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Besides placing the logs, the entire trail was also cleared of vegetation from the trailhead. The rocky section through the saddle riverbed was also fixed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was incredibly great to do something constructive and tangible on our beautiful mountain. And equally great was the support we received from the many hikers, trail runners, mountain bikers and other donors,\u201d wrote Davies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He gave a special shout-out to Maarten Turkstra \u201cfor being a great catalyst and hands-on director\u201d, and for sponsoring about R25 000 worth of materials through his company Axess. In addition, thanks went to Table Mountain Bikers, Robert Vogel, Tuesday Trails, Batrun, and the SANParks Honorary Rangers for their support and contributions. Frank Dwyer and Blake Dyason also got a special mention for their initial trail assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also acknowledged the individual sponsors who contributed financially via FOTM\u2019s Quicket fundraiser and \u201call the beautiful people who pitched up and hauled those logs up that hill\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He encourages hikers to go and experience the revitalised trails for themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe really enjoyed this project and will be doing more of the same soon. 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