tree and pull it down).

Participants

1. Christian Veenstra
2. Scott Nelson
3. Christian Champagne
4. Joanna Kolakowska
5. Matthew Carroll
6. Krystil Koethler
7. Matt Zieleman
8. Matt Parisien

Tools

Please indicate any tools you can volunteer to bring along

• Chainsaws: Scott Nelson(18" bar)
• Bow saws: Scott Nelson(1)
• Peavey: Christian Veenstra(1)
• Pick Axe: Matt Zieleman(1) It's obscenely heavy, I'm not sure if it's what you're looking for.
• Shovels: Matt Zieleman(a few)

Vehicles

Any car can make it to the bottom of the logging road, but you will need fairly good clearance to negotiate a rock slide at 0.5km on the road and water bars beyond. If necessary, we can do two trips with the 4x4s to get everybody up to the trailhead. Rides will be arranged just before the trip to optimize the morning pickups.

• Name, X spots, leaving from Place, 4x4?

• Scott Nelson, 5 spots, leaving from 7th & Oak, 4x4 (Pathfinder)
• Matt Zieleman, 3 spots, leaving from Langley (Mercury Cougar)