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Needham conservation commission, Rotary consider trail-step repairs at Ridge (Bridal) Hill; members favor finished trail steps
Summary
Commissioners discussed a Rotary volunteer day to repair a steep trail at Ridge/Bridal Hill, weighing two approaches — check steps and full trail steps — and expressed a preference for trail steps to improve accessibility and reduce erosion.
The Needham Conservation Commission discussed repairs to a steep trail that leads to a boardwalk at Ridge (referred to in remarks as Bridal Hill) and considered using club volunteers to install steps during a Rotary Club volunteer day in May.
The slope at the location was described as about 28 percent (a little less than 3:1) with an eight-foot drop over roughly 28 feet of horizontal distance. Commission members and…
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