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Appin XC track maintenance
North end of Burke St, Appin. There's a small parking area here at the trail head.
Note that the map shows Market Street connecting Appin Rd to this location but that is actually a firetrail and will not work for drivers who should take King St (next block South) and enter from there.
Bring your own tools if possible. I'll try to ge some from WMBC as well.
We might look at doing a bit of rock armouring and drainage work on the 'new' singletrack after Kings Falls Bridge from the firetrail. I'm pretty keen to just walk the whole track with a McLeod and clean out the drainage too. That'll take about the full 4 hours if I can't get it done before this scheduled maintenance.
Or we could make a start on some work along The Lost Trail, which I think is probably the worst section of marked track after some rain. I'll get out there for a look to get some specific sections in mind so we aren't wandering alond in the hopes of finding something to do.
I'm open to suggestions for areas needing work. If you have a section in mind that you think needs some attention maybe take a picture and post it up then turn up on the day to help fix it. 
Don't forget sunscreen, gloves and plenty of water.
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Next Saturday, if anyone can bring a wheel barrow that would be helpful. We'll try to move some rocks around to raise and harden the tread on a few sections of track on the Lost Trail. It might take a bit of work to get the rocks and it's a decent length of trail to be walking a wheel barrow along, so expect a big day. Wear gloves. If anyone has a trailer that attaches to their bike that thy might be able to fit a wheel barrow onto that will make it a lot easier and quicker to get them to the areas we want to work on.
The regular club loop looks to be running okay and the new section if firming up nicely with a bit of use. It should be pretty much done after the Rock Wallaby race goes over it!
Big day planned for this Saturday working on the Lost Trail. The more people we get the more we can do before the Rock Wallaby Enduro, and there are some wet sections that will get pretty messed up without some rock armouring before the race. If anyone is able to bring a wheelbarrow that would be awesome. The major issue is transporting the equipment to the Lost Trail. If you are able to bring a trailer that attaches to your bike that would also be awesome. The trailers can be used to transport the equipment and if willing to help gather rock on the trail. I'll be bringing a wheelbarrow so my trailer doesn't potentially get damaged carrying rocks around.
Desired equipment will be: wheelbarrow, long handle shovel, mattock, gloves, hat, sunscreen.
Normally these days finish around 12pm after starting at 8am. I think I'll be staying for as long as possible to get as much done as I can.
I'm hoping we can either achieve something like this at various points with the trail being guided by large logs. The surface has been hardened with large rocks in this picture as well.
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Or something like this type of paving.
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Or worst case, something like this with the smaller rocks and a soil covering.
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Any help with inserting images would be nice.
Fantastic, tiring work on the Lost Trail at Appin this morning. Plenty of rock armouring for the real wet areas and some preliminary drainage cut in. It'll need a bit more work later on but it should make the Rock Wallaby much more enjoyable through those sections that are no longer hub deep, water filled rutts. We got everything done or started that I'd hoped to today.
Thanks to those who turned out. There were two teams and while we worked on the Lost Trail, the other guys have been out putting up some new signage and working on another section of track that is as yet unmarked, but ridden by a few who know it's there.
Regarding the trailer with the wheelbarrow on it, it was hard going! As soon as I lost momentum going uphill it meant pushing and that sometimes required another person to help get the beast up the hill. Sand was fun too, causing much amusement for onlookers waiting for me to fall off, which didn't happen! One of the other volunteers had a go and described it as riding in a stream, you just have to go where it takes you and as soon as you start to wobble hold on for dear life! I can't see the wheelbarrow being towed on the trailer ever again.