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Trail Work - 7/11/26Worked in Guyton, using "lift and tilt", to create a raised trail bed of compacted dirt, to rectify what had been two rooty, washed out, widening switch backs. Goal was to re-establish the line, compact the tread, and angle it such that water sheets off the trail. Strategic rock placements and attention to drainage should ensure a lasting elevated line. Also did much needed trimming on "Poplar I Mean Sycamore". Great turnout today!
27 Volunteers, 94.5 Vol Hours |
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Trail Work - 6/14/26We installed mud sills/bridge supports for the Waterfall Trail bridge. This was to help level it out and stabilize it, while we await approval for a full bridge replacement, which will utilize the new mud sills. We also cleared drains along the Flats from Harford Road and did some extensive trimming, that was sorely needed. Big thanks to our modest but mighty crew today!
12 Volunteers, 46 Vol Hours |
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Trail Work - 5/16/26Worked in the southern most part of Little Gunpowder, Franklinville. The white trail that enters off Vinegar Hill Rd, just before the green steel bridge, has been deteriorating and becoming unsustainable. The trail was moved uphill and connected to an alternate exit slightly further up the road. This will provide a more sustainable access to this section of trail.
18 Volunteers, 66 Vol Hours |
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Trail Work - 4/18/26Replaced an old small bridge with a more robust puncheon on the A-Side Flats, between Harford and Bel Air Roads. Also performed significant cut back of encroaching growth on both the A-Side Flats and the Old Blue trail. We appreciate everyone who made it out!
22 Volunteers, 86 Vol Hours |
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Trail Work - 3/21/26Work was done on The Hasselhoff trail near the small bridge, restoring the trail tread, de-berming, adding drainage, and regrading of the trail surface that had significantly deteriorated over the winter. Significant cut back was done on the Lazy Man and Shelter Rock trails and a root ball hole from a fallen tree was filled on the Cliffs of Insanity trail. A big thank you to all that came out!
29 Volunteers, 101 Vol Hours |
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A Look Back at 2025From night rides to snow rides, from our first LGP race (6 Hours at the Mill) to the MORE Get To Know LGP Ride, from multiple puncheon builds to the Amy's Bridge replacement, from trail work to clearing trees, from riding with kids to riding in pajamas, it was a full and fulfilling year in 2025!
90+ Volunteers, 2163+ Vol Hours |
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Pajama Ride - 12/13/25The annual GUMBO Pajama/Ugly Sweater Friends and Family Ride was held, with aide stations hosted by JAMsquad Cycling and Bike Doctor Bel Air. Toys were collected and donated to the Harford County Sheriff's Office Toy Drive. Another great community event and amazing time!
65 Participants |
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Trail Work - 11/15/25A puncheon was built on the north side of Harford Rd, to replace an old, exposed culvert pipe and a small reroute was done on Jesse's Trail, to bypass a large fallen tree that blocked a length of trail.
14 Volunteers, 62 Hours of Work |
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Trail Work - 10/11/25Work continued replacing older crossings along Amy's Trail with more robust puncheons. All were built using volunteer labor and materials purchased by GUMBO
10 Volunteers, 39.5 Hours of Work |
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Trail Work - 9/26/25In partnership with the Park, a new bridge was built to replace the one taken out by a fallen tree last winter on Amy's Trail. Huge thanks to the Park for providing the materials and some of the bridge build labor. GUMBO helped stage lumber, work on the build itself and build the approaches on each end.
10 Volunteers, 59 Hours of Work |
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Trail Work - 9/13/25Volunteers cut the new corridor for a small reroute to accommodate the bridge to be built on Amy's Trail (B-Side Flats) later this month. Work also included ongoing efforts to replace existing older bridges with more durable long term puncheons, also along Amy's Trail.
15 Volunteers, 58 Hours of Work |
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Trail Work - 8/9/25Replaced a couple of small bridges on Amy's Trail with more robust puncheons. These structures are wider and more durable. Trimming efforts also continued.
12 Volunteers, 4.5 Hours of Work |
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Trail Work - 7/12/25Various sections of the Winterfell trail were de-bermed and drains re-established. Extensive trimming was done on Amy's Trail (aka B-Side Flats) as well as Winterfell. Light turnout today, but big thanks to those that attended!
10 Volunteers, 4 Hours of Work |
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Trail Work - 6/14/25With help from members of the North Baltimore County Copperheads NICA team, we mitigated erosion by adding water diversion to multiple locations on the climb at the end of the Guyton Flats. A couple sections also received minor route adjustments.
19 Volunteers, 3 Hours of Work |
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Trail Work - 3/8/25Worked on multiple sites in the Jerusalem Mill area of the park, largely in preparation for the upcoming 6 Hours at the Mill race.
33 Volunteers, 4 Hours of Work |
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Pajama Ride - 12/14/24Annual Pajama Ride, with aid stations hosted by Bicycle Connection, JAMsquad Cycling and Bike Doctor. Toys were donated to Toys for Tots as well. Great time!
