Rock Stairs

[EricW]

Anyone have any experience or resources (good detailed webpage or possibly a book or video) regarding stone stair / steep trail building. We have a trail between holes which crosses a dry wash with steep far bank. Need to get something permanent in there. Have large granite bounders on near side.

Thx, Eric

 

[Cards-fan]

At a local course, there is a gully which many discs fall into, and there are steps made from two square landscaping stones next to each other built into the side of the hill, but a few have fallen down the hill, but they have helped prevent erosion at least.

 

[EricW]

perfect, thx!

 

[optidiscic]

stairs requires handrails fyi

 

[eric40817]

Page 126 in the USFS trail maintenance manual.

http://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf07232806/pdf07232806dpi72.pdf

very useful. nice find

 

[alex513ninja]

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_pics/879/b4754ffa_m.jpg

we used landscape timbers and rebar at a local course. Granted it could have been done better but it is still a million times better than it was. It was just done this summer so we will see how well they survive after the constant ground freezing and thawing of a winter in the nasty nati. Also it was a pain in the butt but not as bad as moving stones around and digging out a bunch of dirt. Not too mention we were lucky to have a very generous person pay for all the materials out of their own pocket.

 

[eegor]

A local course has a makeshift bridge (shortcut) and the steps down to and up from it are the (about) 1-1/2 thick x 10 x 24 landscape stones that were imbedded into the clay with about a third of them sticking out for toe holds. (3 to 4 inches x 24 inches wide sticking out) Works great. The grade is pretty steep and would be too slippery to climb without the steps when wet.

 

[mattc]

stairs requires handrails fyi

Don't call them stairs.
They are to help reduce erosion on the hill side, and you cant help it if people walk on them

 

[EricW]

Thanks much. Definitely some good ideas to bounce around.

I think this is really just a trail with some stones added to reinforce the sandy soil on a steeper grade.