2016 Mr. Toad’s Trail Maintenance
TAMBA hired American Conservation Experience (ACE) crews to perform work on Saxon Creek Trail, a.k.a. Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. ACE crews worked under U.S. Forest Service supervision to armor sandy turns, repair eroded sections, and return widened trail segments back to singletrack. Work was focused on two main areas: the lower section of the upper rock garden and the trail segment above the old motorized turn around.
Armoring means reinforcing the trail with rock, creating a harder tread surface. The new surface resists erosion and is particularly important on steeper slopes, in sharp turns, and in drainages. Armoring limits soil loss, reduces sediment runoff, and decreases the likelihood of ruts developing in the trail. It creates a more sustainable trail, which requires less future maintenance. This trail needs more work, and we plan on additional trail maintenance next year. Our goal is to create sustainable trails, but we also want to Keep Toad’s Wild!
Funds raised from 2016 TAMBA events were used to complete this work.
Below are some before and after pictures of the work done.