cutting lines

[NooNer]

so yea blah blah blah nothings allowed to be cut or built. yes thats nice, but this is on private property.

so clearing all that up, i trecked through the bush and decided where i want stuff and how i want it to flow. so my question ... what is a appropriate order to build a trail?

1. clear brush, and establish lines
2. support the ground using rocks
3 build stuff

seem like a good order? how should i go about clearing the brush and random crap out of the way?

thanks for the input
steve:)

[Tom P]

Sounds reasonable enough, assuming you have the permission of the private land owner.

I use a machete to clear smaller stuff like vaccinium and salal. Brush like Salmon berry is actually better removed by wearing gloves and pulling the entire plant out. Whacking it with a machete only creates more branching next year.

Try to imagine where there's going to be lots of erosion/braking and use rock to create a solid base if the trail is loamy.

gl with the trail.

[trail worker]

i always like to start from the end of the trail,that way you know you're not going to rush ahead and leave a problem spot.
pull everything out of there.salal,any sort or shrubbery...just tear it all out.rake the line,removing any rotten cedar(red cedar rot),then fill in problem areas with rocks/golden dirt.
the list goes on,but you should be able to do a search and get it all figured out.

is this you're private property you're building on?

[NooNer]

trail worker - yes it is my private land. well ... parents :P

duke - its already been flagged. i did that yesterday:cool:

i think im pointing mysef in the right direction and ive seen good work from bad work, i know what i want to accomplish. theres probably 3 of us that are going to be makin it, well at least me for sure. its pretty short, but i think it could be fun. im going to aim by the end of the summer to have it built all sturdy (im kinda lazy)

thx again.

[hagar17]

A short handled pruning saw works awesome for anything up to and including small trees. Machete just hurts your hands and gets dull quickly.

[Taylor_P]

build from the end of the trail to the beginning. i know its been mentioned twice but im just reiterating it because its a very good technique of building.