AT Section Maintenance and Special Projects Nov. 18, Third Saturday Trip Bill Stowell reporting The Third Saturday project for November was to complete the trail rehab from Laurel Fork Gorge going up toward Pond Flats. We built a new trail around a deep depression on the railroad grade and made a new switchback where there was a steep rock and uphill section. We also completed cleaning up other smaller sections that needed some work. We worked on trail rehab between Watauga Dam and the Watauga Lake Shelter. We began repairing the treadway.
Further work is needed.
On Tuesday, December 1, Darrol Nickels, Frank Williams, and Ed Oliver began flagging the relocation between Campbell Hollow Road and Big Pine Mountain. This relocation will take the Appalachian Trail by Elk River Falls. We were able to flag the portion of this relocation between Elk River Falls and Campbell Hollow Road. We estimate that we completed flagging about a third of the total relocation. Dec. 5, Trail Relocation Project On Saturday, December 5, eight people showed up at Burger King in Colonial Heights to help with the flagging of the relocation at Elk River Falls.