National Trails Day - INHT Mile 21 Trail Build Out
Sat, Jun 04
|Kenai Lake Work Center
We will be constructing a new section of the Iditarod National Historic Trail beginning at Mile 21 and working towards Ptarmigan Creek.
Time & Location
Jun 04, 2022, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Kenai Lake Work Center , 29847 Seward Hwy, Seward, AK 99664, USA
Guests
About the event
We will be constructing a new section of the Iditarod National Historic Trail beginning at Mile 21 and working towards Ptarmigan Creek. The work will be strenuous and the terrain steep using hand tools such as pulaskis and shovels. Volunteers should be aware of their own abilities. The trail crew will have the trail corridor cleared of downed logs and partnering Youth Crew will be working on constructing trail tread the week prior to the event. Volunteers will work alongside both Alaska Geographic Youth Crew and Forest Service employees.
HIKING INFO:
We will be no more than ¼ mile from the parking area. However, the terrain is steep and uneven as the trail tread is not yet established.
WHAT IT TAKES:
Work will be strenuous at times and volunteers must come prepared with food and water for the day. We will not be returning to the trailhead for lunch. Volunteers…