If you’d like to help build and maintain trail, we have a workday going on somewhere in the state almost every weekend of the year and on some weekdays too. You can find workdays by location or by date on the MST website.
Falls Lake Workdays – 2010 Schedule
| June 5, 2010 – Saturday – National Trails Day September 25, 2010 – Saturday – National Public Lands Day October 23, 2010 – Saturday – MST Month November 14, 2010 – Sunday December 12, 2010 – Sunday |
New for 2010 Wednesday Workday for Trail Maintenance 9AM to 1PM June 2, 2010 July 7, 2010 August 4, 2010 |
Come help FMST extend the Falls Lake Trail to Durham. GOPC joined forces with Patagonia in 2008 to purchase a trailer (pictured below) to store & transport all the Trail Crew tools.
Wake and Durham Counties – All land agencies have approved the MST routing from Santee Road to Hickory Hill Boat Ramp – 7.5 miles. The Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail (FMST) will host a work day at Falls Lake, a segment of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, on Saturday – see above dates from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The day will also consist of new trail construction (natural surface – hiking only) such as clearing brush, moving logs, and picking up debris. Additional volunteers and volunteer groups are welcomed. Volunteers must RSVP to 919-868-6274 or jdbrewer@bellsouth.net so we can plan work projects and have enough tools. Tools needed for the day include loppers, bowsaws, and mattocks. The FMST will supply most of the tools for this event. Please wear work clothes and bring a bag lunch, plenty of water, work gloves, hiking boots, and sunscreen. Sorry no dogs allowed at our workdays for safety reasons. If you are under the age of 12, please consult us before attending workdays.
NEW – Meeting Spot – All interested should meet at the dead end of Hamlin Road. Take I-85 North to Red Mill Road exit and turn left and travel 3 miles and turn right on to Hamlin Road. Look for the MST Signs.
NEW for 2008 – Section 13 from Highway 98 at Lick Creek to Rolling View is open – another 3.0 miles of the MST trail on the ground – go hike it and thank a FMST Falls Lake volunteer for making it happen!
