Project Goals

The “N-TRAIL” PROJECT
A trail maintenance, existing trail rehabilitation project at Rancho San Rafael Park to make an existing downhill trail sustainable and to improve overall trail quality/experience.

OVERALL PROJECT SCOPE (on Washoe County Parks property)
1 – Complete N-Trail Improvements (from top/start to tailing pile)
2 – Reroute/replace existing trail & jumps from USFS property to IMBA rock garden on the side hill

3 - Reclaim jeep roads (rip, seed, block)
4 – Reroute x-c trails
5 - Provide signage

DESIGN / CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS

1-Resource protection (sustainable trail)
2-Minimize risks, avoid hazards
3-address needs – provide challenge, accommodate race course needs
4-improve trail experience (longer in time, length,challenge)

5-provide information

1. RESOURCE PROTECTION BY:

avoiding the fall line
lower grades
outsloping tread
grade reversals
insloped turns
armoring
quality construction
resource aesthetics
provide two lines (of difficulty) w/o signage

4: IMPROVE TRAIL EXPERIENCE:
longer in length
longer in time

more features (berms, jumps, ttf’s)

5: PROVIDE INFORMATION
signage
indicate difficulty (x or xx)
sign non-rollable features (if applicable)
promote protective equipment
work being performed with permission from WC (contact info)

by the Poedunks (contact info)

N-TRAIL SECTIONS – WORK NEEDED:
1) Start / Top to end of upper rock garden

start – two lines

2) Gas Line Section (earthen)
berms
turns
jumps
entry to rock garden

3) Rock Garden

two armored lines

4) Rock Garden to IMBA Rock Garden

armored lines (beg, int, adv)

5) IMBA rocks to N Road
grade reversals

define optional lines, jumps

6) N-Road to bottom of tailings
berms
armoring
warning signage

barrier / split rail

7) USFS connection to IMBA rocks
new alignment on side slope

provide jumps, ttf’s

NEW X-C ROUTES

9) REHAB OLD ROADS / TRAILS

10) PROVIDE INFO / SIGNAGE

PROJECT STATS: Existing Ending Net

Start Elev 5300.00 5300.00 +0.00

Finish Elev 5113.00 5113.00 +0.00

Distance 1320 lf 1742 lf +422 lf (+31%)

Average Grade 14.2% 10.7% -3.5%

Course time 2:20.00 ? +

Turns/Berms 4 5 +

Jumps 2 2 +

TTF’s 1 0 +

Optional Lines 0 0 +

Signs/Info 0 0 +

2. MINIMIZE RISKS BY:
identify type of trail (int-expert trail)
provide continuous rollable line
provide advanced / technical options
ttf’s without signage – need filters, qualifiers
ttf’s with signs – place at features
maintain good sightlines
reduce overall speed
control speeds at trail intersections

signage with info

3: ADDRESS NEEDS
provide challenge
accommodate race course needs