TRAIL
BUILDING & MAINTENANCE:
OTHER TRAILS
E-mail
the Hoosier Hikers Council for more specific information:
hikers@hoosierhikerscouncil.org.
Jimmy Nash Trail, Martinsville:
This is a rewarding 3 km trail in a remarkably wild section of Martinsville’s Nash Park. It was a hilly and challenging route to build, far from the crowds that visit the developed facilities at the “front” of the property! The trail was designed and built by the HHC. The work was begun in 2009, and completed in 2011, but some finishing touches are still needed. If you would like to help with continuing work, or would like to monitor or “adopt” a part of the trail, please contact us.
For more information about the Jimmy Nash Trail , please contact the HHC at hikers@hoosierhikerscouncil.org or mlstuttgen@comcast.net.
Northern Indiana Trail Project:
Trail
building projects are being considered on several properties
in the north. We hope to add trails at State D.N.R.
Fish & Wildlife Areas like the Boy Scout Trail at Minnehaha
that the HHC rehabilitated in 1998. Interested trail
builders who reside in the northern part of the state
are especially needed for this work.
Spurgeon
Hollow Fish & Wildlife Area: The HHC is currently working
to identify and sign trails at Spurgeon Hollow Fish
& Wildlife Area, a spectacularly special natural area
with both hiking and canoeing attractions in addition
to hunting. For an update on progress: hikers@hoosierhikerscouncil.org.
Register
your support for more hiking trails at F&W areas by
e-mailing DNR at ingle@dnr.state.in.us
or by visiting www.teaming.com.
Harrison-Crawford
State Forest:
An
inventory of trail conditions was carried out by the
HHC at this property in 1998. We made some minor fixes
then. Much more work remains: although H-CSF has separate
hiking and horse trails, horseback riders spill over
onto hiking trails. Volunteers from the south are needed
to monitor and assist in rehabilitating and maintaining
hiking trails.
Get
details and offer your support by e-mailing the HHC
at hikers@hoosierhikerscouncil.org
E-mail
hcwc@seidata.com
to help convince officials of the need.
E-mail
bfischer@dnr.state.in.us
to register your interest in more separate footpaths
on DNR Forestry Division properties; Multiple-Use trails
on properties such as Greene-Sullivan S.F. are in such
condition as to be unusable by hikers.
Improvement
needed in your region? We are looking for projects
in all parts of the state.
E-mail hikers@hoosierhikerscouncil.org
to list your trail.
E-mail DNR at ekress@dnr.state.in.us
to inform them of state trails needing improvement.
E-mail HNF at r9 hoosier website@fs.fed.us to inform them
of federal trails needing improvement.
