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Carvins Cove Natural Reserve 2010 Trail Management Plan Map # Name Recommended Uses Rationale 1 Happy Valley Mtn. bikes, horses, pedestrians, Sustainable road administrative vehicles 2 Brushy Mountain Mtn. bikes, horses, pedestrians, Sustainable road administrative vehicles 3 Tuck-a-way Multi-use, no vehicles Retain 4 Comet Multi-use, no vehicles Retain 5 Jacob's Drop Mtn. bikes, horses, pedestrians, Retain AEP maintenance vehicles 6 Kerncliff Mtn. bikes, horses, pedestrians, Retain AEP maintenance vehicles 7 Hemlock Tunnel Multi-use, no vehicles Retain 8 Araminta Multi-use, no vehicles Retain 9 Songbird Multi-use, no vehicles Retain 10 Arrowhead Multi-use, no vehicles Retain 11 Enchanted Forest Multi-use, no vehicles Retain but restrict use in wet weather 12 Little Bell Multi-use, no vehicles Retain 13 Gauntlet Multi-use, no vehicles Retain 14 Trough Multi-use, no vehicles Retain 14a Trough Expert Mountain bikes Retain 15 Buck Multi-use, no vehicles Retain 16 Hotel Multi-use, no vehicles Retain but restrict use in wet weather 17 Hi-Dee-Hoe Multi-use, no vehicles Retain 18 Horse Pen Mtn. bikes, horses, pedestrians, Sustainable road administrative vehicles 19 Tunnel Mtn. bikes, horses, pedestrians, Sustainable road administrative vehicles 21 Schoolhouse Multi-use, no vehicles Retain 22 Riley's Loop Mtn. bikes, horses, pedestrians, Sustainable road administrative vehicles 23 Sawmill Branch Hikers only Access to AT 24 Four Gorge Multi-use, no vehicles Retain 25 Appalachian Trail Hikers only National Scenic Trail 26 Blue-Line Trail Hikers only Access to AT 27 Timberview Connector Multi-use, no vehicles Develop into connection from Brushy Mtn. to Timberview Road 28 Powerline Trail Mtn. bikes, horses, pedestrians, Connect Timberview area to Boat AEP maintenance vehicles Landing and to greenway network 29 Dam Trail Pedestrians, mountain bikes Evaluate with WVWA for safety and easy trail near Boat Landing 30 Brushy East Mid-Slope Multi-use, no vehicles Existing sidehill trail; incorporate into Connection 38 31 USGS Track Close Too steep; not sustainable 32 Trail Paralleling AT Close Natural Heritage area and AT corridor 33 Tunnel Road to Mid-slope Multi-use, no vehicles Develop old road into sustainable trail Connector after Mid-slope is built. 34 Mid-slope Connector: Buck to Multi-use, no vehicles Expand network from Bennett Springs Arrowhead parking lot 35 Mid-slope Connector: Multi-use, no vehicles Expand connections from Boat Landing Arrowhead to Boat Landing to single track trails 36 AT Connector from Boat Hikers only Provide connection to AT that is day-use Landing length 37 Easy Trails at Boat Landing Pedestrians, mountain bikes Expand trails at largest parking lot 38 Brushy East Mid-Slope Multi-use, no vehicles Develop legal trail from Timberview Connection Connector to Hemlock Tunnel 39 Connection to Tinker Creek Greenway 40 Four Gorge Extensions Table 18. Summary of Proposed Trail Network and Uses Multi-use, no vehicles Multi-use, no vehicles Connect Cove to valley greenways Expand network from Bennett Springs parking lot 41 Lake Wrap Multi-use, no vehicles Expand network from Timberview Rd 42 Hanging Rock Connector Multi-use, private vehicles Connect Cove to valley greenways 38
Carvins Cove Natural Reserve 2010 Trail Management Plan Section 4. Trail Management Policies and Practices 4.1 Authority Carvins Cove Natural Reserve is under the joint authority of the Western Virginia Water Authority (WVWA) and the City of Roanoke, through its Parks and Recreation Department. The day-to-day operations at the Cove are a joint effort of the two agencies. In general, the WVWA manages the land and water below the 1200-foot contour, and the Parks and Recreation Department manages the land and resources above 1200 feet. Currently, the WVWA maintains the lower service road which is Happy Valley Trail. The Parks and Recreation Department takes the lead on other trail management. Within the Department, programmatic and special events are addressed through the Superintendent of Recreation, while planning, design, land use, trails, capital development, and construction activities are administered through the Parks and Greenways Planner. 4.2 Standards and Specifications The Parks and Recreation Department uses national standards and best management practices for planning and development of the City’s natural surface trails. Trails at the Cove are constructed and maintained using the standards and guidelines in: Birchard, William Jr., Robert Proudman, and Michael Dawson, (2000), Appalachian Trail Design, Construction, and Maintenance, Harpers Ferry, WV, Appalachian Trail Conference, 237p. Hancock, Jan, Kim Jones Vander Hoek, Sunni Bradshaw, James D. Coffman, and Jeffrey Engelmann, (2007), Equestrian Design Guidebook for Trails, Trailheads, and Campgrounds, Missoula, MT, USDA Forest Service – Technology and Development Program, 312p. Hesselbarth, Woody, Brian Vachowski, and Mary Ann Davies, (2007), Trail Construction and Maintenance Notebook, Missoula, MT, USDA Forest Service – Technology and Development Program, 166p. International Mountain Bicycling Association, (2004), Trail Solutions: IMBA’s Guide to Building Sweet Singletrack, Boulder, CO, International Mountain Bicycling Association, 272p. These references and other guidelines applicable to development of trails at the Cove are cited in Appendix B. 4.3 Volunteer Trail Management Partners When the Parks and Recreation Department became responsible for management of the trails at the Cove in 2004, it began working with local trail volunteers and users to assess and manage the trail network. Because of its existing relationship with Pathfinders for Greenways (Pathfinders), Parks and Recreation has selected this organization to be the official volunteer management partner to work with the Department to implement this plan. Pathfinders is a non-profit 501(c)3, which was established in 1997 to organize volunteers for greenway and trail projects in the valley. 39
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