ADIRONDACK TRAILS

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ADK PROFESSIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM
Lowering an I-beam off one of the cribs. Photo: Molly Moran
Catskills – Region 4
An ADK pro crew spent eight weeks repairing
sections of the Kaaterskill Falls Trail. There was
one section of this trail that was entirely washed
away during Tropical Storm Irene. The trail was
rebuilt using boulders found on site and this
material was hoisted into place using Griphoists and
a high line system. This trail has many visitors,
usually hundreds each day, so the crew had a
difficult time working while keeping a safe
environment for pedestrians. A reroute was not
feasible due to the steep, unstable slopes present at
that location.
stringers from the damaged crib, disassemble the
crib which is spiked together with rebar, and then
excavate a new location 15-20 feet further back
from the stream to reassemble the crib. The crib is
constructed of 10-15 inch diameter treated logs and
measures 10 x 12 x 15 feet tall.
The rock retaining wall under construction. Photo: W. Lampman
New crib location back from the stream. Photo: W. Lampman
In September, a crew returned to the foot
bridge over the Neversink River to install hand
rails. This task was finished in a couple of days
allowing the crew to complete some patrols of
nearby hiking trails. Sixteen miles of trails were
covered. Existing drainage ditches were
rehabilitated and sixty eight blown down trees were
removed.
Adirondacks – Region 5
At the beginning of June, a pro crew spent the first
week of the season constructing a new foot bridge
near Marcy Dam. The bridge is built out of
materials that were flown in via helicopter by the
Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
The new bridge is located approximately 250 feet
downstream from Marcy Dam. The bridge took just
over two weeks to complete.
Another crew returned to the upper section
of the Orebed Trail to continue work that was
started in 2011. The crew installed an amazing 180
feet of wooden steps in just five weeks. Just 100
feet more is needed to complete the project. The
crew also managed to remove slide debris from over
40 feet of steps that was deposited as result from