Trail Maintainers
All Trail Maintainers should report their hours after each work trip using this form:
SSVC members maintain trails in three areas:
- Shenandoah National Park. Our chapter maintains a section of the AT from Ivy Creek Overlook to Pinefield Gap. Jeff and Jon Bolander coordinate group work trips. Contact them to volunteer to help at (540) 421-9275, jblndr@hotmail.com. In addition, several SSVC members have adopted sections of the AT or side trails in SNP, mostly in the South Section. Follow the Potomac Appalachian to see if any AT sections or side trails need maintainers. Contact Dave Bowen at dbowenflyr@yahoo.com to adopt a section of the AT in the South Section of SNP.
- Massanutten Mountain in the Lee Ranger District. Several SSVC members have adopted trails on Massanutten Mountain. Contact District Manager Paul Boisen at paulboisen@hotmail.com to see if any Massanutten Trails need maintainers. These are also listed in Potomac Appalachian.
- Shenandoah Mountain in the North River District. Many trails on Shenandoah Mountain in the North River District of the GWNF need maintainers (see below). Many of these are in the proposed Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area and embedded Wilderness areas. Contact District Co-Managers Lynn and Malcolm Cameron at slynncameron@gmail.com or malcolmgcameron@gmail.com, (540)234-6273 to become a trail maintainer or to join the Shenandoah Mountain Work Crew.
North River Ranger District (mostly Shenandoah Mountain) in the GWNF
Go to North River District Forms and Resources page
In 2019, PATC added the GWNF North River District to its area of responsibility for trail maintenance. PATC has had a longstanding interest in this area that goes back to the 1920s when PATC would bring busloads of hikers to Ramseys Draft and Reddish Knob area. PATC built Sexton Shelter on Jerrys Run in 1938 and maintained it until 1985. Shenandoah Mountain Trail was one of Myron Avery's favorite trails. The NRRD trails offer spectacular beauty, a premier hiking experience through a healthy mature hardwood forest, exceptional opportunities for solitude, and an excellent setting for viewing wildflowers and wildlife.
Following is a list of trails that PATC volunteers maintain on in the North River District. These are some of our favorite hiking trails. Several trails still need overseers. Please contact PATC North River District Managers Lynn and Malcolm Cameron if you would like to become a trail maintainer.
So, what does it mean to be a trail maintainer? Trail maintainers are expected to inspect their trails several times a year and do routine trail maintenance, such as clip back vegetation and remove small blowdowns. Trail maintainers can report larger blowdowns to Lynn and Malcolm who will ask certified chain sawyers or crosscut sawyers to help remove them. After each inspection or work trip, trail maintainers report their volunteer hours on our PATC Worktrip Report Form.
If you would like to become a trail maintainers for any of the "open" trails listed below or for any other trails in the North River District, please let Lynn and Malcolm know, and they will sign you up! We have a PATC tool cache at the North River District office for our use.
North River District Managers
Lynn and Malcolm Cameron
slynncameron@gmail.com or malcolmgcameron@gmail.com
(540) 234-6273 (H), or (540)830-4524 (cell)
North River District Trails
Shenandoah Mountain Trail/Great Eastern Trail
Hone Quarry Trails
Ramseys Draft Wilderness and Proposed Addition
Other Trails:
Go to North River District Forms and Resources page
In 2019, PATC added the GWNF North River District to its area of responsibility for trail maintenance. PATC has had a longstanding interest in this area that goes back to the 1920s when PATC would bring busloads of hikers to Ramseys Draft and Reddish Knob area. PATC built Sexton Shelter on Jerrys Run in 1938 and maintained it until 1985. Shenandoah Mountain Trail was one of Myron Avery's favorite trails. The NRRD trails offer spectacular beauty, a premier hiking experience through a healthy mature hardwood forest, exceptional opportunities for solitude, and an excellent setting for viewing wildflowers and wildlife.
