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GRAYWOLVES - Snider Ridge, ONF
Date & Time: 09/16/2025 08:00 AM TO 09/17/2025 05:00 PM
Snider Ridge, ONF
Gray Wolf Trail Crew
July Snider Ridge, ONF
Leader: Rebecca
This crew will work for two days on Snider Ridge trail in the ONF. This trail is west of Lake Crescent and connects Kloshe Nanitch to Mt Muller. It has occasional glorious views to the south and then, like all of these ridge trails, sometimes you are on the north side of the ridge.
Most of the work is within about 1-1.5 miles, towards the east end of the trail but not all the way to Jim's Junction where it intersects Mt. Muller. In that area, the brush is overwhelming and it's not just bushes - it's also trees that have grown up and taken over the trail. The mountain beaver holes / mounds are near constant. We can't do anything about those; beavers will be beavers. But if one could only just see their feet every once in a while, oh just imagine the improvement in safety! It also has gotten so bad that it's easy to lose the trail on one of the jogs where it dips back to the north side. We will be working, I think, with mostly hand tools except we will have a power brusher going.
Armed with hand saws, loppers, brushers and hoes for re-establishing the tread, we can turn this back into a lovely trail where you can actually enjoy it rather than wonder if you're going to come out of it with a sprained ankle.
We will stay in the beautiful Klahowya Campground, which is just off the highway but a remarkably lovely car camping site. We can drive up to Kloshe Nanitch lookout and access the Snider Ridge trail from there.
Snider Ridge is about 3 miles long and we will be hiking approximately 1.5ish miles to the start of the work.
As always, you can do one day or both. Keep in mind that with a large enough crew, there is always the chance we'll get everything done on Friday. That's why "Friday only" is an option but "Saturday only" is not.
To sign up and for more details, visit the Gray Wolf Trail Crew website here.
Thursday ODT/OAT work projects are underway!
Every week on Thursdays, the County (Clallam) maintains the ODT (Olympic Discovery Trail). Again in 2025 you can get involved and help Peninsula Chapter contribute volunteer hours. Sign up with Bill Mueller as a BCHW volunteer. Here are steps:
First: Contact Clallam County Human Resources, phone # 360-417-2429, to get info about the trail crew and be vetted for county volunteer work.
Once vetted, contact Jeff Ralston at Jeff.Ralston@clallamcountywa.gov and ask to be put on the email list for the Thursday crew.
Every Thursday, the crew meets before 9:00 AM at the county road department facility on Lauridsen Blvd. across the street from the county transportation (bus) complex.
The crew then gathers for tools, lunches, and carpool transportation, leaving at 9:00 sharp for travel to the work site.
The contact at the road department site is Jeff Ralston, the trail crew supervisor. Bill Mueller (BCHW liaison) is usually always there also to have you sign a BCHW work sheet as well as the county work sheet.
Your needs: backpack, work clothes, rain gear, gloves, other personal protective equipment (PPE), work boots. Hard hat required; county can supply one.
That's about it. Head out and go to work.
Contact Peninsula Chapter's Bill Mueller here for more information.
Learn about more upcoming trail projects here.
See our calendar here for more trail work projects and events.
Contact us here.
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