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Stake Your Claim on a Trail at The Bend!
We have divided our 5-mile "Riverside/Bend Trail" and 2-mile "East-West Trail" into six and three sections, respectively. Each is 3/4 mile to 1 mile in length.
The community needs your involvement to keep the trails clear and easily followable for the many visitors we have every week. The Friends need you to step up to the trailhead with rakes and pruning gear in hand and take ownership of a section of trail!!
What are you waiting for!?
Choose a section of trail from the list below.
Email trails@bendfriend.org to claim it -- AND receive additional info.
Then grab your gear and go maintain the trail!
Please read the trail maintenance tips at right. -->
Oh... you also need to decide if you want to accept the responsibility for the trail section for 6 months or 12 months. (And if you want more than one, that's fine with us, though we'd like as many folks as possible to get a piece of the park.)
| Aerial Maps (click to enlarge) |
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Overview
Riverside Trail is white.
East-West Trail is blue.
Park boundary is green.
Paved and gravel roads are gray.
Dirt roads are tan.
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Riverside Trail - Section 1
Boat launch to Observation Tower.
Just under 1 mile.
Flat, some sand, three bridges. Stairs on embankments will need maintenance, requiring picks and shovels and a little training. |
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Riverside Trail - Section 2
Observation Tower to Bridge 5.
About 3/4 mile (plus ~1 mile hike
to OT). Flat, some sand. One bridge.
North end will have privet and thick grasses to contend with. |
Jan P.
12 mo. |
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Riverside Trail - Section 3
Base 2 downriver to Bridge 5.
About 3/4 mile.
Downhill, then flat. One bridge. South end will have privet and thick grasses to contend with.
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Charlie S. |
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Bend Trail - Section 1
Base 2 northward to "Point 7".
About 6/10 mile. Rolling hills and cut-ins, Scout spur trails. |
Troop 57
J Sims
12 mo. |
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Bend Trail - Section 2
Base 1 (Point 4) southward to "Point 7".
Just under 1 mile. Flat with grasses along field's edge, then gently rolling, one bridge, ending with a long, easy incline. |
Tony B. |
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Bend Trail - Section 3
Base 1 (Point 4) northward to north end of trail. Just over 1 mile. |
Steve S.
12 mo. |
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East-West Trail - Section 1
Visitor's Center westward to Trail Head 2. About 3/4 mile. Lots of ups and down, thick grasses ('til the trail gets worn down), road crossing, rocky trail. |
Mark T. |
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East-West Trail - Section 2
Trail Head 2 westward to Woodbridge Crossing. About 3/4 mile. Gentler slopes than section 1, thick grasses, powerline crossing, road crossing embankment. |
James S. |
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East-West Trail & Tower Trail - Section 3
Woodbridge Crossing west/north to Riverside Trail. Gently rolling terrain gets flat toward river, grasses, pines, etc. About 6/10 mile. |
M. Carroll |
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Trail Surface
Should be about 4 feet wide, clear-to-the-dirt. In some places it will be narrower; in some, wider.
Roots and rocks deeply embedded in the trail surface are OK.
Surface Repair
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Side Clearance Above-the-Knees
Ideally, you should be able to
walk down the trail swinging your straightened arms from your legs to above your head (think snow angel) and not touch anything. That's not always the case, but we've cleared enough while building the trail that you should be okay except where new growth is concerned. Like sweetgums.
Trailside Trees
Younger trees sprout branches all along their trunks. These need to be snipped right against the trunk. Use pruning shears or loppers to trim branches that might snag a jacket or backpack.
Fallen Trees
Small trees that can be removed from the trail should be taken 30 feet off-trail.
Large trees that can't be dragged away should be cut through with a chainsaw (5-foot gap).
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