This is a special project to construct a new trail to the top of "Elliott Mountain" from the Gnome Trail (?). Elliott Mountain is a newly named, geographic feature in the Conejo Open Space named in memory of Burt Elliott, a tireless Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council (SMMTC) and Conejo Opens Space and Conservation Agency (COSCA) volunteer and an avid geocacher we knew as Big Eagle. The volunteers for this project will be primarily members of the SMMTC trail crew, COSCA staff and members of the local geocaching community. Other volunteers are welcome. Meet at the Conejo Canyons Bridge, near Santa Rosa County park. Directions: On Hill Canyon Road, 1/2 mile south of Santa Rosa Road. Prior registration appreciated.
Of course, for this CITO event, certain areas will be assigned to Geocachers for renovation/improvement, and we will need to hike to the work site, do the trail building, and hike back to parking. Assignments will be made day of the event, depending on the number of signups.
The destination of this trail is the cache: A Grand View.
Schedule
8:30 a.m.: Meet at the Conejo Canyons Bridge in Hill Canyon. Check-in at the registration table at bridge. Complete and sign a Liability Release form.
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Trail Work Orientation and safety instructions
Tools distributed
Trail Crew Leaders will direct you to your work site
2:00 p.m. Return to the parking area.
Information
To get to the trail building site, a hike as much as 3 miles in & 3 miles out with 700’ gain/loss.- Bring plenty of water and a lunch snack.
- Toilets will be available at Santa Rosa Park (adjacent to meeting-place) and not at the work site. Please use the facilities before proceeding to your project area.
- Wear protective clothing & eye-wear, sturdy shoes, gloves, hat and sunscreen. Do not bring your own tools – tools will be provided.
- No experience is necessary. Instructions on trail building, and the safe and proper use of tools/equipment will be given.
- Beware of poison oak, ticks and rattlesnakes. Check with a ranger or trail crew leader if you need assistance with identification.
- Follow the directions of the park rangers and trail crew leaders at all times. They are trained for trail projects.
- If you or someone in your work group needs medical attention, contact a ranger or your trail crew leader.
For any updates or additional information - Call the Project Leader: Jerry Mitcham 818-406-1269 or the Rangers Office: 805-381-2741