Haw Ridge Maintenance Request

If you have found a problem (downed tree, erosion, broken bridge, etc.) with a trail in Haw Ridge Park, please fill out the following form indicating where the problem is located (trail name, near post xx, GPS coordinates, etc.) and the nature of the problem.

Stay off the trails when they are WET! If you must visit the park when trails are wet, bring a mattock or shovel, walk in, and help divert water from the trails.

We're trying to make most of the trails self-sustaining, but keeping water off the trails is a on-going effort (Kaboom, power line, lake road, south shore, easy). Also during the summer weed/briar control is needed on Soccer, Briar loop, south Power Line, jump loop, west shore, Mer, East Ridge, and silo area.

To DO list

Work projects include (see work areas map 4/04):

              Details

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 (1)  DONE armor and drain muddy turn between West entrace and Soccer jcn.
      (get large flat locks from nearby creek beds)
 
 (2)  DONE Kaboom -- refurbish water diversion dams

 (3)  Red Hill -- refurbish water diversion dams (both slopes)
		  armor mud holes on south end -- ONGOING ...

   (ongoing)Jump loop -- machete work to cutback briars/vegetation
        and connector to Post 5

 (4)    DONE  Briar Loop -- machette/weedeater work (ongoing)

 (5)  Saddle (S slope) -- refurbish water diversion dams (ongoing)


 (7)  Power cut (N and S slopes)  -- refurbish water diversion dams
       (lots of dirt needs to be moved to re-establish the rolling
      dips) Maybe, someday we can use power equipment, but every
     little bit helps. also dips north of post 4  -- ONGOING

 (8) soccer meadow mud hole, weed-eat meadow(ongoing)   DONE

 (9) armor mud hole near post 7


  (10) DONE gravel new bridge entrance at west end

 (11) bench in rock sections near new bridge at west end -- DONE

Possible trail re-routes:
 (1)  Saddle (S slope) first creek crossing, move trail to east slope (flagged)

 (2)  Entrance to rainbow from power line -- move from steep descent,
     to descent to gap slightly north -- close 2 fall-line descents --
   DONE


  (3) DONE north section of Rainbow (re-route)

  (4) Doug's trail mud re-routes or armor  -- one done.

  (5) re-route fall-line rutted section of East Ridge (DONE)

  (6) Rachel's Landing mud section -- DONE

  (7) Screamer exit re-route -- DONE

  (8) east soccer fall-line   -- DONE

  (9) south I mud section re-route -- DONE

  (10) low gap connector (see map), partly done
 
  (11) East Shore bench, done (City contributes base)

Other known problems:
   -- muddy areas on at southwest corner (Picnic Point) of South Shore trail
   -- muddy areas west of Red Hill on Lake Rd. (track hoe DONE)
   -- muddy areas on Red Shore (some board walk done)
   -- West Shore, lots of work needed at muddy section under power line
   -- Post 4 to Silo, re-route around mud 
   -- DONE Low Gap trail, north slope needs widening/outsloping, south side needs
       re-routes out of creek bed
   -- wave erosion on dike (Isthmus) 
   -- DONE  creek crossing on Easy Trail
   -- creek crossing at end of Twister (DONE)
   -- consider closing Rock Garden connector and rooty-descent to Silo
   -- swamp log fix? on Red Hill  (DONE)
   -- replace culvert near Red Hill with City pipe (DONE)
   -- reroute east edge of RollerCoaster (DONE)


Projects:
   -- work with City connecting Old Edgemoor with Melton Lake Greenway (Phase IV)
   -- beginner loop in soccer field
   -- work with TVA regarding trail around  Bull Run Bay
   -- Eagle Scout projects:
       +numbered posts -- DONE
       +red shore boardwalk
       +blueway camping area
       +shoreline picnic area located  here, DONE 2005

Trail maintenance links and our IMBA trail school in Haw Ridge 2003.