Talk:Skaneateles Conservation Area/Trail marking

Trails A0 & A1
I updated the SCA trails on OpenStreetMap to correspond with our new map and trail numbers a little better, and one question it brought up is what is the trail number for the first trail to the right off A0 from the O’Loughlin lot (the one that Todd recently moved)? It’s not numbered on the new maps. I called it “A0-bypass” on OSM for now, but it really doesn’t seem like a bypass to me. --- Nonenmac (discuss • contribs) 02:01, 4 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Tom suggested: For the trail to the right of A0, we could make it an extension of A1. A0 and A1 would share the bridge and crossover each other.  We have 30 A1 markers, so if we use them sparingly, we could cover the whole A1.


 * I had considered that but wasn’t sure of our policy on trails sharing short sections and whether Matt already had plans for those sections. If we can mark it clearly, I think it would work. I’ll update OSM with those sections marked A1 and F2 and see how that looks.  --- Nonenmac (discuss • contribs) 19:22, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I believe this was the original intention with this trail and it was marked as such crossing the bridge. Additional signage may be needed/ mini-kiosk where the trails split off from each other on the East side of the creek Mleveroni14 (discuss • contribs) 18:34, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

As mentioned by others, trail A0 has some very steep spots that are difficult even when they are not icy. These spots may become prone to erosion with continued use and should be re-routed if possible. --- Nonenmac (discuss • contribs) 21:10, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Trails F1 and F2
Also, the first (sharp) turn to the right off F1 coming from the Federal Farm parking lot doesn’t have a number on the new maps. I made it F1 on OSM, but we can’t have a trail split in 2 directions like that of course. Any ideas? --- Nonenmac (discuss • contribs) 02:01, 4 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Tom suggested: The F1 question doesn’t really have a clean fix, but we could label it F2. So F2 would go from the pavilion to F8 while sharing a section with F1.   We only have 10 F2 markers but I don’t think we would need more than that.


 * For F2, Matt and I had discussed previously running a trail up from the pavilion through the white cedar plantation to the bench under the Scots pines, so I added that to OSM and made it F2, connecting the 2 sections that way. I normally keep that section mowed to access the tree plantings, so it’s not really a new trail.  We would just mark it as such and maintain it a little more consistently. --- Nonenmac (discuss • contribs) 19:25, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
 * This sounds like a good change and it would make access to the tree planting areas much easier Mleveroni14 (discuss • contribs) 18:36, 9 February 2022 (UTC)