TPA Trail Crew - Hitch 5 - Ouray Ranger District summary of work completed
Hitch dates: 6/18 to 6/25/2025
Point of contact: Eric Sumner USFS Alpine Ranger
Where and what was done:
1. Alpine Ranger District
2. Trail miles ridden= 103
3. Trail miles maintained= 64
4. Trees felled= 2
5. Trees cut= 25
6. Drainages cleared= 46
7. New drainages built= 66
8. Reroute feet= 0
9. Reconstruction feet= 210
10. Debris removed feet= 8860
11. Corridor clearing feet= 25
12. Signs installed/ maintained= 0
13. Truck miles= 0
14. Trail contacts= 27
15. Truck gas= 0
Trail names and numbers: Alpine trail, Nate Creek
Projects and Duties performed:
● Installed drains and removed loose rocks on Alpine trail
● Heavy rock and dirt work to improve 42 degraded switch backs up the Alpine trail
● Remove rocks and erosion debris from 8,860 feet of trail and repaired damaged trail tread.
● Cleared and improved Alpine and Nate Creek trails
● Cleared and created new drainage where seeps had water running down the trail eroding the tread, resulting in tread damage and loose rocks.
● Heavy Rock work performed to improve crux move on upper section of Alpine trail, trail feature was dangerous and unsustainable - now safe and stable but still fun!
● Completed special mission to recover an abandoned dirt bike that had been sitting 2 years. This required towing a motorcycle with another motorcycle on technical single track for many miles! We also had to push and pull bike up hills by hand with a rope!
● Improved bermed corners by reshaping and adding drainage
● Restored damaged trail sections by fixing and rehabbing braided trail sections, leaving one nice clean and self draining single track trail.