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Event 

Trails Management Workshop
Title:
Trails Management Workshop
When:
August 7, 2010 - August 8, 2010
Where:
J. Frank Schairer Trail Center - Beldor
Category:
PATC Training Opportunities

Description

Make plans now to participate in the 2010 South District Trails Management Workshop! This event offers a variety of workshops within the workshop. You can select from these workshop topics:

  • Trail Management Guidelines & Rules in Shenandoah National Park
  • Tool maintenance
  • Trail maintenance
  • Treadway maintenance
  • Group Management
  • Project Reporting

Where

Plan to arrive at the J. Frank Schairer Trail Center by 9:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 7th,  to sign in and select your sessions.

The Workshop begins at 9:30 A.M. on the PATC Firestone Tract. This 200-acre area owned by PATC sits above Eaton Hollow on the western face of the Blue Ridge.

Parking

You’ll park at the Eaton Hollow Overlook off of Skyline Drive, about 6 miles south of the Thornton Gap Entrance Station. Parking is limited, though.

Accommodations

J. Frank Schairer Trail CenterThe J. Frank Schairer Trail Center comfortably sleeps up to 12 inside, and there’s plenty of room for tenting, too.

Cost

Your registration costs $15.00; this includes your supper on Saturday evening and breakfast and lunch on Sunday.

You must login to this Web site to register for this event. We will collect your registration fee on-site.

Venue

J. Frank Schairer Trail CenterMap
Venue:
J. Frank Schairer Trail Center   -   Website
Street:
Eaton Hollow Overlook, Skyline Drive
ZIP:
22827
City:
Beldor
State:
Virginia
Country:
Country: us

Description

The PATC purchased this former hunting lodge, along with 200 acres adjacent to Shenandoah National Park west of Skyline Drive between Powell Gap and Eaton Hollow Overlook, in 1993. Shortly after purchasing the property, the Council dedicated the lodge to J. Frank Schairer, who served PATC as its first Supervisor of Trails (he served in that position for more than 10 years). The Club dedicated its 200-acre acquisition in Rockingham County—the Firestone Tract—to the memory of Clifford Firestone.

Eaton Hollow Overlook
Eaton Hollow Overlook & Schairer Trail Center

The Schairer Trail Center is a locked cabin that may be rented only be PATC members. The facility includes a complete kitchen, equiped with a propane stove and refrigerator. Trail crews whose leaders are certified can use the gasoline generator to draw water from the very deep well; other renters must go to the lower spring and haul water up to the Center.

There are two bunk rooms; the living room provides additional sleeping room. In warmer weather, guests often sleep under the stars on the deck overlooking Beldor Hollow far below.

In winter, heating is provided by the large Fisher wood stove in the living room. Propane mantels provided adequate lighting at night. Guests must use the nearby privy.

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