Dates:
Meeting Date/Time/Location:
July 29th, 8am at the Lincoln Ranger District
Project Start Date: July 29th
Project End Date: August 2nd
Ranger District:
Lincoln Ranger District
Trailhead:
Arrastra Creek
Campsite:
Backcountry Primitive: Along Arrastra Creek
Miles to camp:
3 miles
Hiking Difficulty:
Easy/Moderate: About 3 miles of hiking with less then 1000ft of elevation gain will bring you to your basecamp in the upper avalanche paths of Arrastra Creek.
Work Difficulty:
Difficult: You will be using digging tools to reestablish eroding trail tread, and frequently swinging picks and using shovels to remove material. Additionally, handsaws will be used to remove brush that is encroaching on the trail corridor.
Project Description
The Arrastra Creek Trail is a lesser known entryway into the Scapegoat Wilderness, ultimately delivering wilderness travelers to the upper reaches of the North Fork Backfoot River. Your crew will be working near the divide between Arrastra Creek and Meadow Creek, reestablishing tread where it has eroded away, clearing clogged drains, and removing sloughing rocks from the trail. Your camp will be in the upper reaches of the Arrastra Drainage, which is flush with wildflowers in the height of summer. Come check out a lesser traveled region of this rugged wilderness and ensure this trail is usable for future travelers.
Cancellation Policy
It is very important to know that you are expected to commit to the project once you sign up. All of our projects take a lot of time and effort to organize and we want to make sure that we have full trips so that we can complete the project as outlined by our Forest Service partners. Please do not sign up for a trip unless you are committed to doing it.
We do, of course, understand that things happen and circumstances change, so if you must cancel, please do so as soon as possible. Cancellations made less than 45 days before the trip and no-shows will forfeit their project registration deposit as a cancellation fee.
While uncommon, BMWF may find it necessary to cancel a project due to low volunteer sign-ups or safety reasons (i.e. wildfires), but will contact volunteers as soon as possible and typically no later than two weeks before the project start date. For this reason we strongly recommend volunteers purchase trip insurance when making airline reservations or other travel arrangements.
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We encourage you to join the waitlist if a trip is full – we often have openings for these spots throughout the summer!