July 15 Work Day Cancelled – Stay tuned for an update to the plan.
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Trail Work Day June 25
Join us for our first trail work day of the season Sunday, June 25.
Bring your bike and a daypack for carrying tools. We can use bikes for quicker access to the work site.
WHEN:
Sunday, Sunday June 25. @ 9 AM
WHERE:
Meet at Little John SnoPark, HWY 35 at 9am. We’ll caravan from the snopark to the work site and access 15-Mile via the Underhill trail #683 off the 44 road.
WHAT:
15 Mile Trail #456 – lopping, brushing, clearing
REQUIRED: Long Pants, Work Boots, Gloves, Day Pack, Water, Bike Helmet
Bring Hand Tools: Loppers, hand saws, metal rakes, hedge trimmers, bike, backpack
Can’t make it and still want to help support the trail network? Consider a tax-deductible donation to support our efforts. All proceeds go toward trail work, tools and materials for the 44 network.
October 16 Work Day
October 16 – Bottle Prairie Work Day
Our final work party of the season! We’re headed to Bottle Prairie trail 455. It’s in need of brushing. If we get some significant rain between now and October 16, we’ll prob add some tread work in, too. But for now, we’ll plan on opening up sight lines and brushing overgrown sections.
As usual, we’ll have lunches for everyone thanks to NY City Subs in Hood River
WHEN:
Sunday, October 16, 2022 – 9 AM
WHERE:
Little John SnoPark Hwy 35
WHAT:
Varied Trail work on Bottle Prairie – lopping, brushing, clearing, and if the weather allows, possibly some tread work.
REQUIRED: Long Pants, Work Boots, Gloves, Day Pack, Water, Bike Helmet
Bring Hand Tools: Loppers, hand saws, metal rakes, hedge trimmers
Bring your bike! Depending on turnout, we can send groups in on bike to spread out the work zone, and there should be plenty of time to ride after the work is done.
Boulder Lake Work Party – Sat Sept 24
Sept 24 – Boulder Lake Work Day
After three years of pandemic and fire closures, we’re getting crews back into the beautiful Boulder Lake area.
Work day plans will depend on number of volunteers and fire safety, but we’ll have options for driving in and hiking up the trails to work on pruning back the overgrowth or riding bikes (4 mles)i in from Bennet Pass Snow Park and clearing from the top down.
WHEN:
Sat, September 24, 2022 – 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
WHERE:
Bennett Pass Trailhead/Sno Park
WHAT:
Varied Trail work on Boulder Lake Trail Network.
REQURED: Long Pants, Work Boots, Gloves, Water
Bring Hand Tools: Loppers, hand saws, metal rakes
Bring your MTB if you want to ride in, otherwise we’ll drive around.
Please sign up at EVENTBRITE
June 25 Trail Work Party
Eightmile Loop Tread Work
We need your help on the Eightmile Loop Trail (#496)!
Join us Saturday, June 25 for tread work project repairing trail, moving gravel and armoring tread. Eightmile is one of the most-used trails on the system, and it’s time to give it some love so it runs smoothy all summer.
We’ll meet up at the Little John SnoPark on Highway 35 and caravan up to the work site from there. Project involves shovel work, rock moving, raking, moving reject material and some light brushing.
WHERE: We will meet at the Little John SnoPark on Highway 35 Map
WHEN: 9am Saturday, June 25
WHAT: Tread work and armoring to repair and fortify parts of the Eightmile loop trail
REQUIRED = Long pants, work gloves, eye protection and work boots!
Please bring any of the following tools: Wheel Barows, Flat Shovels, Metal Rakes, Loppers, Pruning Saws, McLeods
Dress for the weather and don’t forget a daypack, water, snacks, etc
Bring your bike to ride in the afternoon!
We will supply hard hats and lunch.
Trail Brushing – Lookout #450 and Cooks Meadow #639
Big thanks to the crew who helped brush Lookout trail #450 and Cooks Meadow trail #639 last week! And thanks to New York City Sub Shop in Hood River for lunch!
The 44 Trail System is in great shape right now. There are a few new trees across 15-Mile between the Cedar Creek trail crossings, but nothing you can’t hop over. Enjoy!
July 25 Trail Work Day
July 25 Trail Work Day
Help us brush 450 and Cooks
Our next trail day is Sunday, July 25. Focus will be brushing 450 and lower Cooks. Please meet up at the Little John SnoPark on Highway 35. We will caravan up to the work site(s) from there. Project is mostly pruning saw and lopper work to clear sight lines and improve clearance on popular trails. Plan on time to ride in the afternoon.
