Cool Tools
Name 1 tool for measuring
Clinometer
GPS
Tape Measure
Name a few things you can use to block off trails you don't want people to use.
Debris, limbs, logs, brush, ect.
This is the mound of soil that develops at the outside of tread. It disrupts tread out slope and prevents water from leaving the tread to the down-slope.
A Berm.
The most important thing in trail work
Personal wellbeing and safety.
What are the last 4 words to the " Star Spangled Banner"
"home of the brave"
Name the saw that requires 2 people to operate and can also be carried on the shoulder.
The Crosscut Saw
The _______ of the hillside determines how difficult a trail is to build.
The Steepness
The _______ is an effective outsloped drain.
Knick
Name 3 items of PPE required for trail building
Gloves, hardhat, safety glasses, boots, and long pants. (Can be other items not listed)
Name two different soil textures.
Sand, Loam, Silt, Sandy Clay, and Clay
Name the tool that can be used to both pry rocks and grub
The Pick Mattock
True or False:
All trails are created equally
False, each trail is designed, constructed, and maintained to meet certain specifications.
This technique is used on steeper sections of trail. It is a knick with a long ramp about 4 ½ meters (15 feet) built on its downhill side
The Rolling Grade Dip
Name one major influence on soil drainage and durability.
Soil type and texture.
It may seem like fun at the time, but avoid the temptation to _________ a large stone loose.
Kick
This type of tool is inefficient in rocky or unusually brushy areas because neither side is equipped to handle those environments.
The McLeod.
The trail grade shouldn't be more than_________ the grade of the sideslope.
1/3 or 1/4 or 1/2
Half or 1/2
These are commonly used drainage structures. Water moving down the trail turns when it contacts this and, in theory, is directed off the lower edge of the trail.
Fill in the missing words.
______First, ________Last
Brains First, Muscles Last
What is Tread Creep?
Various answers
Name 3 tools for Grubbing
Combi, Fire Rake, Hoes, Mattocks, McCleod, Pick, Pulaski, Stump Grinder
Name 3 tools used for scouting the route in the feild.
clinometer, compass, altimeter, GPS receiver, flagging of different colors, wire pin flags, roll-up pocket surveyor's pole, permanent marker to write notes on the flagging, field book, probe to check soil depth to bedrock, and map
This tread is one that is lower on the outside or downhill side of the trail than it is on the inside or bankside. It is designed this way to keep water moving down the hill and not staying on the trail.
Name 3 components of " The Sustainable Solution"
Outsloped tread, Sustainable grades, Frequent grade reversals, Erosion resistance, Path that traverses along the sideslope, Provision for sheet flow of runoff, Positive user experiences, Low maintenance
What is the difference between Slough and Berm
Slough is soil, rock, and debris that has moved downhill to the inside of the tread.
Berms are made of soil that has built up on the outside of the tread