PCT Hitch Belden to Lassen Boundary

Pacific Crest Trail - Belden to Lassen Forest Boundary

Mount Hough Ranger District, Plumas National Forest

4/30/10 - 5/14/10

Funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

The Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship covered a five mile section of the PCT. The hitch started in Belden, CA, in the Plumas National Forest, and ended at the Lassen National Forest boundary line. The SBTS spent a total of 262 man hours over the course of two weeks covering the entire five mile section. Forty-one trees were cut out covering the five miles. There was approximately .59 miles of trail reconstruction, which included re-benching, widening, out-sloping, erosion control, thorough brushing, root wad removal and rock removal; approximately 1.56 miles of trail was brushed with a weed-eater and cleared of slash along with the equestrian trail head parking area. The only work remaining to be done is approximately 144ft of trail widening, which is directly above the highway where a safety net may be required to catch falling rocks, and 729 ft of brushing primarily in tall grass. The work completed is not one continuous section of trail, it is broken up into smaller sections spread out across the five miles. The work was preformed where determined needed by SBTS crew leaders.