Category Archives: Maintenance Projects

Significant projects done by or organized by the club for typically the AT but could be other trails/waterways as well.

Recurring Event Reminder

Here’s a memory jogger for our routine events!

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2011 AT Statistics

Jeff Siirola reporting Statistics for 2011 AT maintenance has now been added to our year by year summary and charts. Data for 2011 is below. It’s been an amazing year setting all sorts of club records! Year: 2011 TEHCC Total: … Continue reading

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Konnarock Crew – Hughes Gap to Cloudland Relocations

Scheduled for July 8-10, and July 29-31, 2011 Leaders: Joe DeLoach and Carl Fritz Last year, we began one of our most ambitious Appalachian Trail relocations ever, from Hughes Gap to Cloudland atop Roan Mountain.  This formerly 2.6-mile section of … Continue reading

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2011 Damascus Hard Core

Carl Fritz reporting “Hard Core! Hard Core!  Hard Core!” was shouted late Monday afternoon as the two new relocations were opened.  Anyone on Pond Mountain heard those enthusiastic shouts.  And well deserved they were.  These two relocations comprised about 2150 … Continue reading

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2011 Spring Storms

As everybody who lives in this area is aware, we’ve been pummeled with storms over the last couple of months. This of course has caused its share of blowdowns on the trail. We’ve had hikers reporting blowdowns throughout various parts … Continue reading

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Konnarock Crew – Hughes Gap to Cloudland Relocations

Scheduled for June 3-5, June 17-19, July 8-10, and July 29-31, 2011 Leaders: Joe DeLoach and Carl Fritz Last year, we began one of our most ambitious Appalachian Trail relocations ever, from Hughes Gap to Cloudland atop Roan Mountain.  This … Continue reading

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Friends of Warriors Path Work Day, April 30, 2011

Leader:  Kevin Barham Warriors Path is requesting help with their upcoming maintenance event, Friends of Warriors Path Work Day.  FOWP is typically able to get a good numbers of volunteers at their work day events, but often need a few … Continue reading

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Hard Core – Pond Mountain and Hughes Gap Relocations (2010)

The 10th annual Hard Core event became reality on Sunday, May 16, and Monday, May 17.  It was a reunion for many of us, but we also welcomed many first timers.  As usual, everyone had fun working hard. On Sunday … Continue reading

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Hard Core – Big Laurel Branch Wilderness and Grassy Ridge Relocations (2009)

The ninth annual Damascus Hard Core, held Sunday, May 17, and Monday, May 18, is now history. And it was a very exciting event! We hoped the Saturday night rains would clear sufficiently by mid-morning Sunday, and they did. Monday … Continue reading

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Hard Core – Little Bald Knob and Grassy Ridge Relocations (2008)

It was just like it says – hard core. Most everyone arrived at Iron Mountain Gap on Sunday morning around 11 am. After arranging parking and sorting out tools, we took in groups 10 at a time to the relocation … Continue reading

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