Mount Moriah Trail Building Series

Save to Favorites

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be part of re-building a trail?! Well, now's your chance!

Hampton Creek on the Southeast side of Mount Moriah Wilderness needs your help! During 2014 a large area of Mount Moriah Wilderness was affected by a wildfire and two floods that damaged the Hampton Creek Trail. We will be re-building the trail within it's original corridor by digging tread, doing rock work, and creating drainage to establish a safe and useable trail for future trail users. This is a great opportunity to learn new trail skills and, of course, it's going to be a fun weekend of volunteering with great people and rewarding results.

Trail work is very important work and is highly rewarding! By maintaining existing trails there is less overall damage to our Wilderness areas and re-building damaged trails creates a safe and durable surface (a key principle of Leave No Trace) for trail users to experience these Wilderness Areas.

You can see more pictures from the area here.

Learn more about the Mount Moriah Wilderness area here.

Information:

Difficulty: Most Challenging- see our difficulty rating here. Strenuous with longer hikes, off-trail hiking, sometimes with significant elevation changes. These trips are very challenging and require excellent aerobic conditioning, past experience in outdoor settings, and familiarity with backcountry hiking and/or camping. Not for beginners.

Location: Mount Moriah Wilderness Area (roughly 5 hours from Las Vegas and about 6.5 hours from Reno)

Dates: Friday, July 11th - Monday, July 14th

Travel: A high-clearance, 4WD vehicle is recommended to reach the campsite. There are limited spots in FNW vehicles from Sparks (Northern NV). Reach out ASAP if you need a ride.

Food: Breakfast and coffee are provided on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and a big group dinner (with dessert) on Saturday and Sunday nights. Volunteers must bring their own lunches and snacks.

Gear/Clothing: Long sleeves, long pants, sturdy work or hiking shoes. Camping equipment: tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, camp chair, utensils, etc. Camping gear is available for loan. Check out our suggested Packing List.

More Details: In-depth information such as camping location, weather, and project specifics will be sent out about a week before to those who have RSVP'd.

Questions?: Check out our FAQ page here or email owolff@nevadawilderness.org.

RSVP is required to participate.

Friends of Nevada Wilderness and our partners put a great deal of time and resources into organizing volunteer projects. When you RSVP you are committing to join us on that project. We understand circumstances may arise where you need to cancel. So, if you’re no longer able to attend, please cancel your RSVP as soon as possible so other volunteers can join the project. You can cancel your RSVP through the cancellation link in your project confirmation email or by emailing owolff@nevadawilderness.org.