Following is a list of trails that PATC volunteers maintain on in the North River District. These are some of our favorite hiking trails. Several trails still need overseers. Please contact PATC North River District Managers Lynn and Malcolm Cameron if you would like to become a trail maintainer.
So, what does it mean to be a trail maintainer? Trail maintainers are expected to inspect their trails several times a year and do routine trail maintenance, such as clip back vegetation and remove small blowdowns. Trail maintainers can report larger blowdowns to Lynn and Malcolm who will ask certified chain sawyers or crosscut sawyers to help remove them. After each inspection or work trip, trail maintainers report their volunteer hours on our PATC Worktrip Report Form.
If you would like to become a trail maintainers for any of the "open" trails listed below or for any other trails in the North River District, please let Lynn and Malcolm know, and they will sign you up! We have a PATC tool cache at the North River District office for our use.
North River District Managers
Lynn and Malcolm Cameron
slynncameron@gmail.com or malcolmgcameron@gmail.com
(540) 234-6273 (H), or (540)830-4524 (cell)
North River District Trails
Shenandoah Mountain Trail/Great Eastern Trail
- High Knob Trail from from Rt. 33 to High Knob Fire Tower – .5 mi. (#1024) – JMU GIVE (Sidney Jackson)
- SMT North from Rt. 33 to end of private road. 2.1 mi. - JMU GIVE (Sidney Jackson)
- SMT from end of private road to FR 85 (#1024) – 5.6 mi. - Mike Tranum, Tim Hupp, and Chris Bowlen
- North River Trail from FR 85 to FR 95 – 4.5 mi. (#539) – Tim and Valarie Link
- SMT from FR 95 to Ramseys Draft Trail intersection – 3.45 mi. (#447) – Billy Flint
- SMT from Rt. 250 to Jerrys Run Trail – 2.4 mi. (#447) - Jeff Monroe
- SMT from Jerrys Run to Al's Run – 2.1 mi. (#447) – Barbara Martin and John Burkhardt
- SMT from Al's Run to Ramseys Draft Trail - 2.6 mi. (#447) - Roger and Jan Orndorff
Hone Quarry Trails
- Cliff Trail – 1 mi. from FR 62 to Rock slide (#429) – Kathy Foster
- Hone Quarry Loop (Heartbreak, #435A, 1.3 mi from FR 62 to Hone Quarry Ridge Trail; Hone Quarry Ridge Trail from Heartbreak to Big Hollow, 2 mi. (#435); Big Hollow from Hone Quarry Ridge to FR 62 – 2 mi. #430); loop is from FR 62 to FR 62) – 5 mi.– Christa Neher, Kathy Foster, and Austin Sachs, with help from Brian Nixon, Christy Bradburn and Brian Koerner
- Falls Trail (unofficial) from FR. 62 to Hone Quarry Falls- .65 mi., no number - Brian Nixon
- Grooms Ridge Trail from FR 101 to Wild Oak Trail – 4 mi. (#424) – Lynn and Malcolm Cameron
- Buck Mountain Trail from Hearthstone Lake to Bald Mountain Rd. – 5.8 mi. (#434) – Ron Stoltzfus (lower half) and Jon Gilmore (upper half)
Ramseys Draft Wilderness and Proposed Addition
- Ramseys Draft Trail from Mountain House Picnic Area to Jerrys Run - 2.4 - Chad Kauffman and Erick Kuhlmann
- Ramseys Draft Trail from Jerrys Run to Hiner Spring – 3.9 mi (#440) - Chad Kauffman and Erick Kuhlmann
- Ramseys Draft Trail from Hiner Spring to Shenandoah Mountain Trail - (#440) 1. mi - Billy Flint
- Hardscrabble Knob Trai - .4 mi. (#440A) - Billy Flint
- Jerrys Run Trail from Shenandoah Mountain Trail to Ramseys Draft Trail – 2.1 mi. (#441) – Lynn & Malcolm Cameron
- Bald Ridge Trail from Bridge Hollow intersection to Dividing Ridge Trail intersection, 4.6 mi. (#496) - Pete DeSmit
- Dividing Ridge Trail from FR. 96 to Bald Ridge Trail (Section B of Wild Oak National Rec. Trail) - 2.3 mi (#716) - Tom Engle
- Big Bald segment of Section B of Wild Oak Trail from Dividing Ridge Trail to Springhouse Ridge Trail (#716) – 1.8 mi. - Craig Sease
