2020 Maintenance SCHEDULE
The schedule below is tentative; there is a remote possibility of dates and locations changing as the year progresses. There will be an email sent to everyone on the volunteers list before each activity confirming the location and time. All activities are rain or shine, we will only cancel for life threatening weather. There will be some additional unplanned activities as well with very short notice throughout the year. Calendar of Activities
Saturday, January 4, 2020
o Maintenance activity along the Pinnacle/Foothills trail in
Table Rock SP. We will be repairing the trail and doing some
stonework.
• Contact ANDREW GLEASON, FTC Maintenance Coordinator • [email protected] •
Saturday, January 25, 2020
o We will be repairing the stairs on the east side of the
Whitewater River. We will carry materials and tools to site
and make repairs.
Saturday, February 29, 2020
Re-blazing hikes from Cane Brake boat access to Laurel
Valley. We will be in several groups, 3 groups will boat
across Lake Jocassee with Jim Simpson and a 4th group will
work from Laurel Valley to Virginia Hawkins. Group One
will start at Laurel Fork access and work toward Virginia
Hawkins and catch a shuttle back to Devils Fork. Group Two
will start at Laurel Fork access and work to Rock Creek.
Group Three will start at Cane Brake and work to Rock
Creek. Jim Simpson will wait at Rock Creek for Groups Two
and Three and return them to Devils Fork.
• Contact ANDREW GLEASON, FTC Maintenance Coordinator • [email protected] • Saturday, March 28, 2020
o Re-blazing hike from Cane Brake boat access to the
Horsepasture River. Jim Simpson will shuttle us across Lake
Jocassee. We will be in two groups, working toward each
other. When the two groups meet, we will return to Cane
Brake where Jim will be waiting for us.
Saturday, April 25, 2020
o Re-blazing hike from the Horsepasture River to Bad Creek.
We will be in two groups, working toward each other. Jim
Simpson will shuttle group 1 across Lake Jocassee and group
2 will begin at Bad Creek. When the two groups meet, they
will return to Bad Creek.
Saturday, May 30, 2020
o General maintenance on a section of the Foothills trail. The
location will be announced a few weeks before the activity.
• Contact ANDREW GLEASON, FTC Maintenance Coordinator • [email protected] • Saturday, July 25, 2020
o Maintenance activity on the Big Bend Trail. We will remove
blowdowns, repaint blazes, and trail bed repairs.
Saturday, August 29, 2020
o General maintenance on a section of the Foothills trail. The
location will be announced a few weeks before the activity.
Saturday, September 26, 2020
o General maintenance on a section of the Foothills trail. The
location will be announced a few weeks before the activity.
Saturday, November 7, 2020
o Annual Meeting Maintenance Hike
Saturday, November 28, 2020
o General maintenance on a section of the Foothills trail. The
location will be announced a few weeks before the activity.
• Contact ANDREW GLEASON, FTC Maintenance Coordinator • [email protected] •