Task Order 3_Blue Hole.docx

Task Order 3: Blue Hole Trail General Scope of Work:

Forest Trail 43, Blue Hole Trail, is located on the Cherokee National Forest, Watauga Ranger District, Carter County, Tennessee. This 0.1 mile trail is a trail class 3, standard terra trail managed for hiker/pedestrian use only.

Design Parameters for a Trail Class 3 Hiker/Pedestrian Trail include:

· Design tread width = 24” to 36”

· Target cross slope = 5-10%

· Design surface = less than or equal to 3” maybe common, not continuous

· Design clearing = height 7’ to 8’ and width 18” to 30” uphill & downhill from trail center line

· Design turn = 3’ to 6’

Other Specifications:

· Stairways shall be constructed uphill from the bottom beginning at a location to be staked by the CO.

· Post and rail shall be constructed after associated stairways have been constructed and approved by the CO.

Bid Item 3, Blue Hole Trail:

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Total, Bid Item 3: $__________________

Project Location:

See attached map. The commercially available National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map #783 does NOT show Forest Trail 43, Blue Hole Trail, by either trail name or number. However, it does show the location of Blue Hole Falls.

The project is located approximately 10 miles northeast of Elizabethton, Tennessee. From Elizabethton, follow TN Hwy 91 for approximately 9 miles. Turn left on FS Road 56, follow for approximately 0.75 miles, trailhead parking will be on left.