WCC Trails Maintenence Report 2004
Sun. Dec. 26
Scrambler - 2 more laminated signs placed for deterring the use of the Dirt Bowl
Sat. Dec. 25
Bootleg Trail – A big fallen tree cut and removed
Sat. Dec. 4
Jessica - Fallen log removed
New Rockin’ Ronnie - The skid-bridge narrowed down
New Rockin’ Ronnie - One more narrow skid-bridge constructed
Scrambler - The old catwalk dismantled
Rocky Mountain, Twister, Bootleg Trail - 7 fallen logs from cut and removed
Sun. Nov. 28
New Rockin’ Ronnie - 4 skids wheel-barreled to the muddy spots
New Rockin’ Ronnie - Rerouted around the muddy area
New Rockin’ Ronnie – Skid bridge built over a stream
Sat. Nov. 27
New Rockin’ Ronnie - A skid carried to the muddy spot
New Rockin’ Ronnie – The trailhead sign made more visible by clearing the tree branches around it
Bride – A big log cut and removed
Sun. Nov. 21
Open Area on the South side of the Landfill - 10 laminated signs placed to help direct the traffic to the new entrance
Sat. Nov. 20
New and Old Entrances – 5 metal traffic signs placed
Spiky Boy, Rockin’ Ronnie – Blocked off and closed with logs and debris
New Rockin’ Ronnie – Completed
New Rockin’ Ronnie – Barbecue lunch served to the workers
Fri. Nov. 19
Metal signs purchased for diverting the traffic from Landfill’s South side
Sun. Nov. 14
New Rockin’ Ronnie – Many fence wires removed
New Rockin’ Ronnie – The switchback section layout finished
New Rockin’ Ronnie – Sections pre-raked
Wed. Nov. 10
New Rockin’ Ronnie - Big logs removed with a saw and the small branches cleared manually
Igor’s Pass - A huge fallen tree cut with a saw and removed
Sun. Nov. 7
New Rockin’ Ronnie – Marking finished and more clearing done
Sat. Nov. 6
New Rockin’ Ronnie - Marked out and partially cleared
Sun. Oct. 31
Adam’s Run – A big fallen tree removed
Scrambler (the end) – Rerouted to increase the distance and visibility to/from the Monkey Boy and lessen the temptation for short cutting
Scrambler (the end) - Narrowed down with huge logs
Sweet Street (the beginning) – A small mud hole filled in
Sweet Street - Rerouted around the slippery logs and a developing rut
Sat. Oct. 30
Rockin’ Ronnie (near the end in the forest) - A muddy Spot repaired with a Rolling Dip Grade
The Bride (mud/rock ramp to the bridge) – The lower muddy end repaired with big flat rocks
Stinky Girl (where it meets the fence) – The corner elevated with dirt
Stinky Girl (near the Landfill gate) – The recent reroute reversed do to being muddier than the old one
Stinky Girl (near the Landfill gate) – Muddy parts lined with rock, and/or elevated with a skid and a dirt ramp
Sun. Oct. 24
Monkey Boy (beginning) - Short reroute created around a mud hole
Old Rollercoaster now Monkey Boy (at the hill top) - Straight section buried with logs and replaced with a new twisty trail closer to the Gravel Pit fence
Scrambler - 4 mud holes filled with dirt and repaired with Rolling Grade Dips
Sweet Street – Extra soil shaved from the recently built rock filler
Sweet Street (near the end) – A big dead pine removed
Adam’s Run – A tight eroded corner rerouted
Sat. Oct. 23
Double Bypass (big bridge) – Log ramps built at both ends of the new bridge
Double Bypass (near the big bridge) - 3 holes filled with dirt an/or rocks
Double Bypass (near the Igor’s Pass) - Short reroute created around a mud hole
Double Bypass (in front of the log ramp) - Two mud spots lined with huge flat rocks
Double Bypass (close to the canal) - 4 mud holes filled with dirt
Double Bypass (near the canal) – Bridge hiding dirt mount’s approach improved with a log ramp
Fri. Oct. 22
Adam’s Run (beginning) - Bad ramp to the big log removed
Sun. Oct. 9
Rockin’ Ronnie - Dirt/log ramps built for safer crossing of the big boulder by the Landfill fence
Rockin’ Ronnie (at the entrance to the forest) - Big mud hole lined with rocks
Rockin’ Ronnie (at the Landfill gate) - Rerouted
Wed. Oct. 6
Rockin’ Ronnie - Work started on Dirt/log ramps for safer crossing of the big boulder by the Landfill fence
