{"id":6349,"date":"2020-08-03T14:45:15","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T21:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sbbch.org\/?p=6349"},"modified":"2025-04-26T16:31:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T22:31:18","slug":"usfs-trails-maintaining-the-correct-trail-corridor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/?p=6349","title":{"rendered":"USFS Trails &#8211; Maintaining the correct trail corridor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/stp01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6352\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/stp01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"888\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/stp01.jpg 888w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/stp01-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/stp01-768x560.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/recreation\/programs\/trail-management\/documents\/plans\/supporting_documents\/Sample_Trail_Package.pdf\">TRAIL DOCUMENT PACKAGE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/recreation\/programs\/trail-management\/documents\/plans\/supporting_documents\/Sample_Trail_Package.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6358\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/USFS-clear-limits.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"881\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/USFS-clear-limits.jpg 881w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/USFS-clear-limits-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/USFS-clear-limits-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 881px) 100vw, 881px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mappingsupport.com\/p\/recreation\/usfs\/trail_class.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6357\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tcm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"929\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tcm.jpg 929w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tcm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tcm-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mappingsupport.com\/p\/recreation\/usfs\/trail_class.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trails that BCHI Chapter Squaw Butte work on generally fall into Trail Class One, Two or Three! If a proper trail corridor is not maintained a trail class 3 can quickly turn into a class 2 or 1 or dissipate completely.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tc01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6353\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tc01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tc01.jpg 625w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tc01-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/TC2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6354\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/TC2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/TC2.jpg 660w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/TC2-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tc3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6355\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tc3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tc3.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tc3-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tc4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6356\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tc4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"638\" height=\"875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tc4.jpg 638w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tc4-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/recreation\/programs\/trail-management\/documents\/trailfundamentals\/National_Trail_Class_Photo_Examples_10_16_2008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF &#8211; USFS Trail Classes<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nWhen working on a trail, it is not enough to just cut a path through the down trees, it is very important to cut back the brush and remove small trees that are in the trail corridor so that the trail bed is visible and safe to travel on.<\/p>\n<p>Examples from the Kennally Creek Project<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0801201111c_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6359\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0801201111c_HDR-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0801201111c_HDR-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0801201111c_HDR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0801201111c_HDR-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0801201111c_HDR-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0801201111c_HDR-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0801201111c_HDR-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>Working on T-099 Kennally Creek Trail which is a class 3 with sections of Class 2<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0731201137c_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6360\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0731201137c_HDR-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0731201137c_HDR-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0731201137c_HDR-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0731201137c_HDR-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0731201137c_HDR-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0731201137c_HDR-1536x1089.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0731201137c_HDR-2048x1451.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>David working on the Cougar Lake trail which is some class 2 but mostly class 1 and in many sections completely brushed over so the trail bed has vanished and could not be followed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1288.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6362\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1288.jpg 480w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1288-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1290.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6363\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1290.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1290.jpg 360w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1290-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1297.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6364\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1297.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1297.jpg 480w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1297-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTom Z and David working on the Needles Trail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRAIL DOCUMENT PACKAGE PDF Trails that BCHI Chapter Squaw Butte work on generally fall into Trail Class One, Two or Three! If a proper trail corridor is not maintained a trail class 3 can quickly turn into a class 2 or 1 or dissipate completely. PDF &#8211; USFS Trail Classes When working on a trail, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-work-parties-and-projects"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6349"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6367,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6349\/revisions\/6367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}