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Diverse Groups Team up to Work on the Great Eastern Trail

4/9/2013

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Wayne and Jeff load the tools on the mules at the end of the day.
Hikers, horsemen and mountain bikers teamed up to work on the Carr Mountain section of the Great Eastern Trail on April 6-7.  Fourteen volunteers, led by Tom Johnson, President of the Great Eastern Trail Association, assembled at Blue Hole and made their way to the German River trailhead near Criders.  With the help of 4 mules who carried tools to a remote section of trail, the group was able to make substantial progress on digging sidehill.  

Volunteers from PATC - Southern Shenandoah Valley Chapter worked alongside members of the North River Chapter of Backcountry Horsemen of Virginia and Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition.  

The Carr Mountain section of the GET borders VWC's Beech Lick Knob Wilderness Proposal.  The trail, which is nearly completed, will be open to hikers, horseback riders, hunters, and mountain bikers.

New section of Great Eastern Trail
New section of Great Eastern Trail on Carr Mountain
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