Starr Mountain Horse Trail System

The Starr Mountain Horse Trail system is on Starr Mountain and adjoining Chestnut Mountain. The trails for the most part follow old forest service and logging roads. Some trails follow ridgelines and others follow along the creeks in the area. A horse camp is available along at the south end of Starr Mountain along the Hiwassee River (Lost Corral Campground).

Saturday, March 21, 2009: Rick Harris had recently hiked the Coffee Branch/Chestnut Mtn Loop, and he had reported trees down. Tazz Reid cleared out Coffee Branch Trail down to Lost Corral on Saturday, for the second time this year. He last cleared it in January. That loop out of the horse camp is clear again. He met 7 horses on the trail and there were 3 campsites occupied at the horse camp.

There was a huge Virginia Pine that had fallen with its root ball between the cliff and Iron Gap. There was also a very large oak just barely out of site of Lost Corral. He got his saw stuck in that one and had to chop it out with my hatchet.

He cut a total of 3 trees and several small things that he ran over/threw out of the road. Maybe that will get it for this year.

2.5 hours work + 1 hour travel time= 3.5 total hours

Starr Mountain Trail 190 Section in the Gee Creek Wilderness

July 15, 2009: Worked mowing and lopping starting on the north end of the trail.

Name	Travel Hours	Work Hours	Totals
Ron Allen	2.5	4.5	7
Robert Owenby	3	4.5	7.5
Clayton Pannell	2	4.5	6.5
Totals	7.5	13.5	21

Note: Brush Ax is no good in clearing most trails it leaves to many sharp stubs and a lot to do with the loppers

July 21, 2009: Worked sawing out blow downs, with cross-cut and ax. Cut 14 trees out of the trail and rolled 2 logs out of the trail. All trees counted were over 6”

Name	Travel Hours	Work Hours	Totals
Ron Allen	2.5	5.5	8
Robert Owenby	3	5.5	8.5
Clayton Pannell	2	5.5	7.5
Totals	7.5	16.5	24

July 24, 2009: Worked with mowing scythe and loppers clearing trail

Name	Travel Hours	Work Hours	Totals
Clayton Pannell	2	6	8
Totals	2	6	8

July 28, 2009: Worked sawing out the reminder of the trail in the wilderness, did not get a count on trees

Name	Travel Hours	Work Hours	Totals
Cathy Allen	3	5	8
Robert Owenby	3	5	8
Clayton Pannell	2	5	7
Totals	8	15	23

Aug 6, 2009: Worked in wilderness cutting brush and lopping

Name	Travel Hours	Work Hours	Totals
Clayton Pannell	2	5.5	7.5
Totals	2	5.5	7.5

Aug 10, 2009: Worked cutting brush and lopping, with a scythe, sling blade and lopper

Name	Travel Hours	Work Hours	Totals
Robert Owenby	3	6	9
Clayton Pannell	2	6	8
Totals	5	12	17

This completes the wilderness work on the Starr Mt. We did leave some blowdowns that are not over 12” high to step over.
Note: There is still one blow down left behind after we sawed the trail out but one can step over it about knee high

Hours total for each worker on the Gee Creek wilderness section of Starr Mtn Trail #190

Name	Travel Hours	Work Hours	Totals
Ron Allen	5	10	15
Cathy Allen	3	5	8
Robert Owenby	12	21	33
Clayton Pannell	12	32.5	44.5
Totals	32	68.5	100.5