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Ohio Horseman's
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Regional Work Weekend April 21-22, 2007 - Hocking State Forest
| A regional work weekend was held at the Hocking State
Forest on April 21-22, 2007 to finish the project at "Fat Man's Squeeze"
started by the Ohio Trails Partnership in March. The project
utilized horses to haul limestone from the "gravel pile" at the bottom of
the hill up 900' of switchbacks to the top.. The trail traverses
thru beautiful hemlocks and rock cliffs - but the trail between the
rocks was muddy and needed hardened. The trail is inaccessible to equipment,
so "horsepower" was needed to do the job. The OTP made
substantial headway in March and volunteers got together in April to
finish the project.
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The group was smaller, but many counties were represented. (Thanks to Fairfield, Hocking, Licking, Delaware, Vinton, Wayne, Pike, and Morgan counties for attending). The weather was beautiful and the group moved 20 Ton of gravel up the hill. The trail thru the rocks at "Fat Man's Squeeze" has now been totally hardened as well as a portion of the trail entering and exiting this area. When you ride the trail this summer - remember to say a little thank-you to the folks who helped make this portion of your ride a little more enjoyable.
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Last updated 04/23/2007
