Spring Trust for Trails supported Washington Trails Association in working on making the Hardy Ridge Trail (Beacon Rock State Park) completely punched through and hike-able to within 20 feet of either entrance. The work was completed in 26 days, took a total of around 2,400 volunteer hours, and utilized a variety of volunteer groups.

April and May: Local volunteers came out on weekends and completed about 217 feet of bench work, removed significant roots and rocks, roughed in a new trail and built up the tail bed.

July and August: WTA welcomed Landmark Volunteers (students ages 15-17 from around the country) who spent two weeks finishing tread on the Hardy Ridge Trail, brushed a 1/2 mile to connect the old trail to the new section, removed trees and stumps, built a switchback, cut new tread and maintained an existing 1/4 mile section of trail.

Mid-August: WTA hosted a youth trip for volunteers recruited locally.  This group of volunteers completed over 500 feet of new tread, and brushed about 150 feet of a new trail corridor.  A group of Hewlett Packard college interns also joined the Youth Group for a day.

September and October: WTA utilized the help of weekend volunteers to finish up the work.  These adults returned to Hardy Ridge to continue re-routing the trail, remove more root balls, and work on more tread work.