Archive:Phelix Creek Trail Workhike 3
Tenativly scheduled for October 20-21, 2007
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
Tasks
- Clear small trees from 1600m to Long Lake. Tools required: bow saw
- Clear brush (mountain azalea, etc.) from 1600m to Long Lake. Tools required: clippers
- Clear remaining fallen logs from start of trail to Long Lake. Tools required: chainsaw, peavy, axe
- Flag trail as built from trailhead to Long Lake. Remove any yellow flags that are "off route". Tools required: flagging tape, high branch pruner useful to take down 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. Tools required: flagging tape.
- Prune high branches starting from the trailhead. Tools (pole pruner)
- Construct trailbed on steep sidehill and switchback sections. Tools required: Polaski, pick axe, shovel
Participants
- Christian Veenstra
- Scott Nelson
Tools
Please indicate any tools you can volunteer to bring along
- Chainsaws: Scott Nelson(18" bar)
- Bow saws: Scott Nelson(1)
- Peavy: Christian Veenstra(1)
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)