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Tag Archives: Trail Work
Buffalo River Trail building – Spring 2016 kickoff
Mark your calendars! The Spring 2016 trail building session in the middle Buffalo River area is set to begin March 19 and run through April 2. We will be camping at Tyler Bend (hot showers and flush toilets!). Look for … Continue reading
OHTA work weekend – Ozone area
The OHTA had another work weekend, this time centered around the Ozone area.
Ouachita Trail – Lundsford Corner to Pinnacle Mountain SP
I did an inspection hike of the eastern 10 miles of the Ouachita Trail – from Lundsford Corner to Pinnacle Mountain State Park – with another of the FoOT maintainers (M.S.). It was a bit chilly in the morning but … Continue reading
Building a Bridge Beside the Buffalo
The Ozark Highlands Trail Association built a 20′ bridge across a gulley for the Middle Buffalo River Trail near the Grinders Ferry trail head. On Nov 14 a small group set the footings and today a larger group – 6 … Continue reading
Buffalo River Trail building – Fall 2015 wrap up
Another trail building season at the Buffalo River is over with no actual building to report. This time it was all maintenance due to the private property and archaeological obstacles that remain. We lopped brush and removed all the fallen … Continue reading
OHTA work weekend
Another work weekend on the OHT with the Ozark Highlands Trail Association. The primary target this time was a bunch of trees on the trail east of the Richland Creek Wilderness between mile markers 141 and 142 – south of … Continue reading
Buffalo River Trail building – Fall 2015 kickoff
Fall seems far off but it’s time to start making some plans! Work on the Buffalo River Trail between Tyler Bend and Red Bluff Road is set to resume Oct 16 2015 and run through Nov 1. American Hiking Society … Continue reading
Late spring update
Contrary to appearances I have not vanished. In the 7 weeks since finishing my section hike of the Ouachita Trail I just haven’t done any one thing that seemed to deserve a blog post. The first 5 of those weeks … Continue reading
Buffalo River trail building – Spring 2015 progress
The spring trail-building session along the Buffalo River will end a bit early on Friday April 3 due to Easter, and the camp will be packed-up Saturday. Despite several rain days we got more than 1 mile of trail built. … Continue reading
Buffalo River Trail building – Spring 2015 kickoff
Work will soon resume on the 15-mile stretch of the Buffalo River Trail between Tyler Bend and South Maumee Road. The current estimate is that only 2.4 miles remain to be built in 8 small areas, but I don’t yet … Continue reading
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