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| North Shore NEMBA Trail Maintenance Events |
| Save the Trails!
--- A significant part of North Shore NEMBA's efforts go into
organizing trail maintenance events. Many of our members
find this work both fun and rewarding. Riding a trail that
you have helped to build and maintain can make your rides just
that much more enjoyable. The chapter usually holds about
six trail maintenance events per year. Event activities
can range from building sweet new single track to routine trail
maintenance like restoring drainage dips.
Each event typically involves about three hours of trail work
in the morning, followed by a lunch that is provided by the
chapter, and then a group ride. Normally, only heavy rain
will cause an event to be cancelled.
What to wear and bring:
- Gloves, long pants, sturdy shoes, and eye protection are
highly recommended.
- Rain gear for those days when "light" rain doesn't
cancel the event.
- Lotions or spays to protect yourself from the sun, bugs,
and poison ivy.
- Tools are provided by the chapter. However, if you
have some of your own favorite tools, feel free to bring
them. Marking them with your initials to identify them
as your tools is a good
idea.
- Don't forget your bike, helmet, and gear for the ride
afterwards! Please have a means of locking up your
bike during trail work if you are unable to stow the bike in
your vehicle.
Want to learn more about trail building and maintenance?
Click here for some
recommended reading. |
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Saturday,
April 11th, 2009 - Harold Parker State Forest
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| Description: |
Continued work in the area of the pit
west of Jenkins Rd. Also, assist Andover Trails
Committee with boardwalk over beaver flooding east of
Jenkins, both on the main trail connection between the
east and west sides of HPSF. |
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Parking /
Directions: |
Jenkins Rd. parking lot with carpooling to work site.
Map |
| Time: |
8:30 AM with lunch and ride
to follow |
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Contact: |
Dan Streeter Cell Phone: 978-618-8596
Heavy Rain
Cancels. Call if questionable. |
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Saturday,
April 25th, 2009 - Park Serve Day - Harold Parker SF |
| Description: |
Our chapter's second trail care event of
the year has been scheduled to be part of the
Massachusetts "Park
Serve Day", a statewide effort to cleanup our parks
and beaches. We will perform maintenance and trail
reroute/definition on the Ledges Trail (Gun Club area). |
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Parking / Directions: |
Middleton Rd. Picnic Pavilion
Map |
| Time: |
8:30 AM with lunch and ride
to follow |
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Contact: |
Dan Streeter Cell Phone: 978-618-8596
Heavy Rain Cancels. Call if questionable. |
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Sunday, August 30th, 2009 -
Cancelled |
| Description: |
Cancelled |
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Parking /
Directions: |
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| Time: |
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Contact: |
Dan Streeter Cell Phone: 978-618-8596 |
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Sunday,
September 13th, 2009 - Beverly Commons / Greenwood Ave
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| Description: |
Boardwalks, treadwork,
drainage on Mom’s Silver Bullet.
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Parking /
Directions: |
Meet at Bev. Farms end of Greenwood Ave.
Map |
| Time: |
8:30 AM with lunch and ride
to follow |
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Contact: |
Dan Streeter Cell Phone: 978-618-8596
Heavy Rain Cancels. Call if questionable. |
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Saturday,
October 3rd, 2009 - Harold Parker State Forest
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| Description: |
Maintenance on Field Pond
Trail, aka “Chick Flick”. A bog bridge, a lot of
cutback and a few short reroutes to higher ground along
side the pond. |
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Parking /
Directions: |
Meet at gravel lot on HP Rd. east of 125.
Map |
| Time: |
8:30 AM with lunch and ride
to follow |
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Contact: |
Dan Streeter Cell Phone: 978-618-8596
Heavy Rain Cancels. Call if questionable. |
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Sunday,
October 18th, 2009 - Ward Reservation
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| Description: |
95’ bog bridge on Boston
Hill side of Old Chestnut. |
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Parking /
Directions: |
Prospect Rd. Parking Lot.
Map |
| Time: |
8:30 AM with lunch and ride
to follow |
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Contact: |
Dan Streeter Cell Phone: 978-618-8596
Heavy Rain Cancels. Call if questionable. |
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| Click
here for trail maintenance events sponsored by other NEMBA
chapters. |
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