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  • Stone staircase along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire in July 2015. Built around 2014 and seen here in July 2015, this appears to be considered completed trail work. However, the left-side looks unfinished.
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  • Stone steps along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire in May 2016. A herd path has formed on the right-hand side of the steps from hikers avoiding (not using) the steps. Hikers are also avoiding the steps by using the old section of trail that is on the left-hand side of the steps. If these herd paths are not blocked off, it will lead to more erosion issues in this section of trail. And this defeats the purpose of the staircase. These steps are only a couple of years old.
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  • Hiker demonstrating how easy it is to avoid two stone steps along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in the New Hampshire White Mountains on an autumn day in 2020. When building stone steps along a trail, the norm is to place scree (rocks) or brush alongside the steps. The latter is usually done because it looks natural. Placing the scree and / or brush on the side of the steps discourages hikers from going around the steps, and potentially creating more trail erosion issues.
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  • Two stone steps covered in leaf drop along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in the New Hampshire White Mountains on an autumn day in 2020. When building stone steps along a trail, the norm is to place scree (rocks) or brush alongside the steps. The latter is usually done because it looks natural. Placing the scree and / or brush on the side of the steps discourages hikers from going around the steps, and potentially creating more trail erosion issues.
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  • July 2016 - Newly built stone steps along the Mount Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the summer months. Trail stewardship groups promote that minimal stonework should be done along trails. And that stonework should look natural and blend in with the surroundings.
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  • October 2014 - Fairly new stone steps along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. The large hole on the left was created when the steps were built. Water that runs down the trail and hillside can now build up in this hole and undermine the stone steps, which will cause more erosion damage to this section of trail. This is not minimal impact trail work.
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  • Stone steps along Kinsman Ridge Trail in Franconia Notch State Park of the White Mountains, New Hampshire USA during the summer months. A herd path has formed on the left hand side from hikers avoiding the stone steps.
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  • Stone steps along the Valley Way Trail in the White Mountains of New Hampshire USA.
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  • September 2014 - Stone staircase along Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the summer months. A herd path has formed on the left side of the steps from hikers avoiding (not using) the steps. Herd paths are a common problem along trails, and if they are not blocked, they can create more trail erosion issues. When this image was taken, this staircase was only a few years old.
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  • Stone steps along the Valley Way Trail in the White Mountains of New Hampshire USA.
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  • Hillside erosion (and the first step is being undermined) next to stone steps along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire in July 2015. The impact on the left side is from the building of the stairs. When this image was taken, this staircase was only a year or two old.
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  • Rock steps along Greenleaf Trail in the White Mountains of New Hampshire USA during the summer months. A herd path has formed on the right-hand side to avoid the steps. Herd paths are a common problem along the White Mountains trail system, and if they are not blocked, they can create more erosion to the trail.
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  • Rock steps along Greenleaf Trail in the White Mountains of New Hampshire USA during the summer months
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  • Step Falls Nature Preserve in Newry, Maine USA. Acquired in 1962,  Step Falls was The Nature Conservancy’s first preserve in Maine.
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  • Newly built rock steps along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in the New Hampshire White Mountains in the summer of 2011. Trail maintenance handbooks suggest the best trails show little evidence of trail work and that work should blend in with the surroundings.
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  • Stone staircase along Valley Way in the New Hampshire White Mountains during the summer months. Dead trees have been placed on the side of the steps to prevent hikers from creating herd paths around the steps.
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  • October 2012 - Stone steps along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. This staircase was maintained and cleaned up since the end of July 2012. In 2011, the year trail work (stone steps) was done in this section, there was no visible erosion on the hillside of the trail. See how this section of trail looked in 2011: http://bit.ly/3760BXz
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  • Natural looking stone steps along Zealand Trail in Bethlehem, New Hampshire USA during the autumn months. This trail utilizes sections of the old Zealand Valley Railroad (1886-1897).
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  • Natural looking stone steps along Zealand Trail in Bethlehem, New Hampshire USA during the autumn months.
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  • July 2012 - Stone steps along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. In 2011, the year trail work (stone steps) was done in this section, there was no noticeable erosion on the hillside of the trail. See how this section of trail looked in 2011: http://bit.ly/3760BXz
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  • Natural looking stone steps along Zealand Trail in Bethlehem, New Hampshire USA during the autumn months.
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  • Stone steps along Fletcher Cascades Trail during the spring months in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire USA.
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  • Presidential Range–Dry River Wilderness - Stone staircase along the Davis Path during the summer months in the White Mountains, New Hampshire.
