Gauley-Tea Creek Connector Trail, Tea Creek Area, Monongahela National Forest
Gauley-Tea Creek Connector Trail serves as a vital pathway from the Tea Creek Trail to the Gauley Basin side of the Monongahela National Forest. Remnants of its past use still show in the form of left over railroad ties and rocky tread that was once rail grade. SHARC Trails’ goal was to add flow to the extremely rocky sections by installing high lines where available and filling in low points with rock armor. In one particular section, there was a 5 yard seep in which the crew had to do extensive stone pitching to ensure proper drainage for years to come.
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![A small wooden footbridge crosses a muddy creek in a lush green forest. A man is standing in the background near the trees, holding a camera.]()
Gauley Mountain Trail
Gauley Base/Tea Creek Area, Slaty Fork/Marlinton, WV
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![Information board titled 'Hundreds of Epic Rides Endless Adventures' and another board with a green map and details about local trails, mounted on a wooden structure at an outdoor trailhead. Electrical equipment and machinery are visible in the background.]()
SRC Signage Project
Monday Lick Trail System, Marlinton, WV
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![A dirt trail winding through a dense green forest with various trees, bushes, and moss-covered logs.]()
Whitmeadow Trail
Stonecoal Area, Huttonsville, WV
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![Four construction workers are working on a dirt trail in a forest, using shovels and rakes. There is a small excavator and a mini bulldozer on the dirt path among tall trees.]()
Snowshoe Work Week
Snowshoe Bike Park, Snowshoe, WV
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![Helicopter dropping water onto a fire with large smoke clouds and blue sky in the background.]()
Wildland Fire
Nationwide Deployments, United States
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![Group of people in a forest, wearing helmets, some holding tools, gathered around a collapsed section of a trail with rocks.]()
OEDC Rock Armor 101
Mower Basin, Huttonsville, WV
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![Two men are constructing a stone pathway in a wooded forest, kneeling on the ground and placing rocks together.]()
Right Fork Connector
Tea Creek Area, Marlinton, WV
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![Three orange and black trekking poles leaning against a dirt forest trail on a wooded hillside with trees and blue sky in the background.]()
GBO Trail Work
Green Bank Observatory, Green Bank, WV
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![Two people rappelling down a large white structure, one man and one woman, both wearing helmets and harnesses, with trees and a cloudy sky in the background.]()
High Angle Ropes Rescue
Green Bank/Seneca Rocks, WV
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![A group of people gathered around a table reviewing maps, with some taking notes and pointing, in an indoor setting.]()
GBO Master Trail Plan
Green Bank Observatory, Green Bank, WV
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![A person riding a mountain bike downhill over rocks in a wooded forest.]()
Races & Events
Pocahontas County & Statewide, WV