- Springhouse Ridge Trail of Wild Oak Trail from Hiner Spring intersection to FR 95 – 1.6 mi. (#716) - Jeff Landis
- Hiner Spring Trail from Springhouse Ridge Trail to Ramseys Draft Trail – 1.3 mi. (#446) - Larry Ragland
Other Trails:
- Maple Springs Trail from Rawley Springs Parking to FR 225. – 4.5 mi. – (#490) – open
- Flat Run Trail from FR 95 to FR 95A – 2.2 mi. (#505) – David Kanagy
- Braley Pond Trails – from Braley Pond Parking to Braley Pond Parking - 3.6 mi. (#491, 496, 654) - Judy Bartlett and Liz Montgomery
- North Mountain Trail from SR 688 to Elliott Knob Fire Tower (#443 ) - 4.7 mi. – Jeff Monroe
- Cold Spring Trail from FR 77 to North Mountain Trail - 2.2 mi. (#445) – Jeff Monroe
- Georgia Camp Trail from Rt. 250 to FR 396 - 4 mi. (#113) - Sean Campbell
- Chimney Hollow Trail from Rt. 250 to intersection with Crawford Mtn. Trail - 3.5 mi. (#489) - Barbara Martin and Sam Vincent (upper 2/3) and Jack Edwards (lower 1/3)
- Crawford Knob Traill (#487) from McKittrick Rd. (FR 1269) to intersection with Crawford Mtn. Trail - 3.5 mi. - Jim Fye and John Burkhardt
- Trimble Mountain Trail - 4 mi. (#375) - Gary Flynn, co-maintainer needed
- North River Gorge Trail from WOT Parking to FR 538 - Jen and Todd Fowler
- Bear Draft Trail - 1.3 mi. (#535) - Judy Bartlett and Liz Montgomery
- White Oak Draft Trail - 2 mi. (#486) - Lavern Beachy
- Falls Hollow Trail - 3 mi. (#657) - Larry Ragland
Work Trip Safety
When SSVC members and other volunteers do trail work in Shenandoah National Park or in the George Washington National Forest, we operate under volunteer agreements with the National Park Service or the Forest Service which confers benefits of medical treatment for injuries sustained during our work. Please use proper safety equipment at all times so that you will be eligible for Workman's Comp if you should happen to be injured.
Operating a weedeater is the most hazardous thing we do, with possible eye and face injury from thrown debris or getting into poison ivy, and hearing damage. PATC provides ear muff/face shields for three of us who routinely use PATC weedeaters. Safety glasses – preferably wrap-around – should be worn in addition to the face shield. For those who bring and use their own weedeaters, please bring and use safety glasses and muff or plug ear portection. All should wear long pants, long-sleeve shirts and gloves when weedeating.
If we ever have a reportable injury, things will go better if we can show that all possible safety measures were in use.
When SSVC members and other volunteers do trail work in Shenandoah National Park or in the George Washington National Forest, we operate under volunteer agreements with the National Park Service or the Forest Service which confers benefits of medical treatment for injuries sustained during our work. Please use proper safety equipment at all times so that you will be eligible for Workman's Comp if you should happen to be injured.
Operating a weedeater is the most hazardous thing we do, with possible eye and face injury from thrown debris or getting into poison ivy, and hearing damage. PATC provides ear muff/face shields for three of us who routinely use PATC weedeaters. Safety glasses – preferably wrap-around – should be worn in addition to the face shield. For those who bring and use their own weedeaters, please bring and use safety glasses and muff or plug ear portection. All should wear long pants, long-sleeve shirts and gloves when weedeating.
If we ever have a reportable injury, things will go better if we can show that all possible safety measures were in use.