 Eagle's Nest Trail Builders
A social volunteer group for the purpose of building and maintaining trails in the Eagle's Nest neighborhood in Banner Elk, NC |
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Event Calendar
Previous Events
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August 14, 2016
, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM This event is to capture those that want to opt into, or out of, the new EaglesNestTrailBuilders.com group. If for any reason you cannot help because of logistics, location, etc., simply click on the NO for the RSVP.
August 14, 2016
, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Meet at 11:00am at Sportsman's Lodge with, or without your ATV, and we'll head over to the Beaver Pond trail hill at about 11:15-11:30p to start cutting a new Green/Blue trail as a workaround for the steep, rocky and dangerous hill-climb that is a little bit past the Beaver Pond.
September 3, 2016
, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM We will all meet at the Sportsman's Lodge on Saturday, Sept 3rd and 10th at 12:00pm. We can finalize the new Beaver Pond hill climb workaround trail, then start in on the new ATV trail section. Bring lots of water and/or beer! You may also want to grab lunch prior to coming, or bring some dogs to cook in the fire. I'll see if we can coordinate with EN about providing pizzas eventually. Hopefully, we'll have an excavator and/or Bobcat machine by this date which will be very helpful. NOTE: Marc will be out of town for the 10th one so I need to coordinate with someone else to head up the workday on the 10th.
September 10, 2016
, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM We will all meet at the Sportsman's Lodge on Saturday at 2:00pm (NOT NOON). We can finalize the new Beaver Pond hill climb workaround trail, then clear the Boulder Pass parallel logging road. Bring lots of water and/or beer! You may also want to grab lunch prior to coming, or bring some dogs to cook in the fire. I'll see if we can coordinate with EN about providing pizzas eventually. Hopefully, we'll have an excavator and/or Bobcat machine by this date which will be very helpful to grade out the new Beaver Pond Hill-Climb Workaround.
NOTE: We'll try 2:00pm-5:00pm going forward since we all need to get lunch before a big workday. This gives us time to shower up before the band event in the evening. We primarily need shovels, rakes, laupers and digging bars, and don't forget your working gloves! I'll have extras of these if you don't have any tools on-site.
September 24, 2016
, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM I'll be up at EN this weekend and was hoping to get a few hours of new trail cutting in from 2p to 5p if anyone wants to jump in. There are three projects that need an excavator for just a few minutes each, so I'm working on that versus us having to dig for 3 hours by hand versus about 2 minutes using an excavator. If you can make it, please RSVP and I'll meet you at the Sportsman's Lodge at 2pm.
October 8, 2016
, 2:00 AM - 5:00 PM Please click YES if you would potentially have any interest in being a part of a group-investment in land that is adjacent to Eagle's Nest that would be used for extending our trails? I am trying to guage a general interest level of those that would be interested in forming a joint company that would own and operate land where we can custom build trails, and also lease out land segments to tree farmers, growers, etc. to cover the tax liability. Annual trail passes could also generate a small revenue stream to cover costs, as well as keep the volume of traffic managable and restricted. Any investment amount could be submitted, but we'd likely target between $10k-25k per investor. My vision is to acquire 75-150 acres.
October 8, 2016
, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Monthly trail work day on the new "Dizzy Beaver Playground." We'll be cutting brand new trails around the Beaver Pond to create a training course loop that will be tons of fun for all skill sets and vehicle types and will have all types of training obstacles such as small hill climbs, slanted sideways hills, rock climbs, log crossings, "rockstable course," and of course some air-time opportunities! We'll meet at Sportsman's Lodge between 1:45 and 2:00pm then will all head down. Bring pruning shears, loppers, rakes, shovels, chainsaws/eyewear and gloves!
November 12, 2016
, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Monthly trail work day on the new "Dizzy Beaver Playground." We'll be cutting brand new trails around the Beaver Pond to create a training course loop that will be tons of fun for all skill sets and vehicle types and will have all types of training obstacles such as small hill climbs, slanted sideways hills, rock climbs, log crossings, "rockstable course," and of course some air-time opportunities! We'll meet at Sportsman's Lodge between 1:45 and 2:00pm then will all head down. Bring pruning shears, loppers, rakes, shovels, chainsaws/eyewear and gloves!
May 27, 2017
, 1:45 PM - 5:00 PM Happy 2017 Trail Builders!
LOTS of amazing things happened over the winter season with a ton of new trails and updates. I'll be posting a trail maps download file that you will be able to load into your GPS device, or directly into your phone using the free GoogleEarth app which is amazing! More instructions to come on this over the next week or two.
Next Saturday the 27th we'll be doing a trail workday at 2pm until 5pm. Please RSVP. We will all meet at the Sportsman's Lodge at 1:45p, then will roll on out right at 2:00p to go to the trails work area which will be down the Beaver Dam Pond valley. Arrive on your ATV if possible as we'll need to drive down to the work area spot, or you could ride with others. You will need gloves, hand saws, loppers, machetes, chain saws, rakes, shovels, axes, etc. I'll have a few extra tools for those that don't have any, but gloves are highly recommended.
This is a great way to meet your neighbors and make some new riding friends! Kids over 10 are definitely welcome as they love playing in the woods and it makes them appreciate the trails.
December 2, 2017
, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Yee Haw! It's trail building time!
This Saturday, December 2nd we'll be doing a trail workday at 11:00am until 3:00pm. Even an hour of your time is hugely helpful if you cannot stay the whole time. Please RSVP so that we can put a good game plan together. Multiple RSVP's only count as one.
We will all meet at the Sportsman's Lodge at 10:45a, then will roll on out right at 11:00a to go to the trails work area which will be down the Beaver Dam Pond valley.
Arrive on your ATV if possible as we'll need to drive down to the work area spot, or you could ride with others. You will need work gloves, hand saws, loppers, machetes, chain saws, rakes, shovels, axes, etc. I'll have a few extra tools for those that don't have any, but gloves are definitely recommended.
This is a really amazing way to socialize, meet your neighbors and make some new riding friends! Kids over 10 are definitely welcome as they love playing in the woods and it makes them appreciate the trails.
If for any reason you miss us at Sportsman's Lodge, go to the Beaver Pond entrance, pass the running stream, then make a left about 100 feet after the stream. We'll be headed down to that area for cleanup and cutting of brand new trails.
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