R10 A-76 Trails StudyPre-Solicitation Notice of Representative Trails USDA Forest Service Alaska Region Pre-Solicitation Notice of Representative Trails The Alaska Region of the USDA Forest Service is anticipating the issuance of a solicitation by approximately March, 2004 for the maintenance, reconstruction and construction of approximately 900 miles of National Forest System Trails throughout the Chugach and Tongass National Forests. The Government is issuing this notice to allow interested firms the opportunity to view a representative sample of trails in the field prior to inaccessibility due to winter and inclement weather. Typically, these trails are largely snow-free though October, and sometimes well into November. Trail maintenance work will include, but is not limited to, trail brushing, logging out, maintenance of drainage structures and other constructed features, performed on minimum cyclical schedules determined by the government. Trail reconstruction and construction will include heavy repair, replacement, or new construction of trail or trail constructed features including, but not limited to trail tread, boardwalk, puncheon, bridges, etc. If you’re interested in fulfilling this requirement, you’re strongly encouraged to review the representative trails and work items located on these trails. The representative trails identified in this notice are not all-inclusive of those that may be included in the solicitation, but are intended to provide examples of the geographic, topographic and vegetative trail locations and conditions typical to the Alaska Region. These representative trails include, but are not limited to, examples of Trail Class, varying degree of effort required for task accomplishment, trail conditions and constructed features, and remoteness and mobilization requirements. Reference examples of specific trail constructed features are also noted, by approximate measure point (MP), with stationing beginning at the trailhead. Representative Trails: Tongass National Forest Punchbowl Lake Trail 55729: This 0.9-mile trail, located on the Ketchikan/Misty Fiords Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, is classified as a Trail Class 2. The trail is closed to motorized travel, and mechanized trail equipment is allowed only with agency permission. Entire trail is located in an Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) Wilderness Area. Rainbow Falls Trail 22536: This 0.2-mile trail, located on the Wrangell Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, is classified as a Trail Class 4. The trail is closed to motorized travel, and use of mechanized trail equipment is allowed. Constructed feature examples: Step/Run-Type Boardwalk (station 32+00 – 37+50). Hand Rail Replacement (station 17+17). Petersburg Lake Trail 21534: This 5.8-mile trail segment, located on the Petersburg Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, is classified as a Trail Class 3. The trail is closed to motorized travel, and mechanized trail equipment is allowed only with agency permission. This trail segment is located in an ANILCA Wilderness Area. Example: Trail maintenance accomplished with non-mechanized equipment (station 264+00 through 570+24). Example: Trail maintenance accomplished with non-mechanized equipment (entire trail). Mt. Edgecumbe Trail 31520: This 7-mile trail, located on the Sitka Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, is classified as Trail Class3. The trail is open to motorized travel, and use of mechanized trail equipment is allowed. Constructed feature example: Open log culverts (stations 138+00, 141+11, 143+40, 144+60, 144+81) Estuary Trail 31483: This 0.2-mile trail, located on the Sitka Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, is classified as a Trail Class 5. The trail is closed to motorized travel, although use of mechanized trail equipment is allowed. Example: Trail Class 5 (entire trail). Representative Trails: Chugach National Forest Pipeline Lakes Trail 208: This 1.6-mile trail, located on the Cordova Ranger District, Chugach National Forest, is classified as a Trail Class 3. The trail is closed to motorized travel, although use of mechanized trail equipment is allowed. Constructed feature examples: Step/Run Boardwalk (stations 18+13, 26+35, 141+90). McKinley Lake Trail 209: This 2.2-mile trail, located on the Cordova Ranger District, Chugach National Forest, is classified as a Trail Class 3. The trail is closed to motorized travel, although use of mechanized trail equipment is allowed. Constructed feature examples: Log Stringer Bridges (stations 137+56, 137+90). Winner Creek Trail 151: This 2.8-mile trail, located on the Glacier Ranger District, Chugach National Forest, is classified as a Trail Class 4 (station 00+00 through 17+55) and Trail Class 3 (station 17+56 to terminus). The trail is closed to motorized travel, although use of mechanized trail equipment is allowed. Constructed feature examples: Complex/Elevated Boardwalk (stations 11+30, 12+74, 14+44), Turnpike w/ Aggregate Fill (station 12+62). Tin Can Mountain Ski Trail 38: This 1.92-mile trail, located on the Glacier Ranger District, Chugach National Forest, is classified as a Trail Class 1. The trail is closed to motorized travel, although use of mechanized trail equipment is allowed. Example: Trail Class 1, Snow Trail (entire trail). Kern Creek Trail 120: This 0.9-mile trail, located on the Glacier Ranger District, Chugach National Forest, is classified as a Trail Class 1. The trail is closed to motorized travel, although use of mechanized trail equipment is allowed. Example: Trail Class 1 (entire trail). Lost Lake Trail 312: This 7.5-mile trail, located on the Seward Ranger District, Chugach National Forest, is classified as a Trail Class 3. The trail is open to motorized travel 12/1-4/30, and use of mechanized trail equipment is allowed. Constructed feature examples: Rock Riser Stairway/Steps (station 316+80). Ptarmigan Creek Trail 314: This 8-mile trail, located on the Seward Ranger District, Chugach National Forest, is classified as a Trail Class 3. The trail is open to motorized travel 12/1-4/30, and use of mechanized trail equipment is allowed. Constructed feature examples: Waterbars (station 58+08). Contact Doug Blanc (907-586-8800 or
[email protected]) or Jaime Schmidt (907-743-9443 or
[email protected]) for technical specification requirements and information on additional trails to review. Forest Visitor maps providing general trail locations are available at all Chugach or Tongass Ranger District offices and the following information centers: Alaska Public LandsInformation Center605 West 4th Avenue, #105Anchorage, AK 99501Phone: 907-271-2737 Southeast AlaskaDiscovery Center50 Main StreetKetchikan, AK 99901Phone: 907-228-6234 Alaska Public LandsInformation Center250 Cushman St, #1AFairbanks, AK 99701Phone: 907-456-0527 Alaska Public Lands Information CenterP.O. Box 359Tok, AK 99780Phone: 907-883-5667