If you haven’t hiked the Willow or Gwin Canyon trails up at Signpost 29 lately, you are in for a nice surprise! Thanks to Troop 202 of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), Willow Trail has been trimmed back, cleaned up, and many of its steps restored.
And, some of the steeper sections of Gwin Canyon Trail (just before where it begins to turn southward) have been shored up to make it safer and control erosion with foraged logs and rebar pounded into the hillside.
The work was organized and led by Peyton Worthington (pictured below) as part of his goal to attain the highest BSA rank—Eagle Scout! Peyton assembled about 40 members of Troop 202, which is based in Oakland, to join in the Claremont Canyon Conservancy’s August 28, 2021workday. Work began shortly after 9 am and continued after lunch (pizza!) through mid-afternoon.
As Conservancy president Jon Kaufmann expressed to the assembled scouts and Conservancy volunteers before work began, the Claremont Canyon Conservancy strives to heighten public awareness of the beautiful canyon “that is at our back door.” Maintaining and improving the trails is essential to achieving this goal. A special thanks to Peyton and all the girls and boys of Troop 202 (and their parents) for contributing to our mission!
