TRAILS DESIGN GROUP Week 9 Update

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TRAILS DESIGN GROUPWeek 9 Update

• Robert Gransbury, Team leader
• Ruel Binonwangan
• Nick Choromanski
• Kyle Hardie
• David Krom
• Kristine Smulski

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Trail Designations

• Hiking-Pedestrian
• Bicycle
• Cross Country Ski
• Snowmobile
• Classes
• I Smallest/hardest
• II
• III Moderate
• IV
• V Largest/easiest

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Trail Parameters By Use

• Hiking/Pedestrian
• 12-124 width
• 25-5 grade (avg.)
• 0-24 clearing
• Bicycle
• 6-60 width
• Native to hardened surface
• 18-5 grade (avg.)
• 36-18 clearing

• XC Skiing
• 3-10 width (single)
• Ski packed or groomed
• 15-8 (avg.)
• 6-2 clearing
• Snowmobile
• 4 to 10 width
• User packed or groomed
• 20-10 grade (avg.)
• 8 to 25 turn radii

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Trail Quantities

• Hiking/Pedestrian
• Class 2 18.3 mi
• Class 3 1.9 mi
• Class 4 4.7 mi
• Bicycle
• Class 2 44.4
• XC Skiing
• Class 2 4.4 mi
• Class 3 2.3 mi
• Class 4 7.2 mi

• Snowmobile
• Class 2 17.0 mi
• Signs
• Trailheads/X-ings 36

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Trail Typical Sections
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Signage
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Group Tasks

• - locate all trails (50)
•  - give cost group estimates (25)
•  - designate trail types (75)
•  - designate trail classes (25)
•  - check grades, radii, etc. to design parameters
  (0)
•  - designate sign locations and type (25)
• - locate remote campsites, not seen from
  trail/river/road (10)

•  - locate remote cabins, not seen from
  trail/river/road (0)
•  - develop winter use plan, with use conflict in
  mind (25-50)
•  - coordinate trailhead locations with other
  groups (25)
•  - Final report, presentation, drawings (10)

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Full Trails Plan
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Summer Trails
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Winter Trails
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More work to do
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The Great One
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Princess/Blair Lake Area
VC Area
Entrance Area