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  • Mt Tecumseh Trail in the Waterville Valley, New Hampshire in September 2011. Trail stewardship groups suggest that only needed stone structures that benefit the trail should be built along a trail and that the best maintained trails will have stonework that looks natural. The row of rocks on the right may be to discourage hikers from going around the steps, but it is unneeded. Using brush and dead trees to block that side would be the better option, and it would look natural. It is believed this section of stonework was built in 2011.
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  • Old stone staircase along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in the White Mountains, New Hampshire.
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  • Stone gate along Edmands Path in the White Mountains, New Hampshire USA
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  • August 2015 - Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the month of August. In 2011, the year trail work (stone steps) was done in this section, there was no visible erosion on the left-hand side of the trail. See how this section of trail looked in 2011: http://bit.ly/3760BXz
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  • October 2014 - The Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the month of October. In 2011, the year trail work (stone steps) was done in this section, there was no visible erosion on the hillside of the trail. See how this section of trail looked in 2011: http://bit.ly/3760BXz
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  • Large holes on the side of the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the summer of 2016. Rocks for stone staircases being built along the trail are taken from the side of the trail, and these holes are left behind.
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  • July 2012 - Stone steps along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. Less than one year after being built this length of staircase is falling apart and erosion is visible on the hillside (left). This staircase was built in 2011.
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  • October 2011 - New stone steps along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire. At the time of this photo, no erosion was visible on the left-hand side of the trail work, where the large holes are. However, this section has changed considerably over the years. See how it looked nine months later here: http://bit.ly/2vQOMr9
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  • Newly built stone staircase along the Davis Path in the White Mountains, New Hampshire during the summer months. This is an example of stonework that has been built by a professional AMC trail crew.
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  • Presidential Range–Dry River Wilderness - Stone staircase along the Davis Path during the summer months in the White Mountains, New Hampshire.
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  • Newly built stone staircase along the Davis Path in the White Mountains, New Hampshire during the summer months. This is an example of stonework that has been built by a professional AMC trail crew.
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  • Rock steps along the Inlook Trail in Randolph, New Hampshire during the summer months. This trail leads to Dome Rock and has excellent views looking up Snyder Brook Valley toward Mount Madison and Mount Adams.
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  • Newly built stone staircase along the Davis Path in the White Mountains, New Hampshire during the summer months. This is an example of stonework that has been built by a professional AMC trail crew.
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  • Newly built stone staircase along the Davis Path in the White Mountains, New Hampshire during the summer months. This is an example of stonework that has been built by a professional AMC trail crew.
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  • July 2016 - A newly built stone staircase along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. Trail stewardship groups promote that minimal stonework should be done along hiking trails; and that any trail work done along a trail should look natural and blend in with the surroundings.
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  • Stone staircase in Warren Town Forest in Warren, New Hampshire during the summer months.
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  • Long stone staircase along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire in June 2015. Conservation groups suggest that stonework built along trails should be minimal, look natural, and blend in with the surroundings.
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  • October 2016 - Leaf drop along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire; part of the White Mountains. In 2011, the year trail work (stone staircase) was done in this section, there was no noticeable erosion on the left-hand side of the trail. See how this section of trail looked in 2011: http://bit.ly/3760BXz
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  • Stone staircase along Valley Way in the New Hampshire White Mountains during the summer months.
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  • Stone staircase along Valley Way in the New Hampshire White Mountains during the summer months.
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  • Stone staircase along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. This hiking trail leads to the summit of Mount Tecumseh.
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  • September 2013 - Erosion along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. In 2011, the year trail work (stone steps) was done in this section, there was no visible erosion on the hillside of the trail. See how this section looked in 2011: http://bit.ly/3760BXz
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  • October 2012 - New stonework along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in the White Mountains of New Hampshire on a foggy October day. This photos shows a portion of a stone staircase that is about 150 (+/-) feet long. The staircase continues out of view.
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  • May 2016 - Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. In 2011, the year trail work (stone staircase) was done in this section, there was no noticeable erosion on the left-hand side of the trail. See how this section of trail looked in 2011: http://bit.ly/3760BXz
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  • October 2011 - Newly built stone staircase along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in the New Hampshire White Mountains. The two large holes on the left-hand side of the trail work were left as is. And over the years this section has had erosion issues. See how this section looked 9 months later here: http://bit.ly/2vQOMr9
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  • Mt Tecumseh Trail in the New Hampshire White Mountains. At the time of this photo in July 2012 (less than two months after this staircase was built), the stonework appeared to be not holding up. In August 2012, the stones were re-positioned and removed from the footbed of the staircase.
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  • July 2012 - Less than two months after being built, this length of staircase along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in the New Hampshire White Mountains looked to be falling apart. In August 2012, the stones were re-positioned and removed from the footbed of the staircase.
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