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You are cordially invited to lend a hand in trail work at Coe Park.
If you're a hiker, a mountain biker, or a horseback rider, you know that great trails
help make great parks.
Trails don't just happen though, and many budget-stressed parks (like
Coe) rely on volunteers to build new trails and keep old trails open.
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Winter & Spring 2011 Trail Work Days |
Volunteer organized workdays usually occur on Saturday from 9AM - 3PM. Please contact coordinator shown for the event
in advance to express interest in participating. Meet your group at the parking area for orientation, safety discussion
and organize access to trail work site.
Sep 10 - Trail Maintenance with Bike Patrol, meet at Dunne Ave Visitor Center 9AM, Paul Nam (vocinam@yahoo.com)
Other dates, to be scheduled
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On Saturday November 5th, we will work on the realignment of the Jim Donnelly Trail accessed from Hunting Hollow gate. This is a great new multi-use trail that is becoming popular with all users. It's a 3.5 mile trail that starts right across from the first Hunting Hollow creek crossing. It provides a sustainable 10% grade trail all the way up to Steer Ridge Road.
We'll do trail work rain or shine. It's been dry for a long time, the ground is hard, and conditions will be dusty. We'll focus on clearing the trail corridor and removing grass along the new trail route. This will be a good chance to see the upper sections of the trail that we'll be building over the coming year. There is a small risk of poison oak exposure at a few locations along the trail.
We will be working with McLeods, Pick-mattocks, shovels, rakes, loppers, and hand saws. Instruction on safe tool use will be provided.
We'll meet at the Hunting Hollow parking lot at 9AM to organize teams, hand out tools and walk to the work sites. We'll work until 3PM, with a noon time lunch break all together along the trail.
You will be expected to sign a liability release to participate in this activity. Participants under age of 18 will be required to provide a Parental/Guardian Permission for Juveniles consent form: (http://www.coepark.org/_trails/DPR_Forms/DPR208c.pdf)
Plan on wearing sturdy boots, long trousers and bring work gloves if you have them. Bring a lunch and water.
Thanks for being willing to help, we're looking forward to a great day in this beautiful park.
For directions to the Hunting Hollow parking lot, see: http://www.coepark.org/directionsse.html
Please contact Rob Glover at (408) 612-2378 (email wrglover@yahoo.com) to
express your interest in volunteering for this trailwork activity.
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A typical trail day... |
| 9:00 a.m. |
You arrive at the meeting location,
mingle with other volunteers, fill out a (very
short) form. Then you grab your lunch, water, and work gloves and head out in a park vehicle or on foot to an area in need of trail work. |
| 9:30 a.m. |
You arrive at a trail head where an experienced trail worker describes the techniques of safe,
effective trail work and explains how to use our trail tools. |
| 10:00 a.m. |
You and your crew hike (if necessary) to your trail section and start to work. Your crew leader stays close by
to answer questions, demonstrate techniques, and make sure everyone is working safely. |
| 12:00 noon |
Everybody finds a shady spot for lunch. |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Trail work resumes, and everyone is encouraged to drink lots of water if the day is turning warm. |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Quitting time! You and your crew admire the work you've done, turn in your tools, and head back to your cars, perhaps in the company of newly made friends. |
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We have two official trail days at the park, one in the fall and the other in spring.
Some people get hooked on building trails, however, and we make special arrangements to let them
work additional days during the year. If you become interested in putting in some "unofficial" trail work time, ask your crew leader for more information or call the park.
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