Annual Meeting: Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
“Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail” Highlight of Annual Meeting Corrinne Weaver, a Swedetown board member, and her husband, Will, will share the story of their 2021 through-hike of the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail at this year’s Swedetown Trails Club annual meeting. See epic pictures, hear tales from the trail, pick up some tips for long-distance […]
New Beginner Trail First Step Toward Universal Access
New Beginner Trail First Step Toward Universal Access Swedetown has added a two-mile beginner trail. It takes the Two Hoots name and starts and ends at the chalet parking lot. The trail is ideal for beginning mountain bikers of all ages. Rock Solid trail builders performed the construction. This is the first step in creating […]
Mama/Papa Improvements Highlight Ski Trail Work
Mama/Papa Improvements Highlight Winter Trails Work A dedicated group of volunteers spent Thursday mornings this summer making significant improvements to the Mama Bear/Papa Bear intersection. This eliminates the old awkward downhill intersection and will make room for a new Bear loop in the future. The change involved creating several hundred meters of new trails. We […]
2024 Summer Trail Improvements
2024 Summer Trail Improvements The Swedetown Trails Club made a renewed commitment to the summer trails: Hired two part-time summer workers who spent part of their time on the singletrack and part on ski trails Organized volunteer work days Hired contractors to make some improvements. Enjoyed a bonus of three-and-a-half days with a five-person AmeriCorps […]
Universal Access Trail – Two Weeks In
By the end of the day September 6 – the two-week mark of construction — Rock Solid will have completed 0.4 miles (or 20 percent) of the new Two Hoots universal access trail. When completed, the trail will be suitable for use by all people. It will be 36 inches wide with grades of no […]
Work Begins on Universal Access Trail
Work is underway for a new universal access trail at Swedetown. The Swedetown Trails Club has contracted with Rock Solid trail builders to create the two-mile accessible trails. When completed, the trail will be suitable for use by all people. It will be 36 inches wide with grades of no more than 4%, and periodic […]
Summer Trail Improvements in 2024
The Swedetown Trails Club has made a number of improvements to the single track this summer, thanks to the hiring of two part-time workers, three days work from an AmeriCorps team, contractors, and a lot of volunteer hours. You’ll see the result on the map below, but here is a summary: A new two-mile Universal […]