Sat. Oct. 2
Igor’s Pass – The first bridge moved, and new wood/soil/rock ramps built
Igor’s Pass - Trampled area around the first bridge covered up with debris
Bride - Big soil/rock ramp built at the end of the high bridge
Stinky Girl (the low section) - Muddy areas reworked by lining with logs or building up soil
Stinky Girl - Approach to the big rock improved
Stinky Girl (at double track crossing) - Short reroute around the mud
Frankenstein (North-East corner) – A rock bridge built across the canal
Bride (at double track crossing) - Dirt mount reworked to eliminate mud holes
Bride (at double track crossing) - Curve after the dirt mount rerouted
Bride - Big rock/dirt burm built to combat erosion from wheel dragging
Bride - Better ramps to the small bridge built
Double Bypass – The broken bridge replaced
Double Bypass / Frankenstein - Number of potholes filled in
Landfill Trails - Garbage collected
Frankenstein – The rock bridge by the lake expanded with more rocks/dirt
Frankenstein - Rooted muddy whoop-dee-doo rerouted
Frankenstein - Skid crossing removed and the trail diverted across the new the new bridge on the North/East end
Double Bypass - Workers received lunch provided by WCC, and prizes by King Street Cycles
Fri. Oct. 1
Double Bypass - Tree trunks for the new bridge trimmed to size
Tue. Sept. 21
Snyder Road Entrance - Culvert installed
Kamikaze - Few spots repaired
Mon. Sept. 20
Landfill Trails - Work planned for Oct. 2nd Trail Day
Frankenstein - 2 shortcuts closed
Mon. Sept. 13
Adam’s Run - 3 fallen logs removed
Mon. Sept. 6
Rocky Mountain (near the canal) - Exposed roots of a big tree covered up with dirt
Rocky Mountain (Sumac tree section) - Mud hole lined with rocks
Rocky Mountain (Sumac tree section) - Rerouted around a developing mud hole
Sat. Sept. 4
Double Bypass - Skinny Bridge "Chicken line" creek crossing lined with flat stones
Double Bypass - 3 mud holes filled with stones and/or dirt
Thu. Sep. 2
Double Bypass - Dry approach to the Skinny Bridge built out of rocks and dirt
Double Bypass - 4 mud holes filled with stones and/or dirt
Mon. Aug. 30
Igor’s Pass - Second bridge repaired
Double Bypass - Skinny Bridge repaired
Double Bypass (in front of the Skinny Bridge) - Mud holes filled in
Rocky Mountain (near the canal) - Big root removed and a mud hole filled in
Sat. Aug. 21
Kamikaze - 2 eroded spots repaired
Sweet Street - Eroded spot repaired
Adam’s Run / Sweet Street - 4 mud holes filled with rocks, 3 covered with wood
Twister - Fallen tree removed
Sat. July 10
Rocky Mountain - Bridge over the canal re-enforced
Scrambler (beginning) - “One Way” wooden sign posted
Scrambler - 4 “Regeneration Area” signs posted at the edges of the Dirt Bowl
Rocky Mountain (Sumac tree section) - Corner corrected
Fri. July 9
Forest between the power lines and Landfill - The rogue trail closed, the burm demolished, and the hole filled in
Forest between the power lines and Landfill – Reported about a 12" thick, live mature maple tree that was cut from all sides and left by rogue trail builders
Mon. July 5
Forest between the power lines and Landfill - A Fresh deep man made hole and a built up burm discovered
Thu. July 1
Rollercoaster / Scrambler - The last remaining private land sections closed
Rollercoaster / Scrambler - The closed sections replaced with a new trail
Rollercoaster / Scrambler (at the hill top) - The connection between two trails severed for better connectivity and flow
Mon. June 28
Rollercoaster / Scrambler - End of the Rollercoaster connected to the Scrambler, for directing traffic away from private land
Sat. June 26
Rollercoaster / Scrambler - The private land portions closed down
Under the hydro lines - A new trail built as a substitute for the lost portions of the Rollercoaster and Scrambler trails
Fri. June 25
Under the hydro lines - New trail roughed in for replacing the to be closed portions of the Rollercoaster and Scrambler trails