55 Participants |
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Trail Work - 2024The year began with extensive storm clean up and restoring stream crossings. Then restored the raised trail bed on the A-side flats and used pavers for a reroute of a collapsing section. Made a visit to the Big Gunpowder for tree clearing, trimming and armoring. Some reroutes were done on the Flats. Focused on Franklinville, reworking a section of deteriorating trail and rerouting the low-lying trail up onto the ridge. Worked on Winterfell and the Split Log Climb. Finished up with various repairs in Guyton. Much was accomplished!
86 Volunteers, 1,223 Hours of Work |
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Trail Work - 2023Another busy year! We created a raised trail bed on low-lying sections of the Flats, to make the trail more weather-resistant and usable throughout the year, gave some love to the Big Gunpowder trails, maintenance of the Flats and significant trimming as always, rerouted a portion of the Guyton Flats, where we were losing trail, created additional parking at the Laurel Brook / Bottom road parking area and built up and reinforced the section of trail near the Triple Creek crossing.
104 Volunteers, 1,294 Hours of Work |
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Trail Work - 2022Lots of work done, including a reroute on the flats by the first stream crossing with armoring and a reroute at the meadow, used water diversions and grade reversals to make the "Wildcat climb" more sustainable and accessible, improved a washed out section of trail along the white blaze trail off Bottom Rd, rerouted the fire road section of the Quarry Trail, built the foundation for the scout bridge on the Flats and did significant work on the white trail where it intersects A Boy Named Sue.
124 Volunteers, 1,236 Hours of Work |
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Trail Work - 2021Got back to a more normal work schedule this year and got plenty done. Work included rebuilding the stream crossing on the Flats, eliminating persistent mudholes on Trombone, water control on the Winterfell descent, improvements to Jesse's Trail near Bel Air Rd and water diversion on the climb to the Railroad, as well as work on the entrances to the Bottom Rd Trail and Tears of Tom.
100 Volunteers, 632 Hours of Work |
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Trail Work - 2020Limited trail work, due to the pandemic, but we did a lot of work on what is now the Quarry Trail, including lots of rock work. In the fall, we worked on the flats and the third creek crossing.
49 Volunteers, 167 Hours of Work |
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Trail Work - 2019A productive year where we worked on what is now the new Jesse's Trail, built a bridge on that trail, built a double plank bridge off of Harford Rd, an Amy's Trail reroute and small bridge, built an earthen bridge near the entrance to a Boy Named Sue, a Horse Poop loop reroute, a reroute near the Overlook and what is now the Bel Air Rd side of the Quarry Trail.
111 Volunteers, 878 Hours of Work |
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Trail Work - 2018Seven trail work events this year resulted in a shifted waterfall trail, with some rock armoring in the middle, water diversion in the meadow, a reroute of the white trail, just off of Bottom Rd, a significant effort to create a more beginner-friendly line on the flats between Harford and Bel Air Rds and a raised turnpike as well, repaired the eroded side trail by the steps off of the Bel Air Rd parking lot and rerouted the trail that descends from the rail bed below Petticoat Junction.
106 Volunteers, 531 Hours of Work |
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Trail Work - 2017A very active year started with relocating a structure to cover and protect a bee hive oven at Jerusalem Mill. Then there was the switchback to the railbed, a waterfall trail reroute, a bridge build to replace the Pleasantville plank, clearing of Railroad Pass 3, some raised trail beds, a new hiker crossing at the top of the waterfall and lastly, the trail that parallels Bottom Rd. There were some big rides, with 50+ people for the MORE Discovery Ride and 30+ for the 3rd Annual Memorial Ride for Jesse.
101 Volunteers, 532 Hours of Work |
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Trail Work - 2016Work included inproving the meadow reroute and reclaiming the old trail, rock work and a raised trail bed between Bel Air and Harford Rds, the Trestle Ridge trail and the bridge, Flats work as usual, reroute of the white trail between Bottom Rd and Pleasantville Rd, near the slick rock and a reroute of the Hasselhoff descent.
91 Volunteers, 337 Hours of Work |
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Trail Work - 2015Plenty of work was done, but before we really started documenting it! The chicken wire bridge was rebuilt, twice, on The B-Side flats and a muddy stretch of the Flats was rerouted into the meadow, to name a couple.
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High Water in the Park - June 2015Water ravaged through the park after heavy rains. Reroute created away from the bank that is eroding away. Trail tread with ankle deep water showed where we needed to cut some drains.
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Trail Work - 2014
Improvements were made at several locations along the white-blazed Little Gunpowder Trail, before we kept track and really posted such work.
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More Trail Work Photos
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Park Destruction and Vandalism - May 2014
Land owner adjacent to the Guyton Road section of GFSP Little Gunpowder cut down trees in an attempt to block trail users.
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Work Day Lunch - 2012
Good time after trail maintenance at GFSP, Jerusalem Mill trail. Thanks for your help and thanks to Rick Decker and Percy Lee Dairy Farm Foundation for hosting the Founder's Work Day and providing a catered lunch from Sunshine Grill located at the corner of Harford and Fork Roads
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