WHERE: We will meet at the Little John SnoPark on Highway 35 Map
WHEN: 9am Sunday, July 25
WHAT: Trail brushing to improve sight lines and trail clearance
Long pants, work gloves, eye protection and work boots required!
Don’t forget daypack, sunscreen, water, snacks, hand sanitizer, toilet paper . . .
We will supply tools, hard hats and lunch. If you have a favorite pruning saw or set of loppers of your own, bring ’em along!
June 26 – East Fork Trail Work
June 26 Trail Work Day
We need your help!
Join us for work on the southern end of the East Fork Trail #650. Due to flooding of the Hood River, much of the southern portion of the East Fork trail has been relocated onto NF-620 where it weaves in and out of the old road bed. Our work day will focus on clearing the corridor of encroaching vegetation, improving drainage and smoothing out abrupt drain cuts. We will also be installing trail signage at locations where the trail leaves the old roadbed.
WHERE: We will meet at the NF-3520 gate right off of OR-35 (hwy 35) See Map – It’s about 30 miles south of Hood River on Highway 35 (about 2.8 miles south of the 44 road turn off on the west side of 35)
WHEN: 9am Saturday, June 26
WHAT: Long pants, work gloves, eye protection and work boots required!
Don’t forget daypack, sunscreen, water, snacks, hand sanitizer, toilet paper . . .
We will supply tools, hard hats and lunch. If you have a favorite handtool of your own, bring it along!
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44 Trails Work Party Saturday, June 29
We are back at it this coming Saturday, June 29 to continue working on the Surveyor’s Ridge reroute project
Help us create hand-built singletrack!
We will be doing tread work and light brushing of the Surveyor’s reroute.
The new trail creates four miles of singletrack and improves interconnectivity to trails in the vicinity by connecting with the Super Connector, Cooks Meadows and the Superduper Connector.
WHEN:
Saturday June 29, 2019 @ 9am – 2pm
Meet 9am @ Little John SnoPark on Highway 35
We’ll have coffee thanks to Dog River Coffee in HR at the sign-in and then move up to the work site as a group. Lunch will be provided by NY City Subs in Hood River.
Bring your bike and ride after the trail work!
PROJECT:
Light duty brushing and treadwork on Surveyor’s ridge re-route.
TOOLS:
Helmet or Hardhat REQUIRED (bike helmets ok)
Long pants, gloves and work boots REQUIRED
Water – please bring drinking water for yourself
Please bring your own hand tool of choice: Flat Shovel, Spade shovel, McCleod, Loppers, Metal Rake, Pulaskis. Hand Saw
TRAIL CONDITIONS UPDATE
The majority of trails are open! Fifteen Mile, Cedar Creek, Knebal, Bottle Praiire, High Prairie, 450, Eight Mile etc. Bring your bike and rde after the trail day.
Can’t join us? Donate to help fund future trail projects in the 44 zone!
Surveyor’s Ridge Trail Work – June 8, 2019
Big thanks to everyone who joined us on the May 25 work day!
We are back at it this coming Saturday, June 8 to continue working on the Surveyor’s Ridge reroute project
Help us create hand-built singletrack!
We will be doing light tread work and brushing of the reroute. The new trail creates four miles of singletrack and improves interconnectivity to trails in the vicinity by connecting with the Super Connector, Cooks Meadows and the Superduper Connector.
WHEN:
Saturday June 8, 2019 @ 9am – 2pm
Meet 9am @ Little John SnoPark on Highway 35
We’ll have coffee thanks to Dog River Coffee in HR at the sign-in and then move up to the work site as a group. Lunch will be provided by NY City Subs in Hood River.
PROJECT:
Light duty brushing and treadwork on Surveyor’s ridge re-route.
TOOLS:
Helmet or Hardhat REQUIRED (bike helmets ok)
Long pants, gloves and work boots REQUIRED
Water – please bring drinking water for yourself
Please bring your hand tool of choice: Flat Shovel, McCleod, Loppers, Metal Rake, Pulaskis.
TRAIL CONDITIONS UPDATE
And more trails are open! You can add Fifteen Mile and Cedar Creek to the list of open trails, which includes: Knebal Springs, Eightmile, Bottle Prairie, Superconnector, Surveyors and Dog River.
Some lingering snow and mud persist above 4500 feet. So High Prairie and 450 are not quite open for riding.
Can’t join us? Donate to help fund future trail projects in the 44 zone!