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In Sedona we have many trails that can be used to make numerous fun loops, but most of those trails aren't signed.
I did a ride yesterday with a touron from PA. He wanted to ride Highline, so I asked him how log a ride he wanted to do, two hours, three hours, four hours or five hours (that's my limit). He looked at me kind of funny, so I explained there are about ten ways to do a ride that includes Highline.
When he decided on a three hour ride, I visualized 4 to 5 loops that could meet his request. The problem is very few riders could find those loops if I were to give them the names of all the trails to do those loops, because there are LITTLE or NO signs to refer to.
The point of the thread is to come up with some good ideas on how to effectively mark all those trails so riders and hikers could figure out where they were going.
My best idea for a sign is using a unpainted 12" piece of 1 X 4 and two 1 1/2" wood screws for attachment to a tree more than 4" in diameter. The trail name would be written with a felt tip pen. If anyone has ridden the Sedona Lemonade Bypass you have noticed a similar sign that has been in place for more than four years.
The problem with this method is that, one it isn't FS approved, two the sign usually couldn't be placed at the actual trail intersection since there maybe no usable trees for 100 feet or so, and three the sign could easily be distroyed by the eco nutsie crowd (who wants to do some work and have it be distroyed).
Does anyone have a different signage suggestion that might be cheap and more effective?
TD
I did a ride yesterday with a touron from PA. He wanted to ride Highline, so I asked him how log a ride he wanted to do, two hours, three hours, four hours or five hours (that's my limit). He looked at me kind of funny, so I explained there are about ten ways to do a ride that includes Highline.
When he decided on a three hour ride, I visualized 4 to 5 loops that could meet his request. The problem is very few riders could find those loops if I were to give them the names of all the trails to do those loops, because there are LITTLE or NO signs to refer to.
The point of the thread is to come up with some good ideas on how to effectively mark all those trails so riders and hikers could figure out where they were going.
My best idea for a sign is using a unpainted 12" piece of 1 X 4 and two 1 1/2" wood screws for attachment to a tree more than 4" in diameter. The trail name would be written with a felt tip pen. If anyone has ridden the Sedona Lemonade Bypass you have noticed a similar sign that has been in place for more than four years.
The problem with this method is that, one it isn't FS approved, two the sign usually couldn't be placed at the actual trail intersection since there maybe no usable trees for 100 feet or so, and three the sign could easily be distroyed by the eco nutsie crowd (who wants to do some work and have it be distroyed).
Does anyone have a different signage suggestion that might be cheap and more effective?
TD