Loop 5 Trail Work at Westwoods Dunk Rock Road

Our inspection of Loop 5 on the 5th of April uncovered a number of issues we plan to address on this work party, and a follow-up after the next WWTC meeting. Today, we’ll be addressing problems on the northern end of this loop (north of the Blue Rectangle Trail): (1) relocating two wet sections of trail to dryer ground nearby, (2) raising two bridges onto sleepers to remove soil contact, (3) clean the Memorial stone honoring Bernard Kane (installed 38 years ago), (4) Close the northern end of the Green Circle trail and switch/blaze an unmarked cross trail to substitute, (5) close a short by-pass trail on the Blue Circle trail, just north of the Laurel Forest. There’s much to do and we ask you come prepared with the tools of your particular trade. For the trail relocation (which is most of the work), we’ll need a couple of chainsaws, and a lopper or two. Bridge lifting requires a maddock, pry-bars and sleeper materials. Paul will have one saw, and arrange for some of the heavier tools to be available. He’ll also bring the blaze materials and nails. Dress for early spring conditions, and expect it to be a bit muddy. Plan to meet us at the Lower Dunk Rock Road entrance at 10AM, just across from the Raspberry field parking lot. [est 2 – 3 hours]

Heavy rain will usually cancel any of these work parties, so if you have questions about the schedule, please feel free to contact me stewardship@guilfordlandtrust.org or Paul Proulx pauljproulx@comcast.net on the morning of each event. We’ll also announce cancellations or schedule changes by email, so it’s a good idea to check your mail before you leave the house. Paul also carries his cell phone (203-687-7756) on these events, so if you’re late and want people to wait, give him a call.