Hope Point Trail Maintenance
Sat, Jul 08
|Hope
Volunteers will help with brushing and drainage on this challenging trail during a two-day event, July 8th and 9th. This trail work will be strenuous, but will reward you with beautiful views of the Turnagain Arm and surrounding mountains.
Time & Location
Jul 08, 2023, 9:00 AM AKDT – Jul 09, 2023, 4:30 PM AKDT
Hope, Hope Hwy, Hope, AK 99605, USA
Guests
About the event
Volunteer work will involve brushing and drainage work from Mile 2.5 to 3.3 of the Hope Point Trail. This is a strenuous hike with significant elevation gain. Work will be strenuous and volunteers will brush short alder sections with handsaws and loppers and reestablish existing waterbars on the trail. Volunteers should be aware of their own abilities. This is a two-day volunteer event:
Saturday 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Sunday 10:00AM – 4:30PM
Four campsites at Porcupine Campground will be reserved for Alaska Trails volunteers for the evenings of July 7th and 8th. If you would like to camp after the event, you will share these campsites with other volunteers. Packaroons from Heather's Choice will be provided as snacks for volunteers at this event.
Saturday we will be gathering to leave the campsite at 9AM. We will hike to the trail from the campground. Sunday we will be leaving from the Hope Point/Gull…