Trail Work Photos

Raked out the loose rocks and closed a braid

Removed fallen tree from between the two chutes. Built a catch berm at the bottom of the first chute. Added more...

Tree cleared!

Bald Eagle - Major reroute 2 6/17/2021 - 7/12/2021 Grady Boyles 17 hrs Stephen Richardson 2 hrs Brent...

Deadfall cleared Could use a manicure

Deadfall cleared

Deadfall cleared

Cleared 84 trees. 37 left, mostly towards the top end where it meets moose cr. road. Also put a couple easy ride...

Tree fall cleared by registered Berks Parks and Recreation volunteer and Berks Trail Works member. Trail is wet...

Trimmed back brush and grasses from Duncan's Dive to the bottom.

Clear of all deadfall.

Clear of all deadfall. Waterbars cleaned. Brush pruned. Thanks to ToI and Mr. DeVall for the previous deadfall...

Raked the trail for loose rocks. The final wood feature has two broken slats.

Filled water rut added pipe to manage water

Filled some ruts some drainage top section

Needs work no point riding as trees and logs in the way wood work broken needs doing up but will be a great trail...

Trimmed brush on several trails, western end of Ray's and the southern third of Sleek Dog need trimmed. Two trees...

Cleared tree from trail on south segment loop.

Excavator operator

Excavator operator

Obviously it was very wet after the tropical storm but it was great to finally get out after all the previous rain days.

Large tree down across trail, blocking trail

Large tree down across trail, blocking trail Minor erosion (trail braiding, small ruts developing, brake bumps)

Large tree(3) down across trail, blocking trail

Overgrown vegetation: trail was cleared of overgrown vegetation. The trail is in great shape with just the normal...

Last Step-Up/Step-Down fixed and opened, njoy!

Multiple trees cut and cleared off the trail. The area should be checked for hanging and dangerous trees. CK/LT

Trimmed 50% of the dense upper half of cookies. Trimming will be complete and debris raked up by tomorrow evening.

Large tree down across trail, blocking trail

Large tree down across trail, blocking trail

Large tree down across trail, blocking trail

Storm debris on bike has all been removed. Ride on!

Rebuild of the old line

Cleared the tree. The Chief Stick Officer advises you to watch out for moon dust on some of the chutes and tight...

Mowed small tree on larch rd

Lower Third of Pete’s was given a rake - mainly removing all of the loose rocks on the trail, while redefining...

The wooden bridge was filled with silt - there was no way for water to drain, causing a a very slippery riding...

Upper log ride is back in. Enjoy.

Bike trail is clear of large debris. Wet trail policy: ride through water, not around.

Deadfall removed

More work below the junction with BTLC. Broken ramp has now been replaced. Can either air or roll, but down ramp is...

Recently brushed priority sections between 2-4 miles down from upper trailhead (the middle section)! On July 7, 2021...

Tree down just after the sharp corner-all clear and good to go.

Removed some braking bumps fix holes in berms

Last Step-up/Step-Down closed, we're working on it. Carefull!

Dropped a dead tree encroaching on the trail. Clipped back some more vegetation. Stacked some rocks in a few places...

Rebuild of the old line

Trail clearing

Intersection of Base Camp and Haswell’s now a choose your own adventure. Just didn’t have a shovel to throw some...

Tree down, cleared brush, chainsaw needed or dig a rut to run trail under tree

All clear other than a recent report of one new down tree! On July 1, 2021 FAMB’s Flathead Trail Crew finished...

More drainage and ditching and repair of eroded sections in the lower half. More work to come. Trail has changed...

Redid the drainage on the first chute thats always muddy. Used a paver to traverse a new drainage trench at the...

Two trees down along track. Should get Timberlands to check the whole area for dangerous trees.

The wall ride, which was unrideable after a tree cut through it, has been taken apart. Corner repaired. MC

Caterpillar got brushcut Sorca

Brushcut. Sorca

Fixng the last Step-up/Step-down at the moment... Be carefull!

Slick rocks. Some spots of mud, but nothing too crazy. Shoved large dead blowdown off trail and trimmed back with...

Re-worked a couple more berms near the end of the trail, and fixed a few holes/ruts as well.

On going trail work from junction with BTLC and below. Expect trail changes. Work is to improve (add!) water management.

The teeter has been replaced with a roller to a skinny down ramp and the first log is now all cleaned up and ready...

trimmed most of the bushes, looking a lot more like a real trail. Still need to trim a bit more and fix the jumps...

Fixed a berm near bottom that was soft. Worked on new alternate black diamond secrions

Two trees across trail cleared today, just in case others were heading up there with saws. Flows a little better now.

CLOSED from start to the entry of the first forest - track reshape for the WC \m/ You can ride the other...

Tree removed. Eaten alive by mosquitoes during the process

Clear thistles and blackberry from road edges

Working bee completed maintenance on trail. 4 July

Tree fell from the other side of the creek. Used the hand saw to make the double track passable.

Downed tree removed

#tree-closed# 5 inch pine and crown cleared 4 inch hard work cleared 20 minutes

#tree-closed# 5 inch hard wood removed 10 minutes

#tree-closed# Cleared the tree crown and blockage Some overhead hangers remain that need to be removed 7/6/2021...

Removed tree

Clear Clarence

Small fallen tree (was near head height) from previous trail report has been cut out with a pack saw by Berks Trail...

With approval from Berks Parks and Recreation: Annual trail trim by registered volunteer with Berks County/friend of...

Downed tree

Removed the big trees, re-routed the River in its original bed. Berm to avoid the sketchy walker trial section

QR code sign i stalled. Maintenance done!

Perfectly cleared!

Rebuild of the old line

Tree removed

Cleared with chainsaw from Stormy to Angle.

Cleared with chainsaw from Stormy to Angle.

Removed down tree and began adding new signs

Annual vegetation control/trim completed by Berks Trail Works. Enjoy! www.berkstrailworks.org

Removed a medium sized tree from the trail, 2 cuts with a handsaw.

Tree cleared

Rebuild of the old line

Cleared a small tree blocking the trail, then found a larger one partially across the trail near the end. Large...

Tree is clear. Trail officially open !

Cleared poplar

Closed for upgrade works, trail is under a revamp! Looks like its going to be nice smooth fast trail. Trail is...

Second trim of the year done.

Have been smoothing and grooming, the crux move was falling apart so did that too.