Mon. June 21
Rollercoaster - Field meeting with private landowner, in an attempt to solve the trespassing problem
Sun. June 20
Creepy Corner - Logs and debris (left after Region’s tree cutting) cleared from the trail
Twister - Fallen log cut and removed
Sat. June 19
Landfill Entrance / Snyder Road Entrance - Survey conducted from 8:00 am till 8:00 pm to document the number of trail users
Wed. June 16
Landfill Entrance / Snyder Road Entrance - Survey conducted from 5:00 pm till 8:00 pm to document the number of trail users
Sat. June 12
Rocky Mountain – Bridge over the canal (broken by dirt bikers) replaced with a new bigger one
Fri. June 11
Frankenstein - 2 shortcuts closed
Twister - Shortcut closed
Rocky Mountain – Bridge over the canal (broken by dirt bikers) assessed for repair
Sat. June 5
Stinky Girl - Loose skids stabilized and 4 more skids moved over from the Bride trail
Fri. June 4
Creepy Corner - Field meeting to assess trail problems
Wed. June 2
Monkey Boy / Rollercoaster - 7 “Trail Closed” signs posted to prevent trespassing and conflict with private land owner
Rocky Mountain - Reroute around big fallen tree created
Tue. June 1
Creepy Corner - New triple switchback finished
Creepy Corner - Cut down tree removed
Mon. May 31
Creepy Corner - Trail diverted away from the fence construction
Creepy Corner - New triple switchback started
Sun. May 30
Sweet Street - 2 shortcuts closed
Double Bypass - Shortcut closed
Mon. May 24
Spiky Boy - 2 stone bridges rebuilt
Rockin’ Ronnie (forest section) - Muddy portions stone paved
Rockin’ Ronnie (by the Landfill gate) - Construction damage repaired
Sat. May 22
Rollercoaster - Muddy spots stone paved
Ron H., Michael Kuntz, Steve Shikaze, Glen, Greg, Igor:
Old Raspberries Trail - Logs and debris piled to close the trail, for the third time
The Pines (near the hydro lines) - “Tank Barrier” against illegal motorized traffic erected
Bootleg Trail - Log pile built over a fallen tree
Thu. May 20
Double Bypass - Shortcut blocked
Old Raspberries Trail - Reopened section blocked again
Rollercoaster - Demolished rock-bridge rebuilt
Mon. May 10
Stinky Girl - Wet spot lined with logs and a long skid
Igor’s Pass - 2 mud holes lined with rocks
Sun. May 9
Sweet Street (near the end) - Steep shortcut from the top of the hill closed
Old Raspberries Trail - Huge amount of debris dragged on to the trail, in a second attempt to close it
Rollercoaster / Scrambler - Old access line to the Dirt Bowl closed
Adam’s Run - Trailhead rerouted to encourage correct direction choice
Fri. May 7
Close to Spiky Boy - Stone bridge built
Stinky Girl - 2 more skids placed on muddy spots
Double Bypass - Big Bridge’s loose boards repaired
Thu. Apr. 29
Frankenstein - 2 shortcuts closed
Sun. Apr. 25
Creepy Corner (near the end) - Rerouted from gravel pit’s private land
Kamikaze - Eroded slope packed down
Sat. Apr. 24
Frankenstein - Shortcut closed
Thu. Apr. 23
Bride (at the Stinky Creek) - 2 huge fallen tree trunks cut and removed from the creek to allow proper water flow and avoid trail flooding
Bride (at the Stinky Creek) - Log and mud levee built for keeping the trail dry
Igor’s Pass (near Bride intersection) - Huge half fallen tree trunk cut and removed, to clear the passage and prevent complete fall on to the trail
Thu. Apr. 15
BMX - Jump removed
Mon. Apr. 12
BMX - 2 unauthorized trails and 2 jumps removed
Twister - Jump removed
Mon. Apr. 5
BMX, Twister – 3 unauthorized jumps removed
Adams Run, Sweet Street, Twister – Fallen trees removed
Sun. Apr 4
Stinky Girl – Few more skids placed in wet spots
Sat. Apr. 3
Stinky Girl – Few skids placed in wet spots
Bride – Small dirt levee created along the stinky creek to prevent overflow to the trail
Sun. Jan. 4
Bootleg Trail – The end changed
Sat. Jan. 3
Adam’s Run – Few corners changed
Fri. Jan. 2
Rollercoaster – Corner at the whoop-dee-doo changed
BMX, Twister – 3 unauthorized jumps removed
Adams Run, Sweet Street, Twister – Fallen trees removed
