2008 Trail Survey

Trail #16- Felch to Nordic Jct:
Time: 1:30pm
Condition of trail: Smooth
Brushing: Satisfactory
Signing: For the most part good. With the exceptions below.
1- 2 Stop signs missing by Solberg’s Bar. Jim installed 2 new signs on existing posts.
2- 1 Stop Ahead sign missing on north side of Hwy M-69 in Felch. Jim placed temporary sign on tree. Club needs to place a post.
3- Stop Ahead sign missing on east side of Co. Rd. 581. Jim installed temporary sign on a tree. Club needs to place a post.
4- 1 Stop and 1 Stop Ahead signs missing on west side of Co. Rd. 581. Jim placed temporary signs on trees. Club needs to place posts.
5- Private drives need to be signed better.
6- More Chevron signs are needed on some of the sharper corners.
7- Truck Traffic signs are needed on plowed portion of the trail east of the junction of trail 5 & 16.
8- At the junction of trail 16 & 5 all snowmobile traffic needs to stop. Stop and Stop Ahead signs need to be installed on trail 16 at the intersection, (see Snowmobile Trail Signing Handbook, page 9, Single Side Intersection).

Patrick Olson Checked,
Trail #16 Felch To Foster City:
Time: 1:00pm
Condition of trail: Fresh groomed.
Brushing: Satisfactory.
Signing: Good.

Trail #115 Foster City To Kimichick’s Bridge:
Time: 1:30pm
Condition of trail: Fresh groomed.
Brushing: Satisfactory.
Signing: Good with the exceptions below.
1- Stop sign missing on south side of Foster City Rd. in Foster City. Pat Olson placed new sign on existing post.
2- A Private Drive sign needs to be placed on south side of Kirkland’s driveway which is on the west side of the Foster City Rd just north of gravel pit.
 

2/19/2008
Trail #5- Fumee Jct. to Leeman Road:
Time: 9:30am to 2:30pm
Condition of trail: Fresh groomed.
Brushing: Satisfactory.
Signing: For the most part good. With the exceptions below.

1- Need Truck Traffic signs along plowed portion of trail near Trepanier’s, (Rick Gendron’s drive way/road).
2- Take down Truck Traffic signs where they are no longer needed.
3- More Truck Traffic signs are needed along the plowed portion of the Carney Lake Road (maybe every ½ mile or so).
4- At the intersection of the Carney Lake Road and Rock Lake Road, Stop Ahead and Stop signs and posts need to be placed on the Carney Lake Road, (see page 4, “STOP SIGN” in the Sign Handbook).
5- On the Groveland Mine Road from M-69 south to the area of the big pump in Steinbrecher’s field, it looked to me the trail is using the east shoulder of the county road. If that is the case the snowmobile traffic should be directed to use both shoulders of the county road to flow the same direction as the vehicle traffic. Please look at pages 18 & 19 of the Signing Handbook.
6- Need new post for Stop sign at M-69 and Groveland Mine Road. The old post was broke off by the snow plow (I repaired the existing post with some nails but still needs to be replaced soon).
7- Hazard Marker needed on both sides of power pole guy wire just east of Groveland Mine Rd. on south side of M-69, (this should be done A.S.A.P. as it is a hazard to the snowmobiler).
8- Service Information (gas & food) signs with mileage should be placed indicating the way to the Nordic Trading Post.
9- Stop Ahead and Stop signs should be placed for all traffic to stop at the Wells Grade intersection on the power line.
10- West Jct. of Trail 5 & 16 (on Wells Grade Rd.) needs Stop Ahead and Stop signs placed for all traffic to stop. Also need destinations and mileage.
11- Bridge Ahead sign needed for south bound traffic on bridge just south of Wells Grade Rd. on trail #5.

 

All and all the trail looked real good.
Please tell the club to keep up the good work.