On Wednesday May 4th 10 of us cleared the trail from A62 east. One group worked from the campground at A62 to the end of the grassland, signing, clipping and mowing. One of the mowers died halfway back and had to be towed by the other.
A second group went in at RR210 through the road allowance to chain, clip and sign to the beginning of the grasslands and back.
A third group was to load up lumber and tools on the cart to fix the stile on the side of Rest and Be Thankful hill, except the wheels on the cart were forgotten so we carried it in only to find the fence gone and no need for a stile! So like convicts ditch digging in a row, Brad and John picked and dug the side of the hill path to sort out the narrow slant (I mostly supervised), until it was decided to quit because of the heat.We will go back on a cooler day with more equipment and people.
So the two RR210 groups drove over to the campground and cleared trail going west in the cool woods.
We refreshed at McDonald’s in Camrose before heading back to town. Excellent work on a too hot day!
Karen B.
What a day! Kudos to the work party for their hard work. East Battle River is a very popular section of trail. I know many hikers are going to appreciate the maintenance.