2017-Otten Johnson SWAT: Yellow Brick Road

Start Date-End Date: 09/15/2017-09/15/2017 Land Manager Office: Town of Breckenridge Land Manager Contact: Tony Overlock Funding Partner: Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC Programmatic Partner: Summary: The goal will be to construct 300 feet of single track trail on the Yellow Brick Rd Trail near the Sallie Barber Mine Trailhead and installed 2 chicane split rail fences to deter illegal motorized users. This new multi-use trail helps to connects Yellow Brick Rd Trail to Wirepatch and gives easier access to trails in the National Forest. Description: Volunteers will work under the supervision of the Town of Breckenridge trails staff to construct new trail. There is about 300 feet of remaining trail in order to finish this connecting section. Volunteers will attempt to accomplish as much of the trail as possible in the short duration of the project. Latitude/Longitude: 3929'11.3, 10558'48.2 Additional Information: Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: Moderate, Difficult High Altitude Project: No Desired Number of Volunteers: 10 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 13 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0 Total Volunteer Days: 13 Total Unique Volunteers: 13 Total Volunteer Hours: 71.5 Staff Hours: 21.25 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: We constructed 300 feet of single track trail on the Yellow Brick Rd Trail and installed 2 chicane split rail fences. This new trail helps to connects Yellow Brick Rd Trail to Wirepatch and gives easier access to more trails in the National Forest. Successes and Challenges: Successes: This SWAT was one of the most beautiful of the year. The Aspens were changing from green to yellow and we had a viewpoint to look over the city of Breckenridge and the ski mountain. We completed all assigned work and were able to watch local trail crews fell about 7 large trees at the end of the project to close down an existing road. Volunteers had a great time. The weather was beautiful. We had about 5 Breckenridge Trail Staff on hand as well as 2 staff from Summit County to help us in our work. This lead to very easy instruction and a 1 instructor to 2 volunteer ratio. Challenges: There weren't many challenges on this project. We changed the project a couple weeks out because the original project was completed (this was a good switch as we went to a much more beautiful area). This was my third project in the same work week. Lessons Learned: N/A Special Notes: N/A Stewardship Education: Joel from the Breckenridge trail crew talked about the importance of the trail and its great connectivity. Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: N/A Description of Accidents/Incidents: N/A Description of Work Completed: