Activity History
2025
Throughout the year the Leadership Team developed a plan for replacing the aging Puckett Creek Bridge. Originally, we hoped to move the new bridge site upstream, but complications introduced by the Corps of Engineers resulted in the decision to place the new bridge next to the existing one.
In September, the owner of the property through which the Upper Purple and Upper Yellow trails course notified the Stewards that he was selling his property to a real estate developer. Preliminary work was done by the developer on the site, temporarily disturbing the trails. The trails were repaired in the fall. Ultimately, however, once development resumes, the upper portion of both trails will have to be rerouted. Planning is underway to undertake that task.
In 2025, the Stewards initiated a "Fourth Saturday Work Day" program. As the name implies, the fourth Saturday of each month has been designated as an official work day. The purpose is to provide both the Steward Leadership Team and the invaluable Stewards who support the trails a regular schedule by which to conduct trail maintenance activities.
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December - The biggest focus in December was construction of the new bridge. The new site was leveled and footings poured.
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November - White Trail improvements, Purple Trail swamp reroute
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October - White Trail improvements
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September - Kiosk improvements
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July - Orange Trail flooding and hog damage repairs
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June - trail clearance - Green, Orange, White, Purple
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May - trail clearance, Purple Trail bridge improvements
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February -Purple Trail debris clearance
2024
Work Day - 04/27/2024
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- White - Church to Meadow - completed blazing
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- White - church kiosk toward Boling - completed re-blazing about a half mile of trail
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- White - removed large tree blocking the trail close to the meadow
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- White - repairs to bridge close to church
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- White - cleaned up overgrown area around church kiosk
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- Yellow - re-blazed entire trail
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- Orange - removed large tree blocking the trail close to Shoal Creek road
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- Orange - removed medium tree blocking the trail close to the church
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- Orange - cleaned-up overgrown area close to Shoal Creek road
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- Purple - removed two areas of small trees blocking a section of the upper trail
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- Purple - cleaned up overgrown areas on upper trail
Leadership Meeting - 04/11 - Summary
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Website stats indicate 400-500 people use the website each month
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Puckett Bridge replacement
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Location - replacement will be just upstream of current bridge.
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Logistics - multiple work days likely to be needed. .
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Rolling Barge - will most likely be using Rolling Barge modular bridge product. Continued discussion about bridge decking - pressure treated wood versus composite material versus something else
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Networking - plans to reach out to SORBA with Allatoona Creek Trails. They previously built a Rolling Barge bridge at their mountain bike trails.
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Funding - many people have previously have expressed interest in contributing to bridge replacement costs. Funds to be provided to Scouts Canton 501c3 for tax deductible donations.
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Approval - Corps of Engineer approval will be needed. Full specs, location determination, and all details need to be ironed out prior to approaching the Corps.
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4/27/2024 Work Day
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Tree removal - will do recon to see if chainsaws will be needed
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Weed eating - purple and yellow need weed eating, other trails likely will need attention to
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Bridges - may need a small foot bridge on boggy section of Green
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Blazing - need to complete re-blazing - Yellow and parts of White
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Umbrella Insurance - policy needed to cover liability for leadership team
Work Day - 04/6/2024 - Blazing Trails
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White: Church to Meadow (largely required new blazes because of the recent re-route)
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White: Meadow to Jug Creek and back
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Orange: Trailhead at White to Shoal Creek road and back
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Green: Entire trail
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Purple: Entire trail
Work Day - 02/21/2024
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Trees removed from various trails
2023
Work Day - 12/08/2023
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Repairs made to bridge W3 on the White trail. Over time, erosion and wet conditions resulted in considerable rot on end of the bridge. The bulk of the work was completed on 12/8, but final water diversion measures were completed in the following week.
Work Days - May 2023
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Large oak on White in precarious location
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Large, complex blowdown on Yellow
