- Trail:
- Diggers Decline (Yackandandah MTB Track Network)
- Status:
- Significant Issue / Amber
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Issue status:
- Condition:
- Ideal - Hero dirt! Not wet but not dry, moisture in soil.
- Reporter Primary Activity:
- Mountain Bike
Description:
HAZARD: The log roll-over feature (A &B lines location) just after the first significant left hand corner below the junction of Diggers Race / Blackwood Boulevard, has had its shear-drop left hand side retaining wall of logs burnt out by the recent fuel reduction burn. It’s now an edge that will collapse under load, with a blind approach till one is on it …
Local Weather During Report
- Summary
Cloudy - Temperature
8° (6°/10°) - Precip
0 mm/h - Wind
10.41 km/h - Cloud Cover
99% - Humidity
0.85
After a recce: I observed that there’s plenty more logs in the area to rebuild the retaining wall (but need cutting to length), and it’ll take about three full barrow-loads of dirt to build it out.
I also noted that the (uphill) approach side is soft and unconsolidated on its log edge side due rain settlement.