Landowner Rights & Trail User Responsibilities

The Waskahegan Trail is a unique resource that exists only because of the generosity of landowners. Before you set foot on the trail:

  1. Know the landowner rights and the trail user responsibilities.
  2. Check the trail conditions

Battle River Hike from Peter Fidler Monument to Duhamel

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The ongoing heat wave was no obstacle for the six people who came out to hike the forest trail along the Battle River. The old trees provided a welcome canopy against the beating sun, and we found pockets of cool breezes in between pockets of humidity and mosquitos.

One of the few open areas on this trail is at the top of the land, above the forest. Here is a large pond that has filled in what was once a gravel pit.

This trail had not been used in a few years, and clearing it took some effort. You can read about how a small crew cut through a fallen tree that was more than 100 years old and see the photos here.

The rest of the trail maintenance—mowing, clipping, signing—took place on Saturday with 9 people just the day before the hike.

Lunch was at the Ross Flats Campground (what we used to call Duhamel Campground).

Here we are with the ancient tree. There are more photos on Flickr.

 

Carving a Path Through the Forest

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Carving a path through forest and meadow is what trail clearing is all about. This past week a section along the Battle River crews were challenged with more than usual down trees. The picture below shows an ancient tree estimated to be over 100 years old that Brad and Gary cut through.

There are more pictures on Flickr.