2009-2010 Trailbuilding Schedule
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About our trail days
Typical CAMBA trail days last from 9AM to 1PM. We start off with the sign-in, then the all-important safety review, then head out on the trail for a few hours. We usually break for lunch around noon. If you can’t show up til later in the morning, or if you need to leave early, that's fine.......any help is always better than no help at all. Although you can certainly take off anytime during the day, some of the 'heartier' trailbuilders may hang around through the afternoon (especially if conditions are nice). But if you can’t make it out for a full day, never a problem - all help is welcome.
If you haven’t built trails before, don’t worry.....we’ll show you everything you need to know. Many of our leaders have participated in 2 or more IMBA Trail Care Clinics, so we have the know-how to do it right, and we’ll be glad to show you. If you don’t have any tools, don’t worry.....we have all the tools you’ll need (and it’s actually where some membership $$ go). If you’re worried about starving on the trail, don’t worry about that either.....we always have lunch covered on full trail days.
All we suggest is that you dress in layers (to shed as you warm up). Always wear long pants and long-sleeves (helps prevent poison ivy), some hiking or work boots, work gloves, and bring some fluids to drink (Camelbacks work best). We should also expect some contributions again this year from IMBA/Clif Bar.
Note: January and Feb trail dates for '10 will be postponed until weather conditions improve (no urgent projects until spring).
Date | Location | Time |
Sunday, Nov 15th | West Branch State Park, Ravenna, OH | 9AM-1PM |
| Saturday, Nov 28th | West Branch State Park, Ravenna, OH | 9AM-1PM |
| Sunday, Dec 13th | West Branch State Park, Ravenna, OH | 9AM-1PM |
| X-MAS BREAK | |
| 9AM-1PM | ||
| Sat, April 10th | 9AM-1PM | |
| Sat, April 17th | West Branch State Park (Earth Day) | 9AM-1PM |
| Saturday, May 1st! | Atchinson Park, Lake County | 9AM-1PM |
| Saturday, May 8th | West Branch State Park (spring clean-up) | 9AM-1PM |
Directions
Cleveland Metroparks: Trail work will be at the Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation. For this season, we'll either meet at the Visitors Center parking area or at the Settler's Bluff picnic area (check the website before the trail day). Click here for details and directions.
Medina: Reagan Parkway resides just off of Route 3 (Weymouth Rd) in Medina. Click here for a map. Exact meeting locations vary due to the area where we're building, so make sure to check the news on our site for the exact meeting location for a particular day.
West Branch: This spring we'll be meeting at the MTB trailhead. Click here for a map to this location.
Quail Hollow/Atchinson:You can find directions to Quail Hollow State Park, and Lake Metroparks Atchinson Property in our trails section. Click here for more information.
Bad Weather/Cancellations
We ALWAYS post any cancelations right here on the CAMBA website. If the weather looks questionable, please visit our website the day before (or the OMBA bulletin board). If you don't see anything about the date being cancelled, then we're still on!
Questions?
Read our trail building FAQ by clicking here.
If you have any questions, you can reach Jim Olander, CAMBA Trail Building Director at trails@camba.us. So c’mon out when you can.......we’ve got plenty of trail days scheduled, and lots of exciting trail projects planned.
Hope to see you on the trail!
