Hitch 10 - Conejos Ranger District summary of work completed
Hitch dates: 8/27-9/3
Point of contact: Jeremiah Martinez USFS
Where and what was done:
1. Conejos Ranger District
2. Trail miles ridden= 279
3. Trail miles maintained= 99
4. Trees felled=10
5. Trees cut= 163
6. Drainages cleared=6
7. New drainages built=2
8. Reroute feet=30
9. Reconstruction feet=150
10. Debris removed feet=280
11. Corridor clearing feet=250
12. Signs installed=35
13. Truck miles=35
14. Trail contacts= 21
15. Truck gas= 75
Trail names worked:
Valdez
empadrado lake
acascosa
Willow mountain
Sawmill gulch
hot creek
Saddle Creek-opened it!
big lake
Alamosa rock trail
silver mountain trail
Willow mountain bypass trail
Projects and Duties performed:
● Installed drains and removed loose rocks on all trails, cutting corridor as needed.
● Rescue side by side off trail in a dangerous position.
● Installed 30 carsonites to help identify where the trail is.
● Rehabed cow paths that look similar to moto trail.
● Naturalize cow damage adjacent to single track by pulling in brush and scattering debris to help keep people on trail.
● Map route for landmanager to get trail in COTREX-provided gpx file.
● Cut out many trees to get the Saddle Creek trail opened!
● Cleared and created new drainage where the trail had standing water or water running down the fall line.
● Made 21 trail contacts, explaining CPW OHV grant funding and how it goes directly towards trail work. Also explaining how TPA keeps trails open.