20211864 Ver 1_MOMO Submittal_20211220

Proiect Description
Morrow Mountain State Park (MOMO) is an approximately 4,400 acre park located near Albemarle in
Stanly County, NC along the Yadkin -Pee Dee River. The majority of equestrian and hiking trails at the
Park were poorly designed and constructed, resulting in deteriorating conditions that are dangerous and
a maintenance challenge for park staff. To alleviate concerns ranging from visitor safety to erosion and
degradation increases, NC State Parks is proposing a parkwide redesign and construction of a
sustainable trail system. Reroutes will be developed to ensure long term sustainability and safety for
trail users at the Park. Where possible, decent existing sections of trail will be retained while
unsalvageable sections will be abandoned and rerouted.
New trail segments will be constructed to sustainable standards not exceeding 10% average slope with a
cross slope of 5-7%. Grade reversals and grade dips will be incorporated into the tread to quickly and
effectively remove water from the trail. These design principals will prevent natural resource damage
and reduce untimely wear to the trail. Equestrian trails will be constructed with a width of 5' while the
hiking trails will be 2 -3' in width.
Approximately 13.8 miles of new trail will be constructed utilizing sustainable trail design techniques.
Another 5.6 miles of existing, deteriorating trail will be renovated to bring the trails up to the same
sustainable design criteria as the new trail alignments. Land disturbance includes 8 acres for new trail
construction and a maximum 3 acres of disturbance on existing trails for renovations and trail
maintenance work.
Site Description
Four new bridle trails and one hiking trail will be constructed throughout MOMO. Each new trail lies in
close proximity to the existing tread but has been relocated to incorporate more sustainable grades and
decrease erosional issues. The trails exist within segments of Piedmont Monadnock Forest, Dry-Mesic
Oak Hickory Forest, and Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forest. A variety of oak species including white oak,
southern red oak, and post oak dominate the canopy. Lower elevation species include American beech,
tulip poplar and red maple. Mountain laurel, rhododendron and vaccinium dominate the understory.
Adiacent Prooert
The park is bordered on the eastern side by the Yadkin Pee -Dee River and mainly private forested land
to the north. Uwharrie National Forest lies across the Yadkin River from the park. Mountain Creek
borders the park at the southern extent, before it's confluence with the Yadkin.
Soils
The site consists of a variety of soils typically found in ravine and steep -sloped topography in NC. These
soils consist of Badin channery silt foams, Enon cobbly loams, and Georgeville silt loams. None of the
soils listed in the NRCS soil survey are hydric nor will the trail's position on the landscape promote
drainage concerns.

PLANNED EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL PRACTICES
The trails will be constructed using sustainable trail design and construction practices. The existing trails
are over 10 years old and were not constructed properly within the topography of the landscape.
Therefore, some areas will be renovated in segments where DPR trail staff determined trail
maintenance would successfully solve degradation and erosional concerns. Sections of trail along fall
lines are deteriorating and will be redesigned to locations where grade will not exceed 10%. Therefore
approximately 14 miles of new trail will be constructed, and 6 miles of existing trail will have segments
renovated to sustainable construction standards.
CONSTRUCTION PLAN
1. Flag proposed trail alignment.
2. Determine location and method of stream crossings.
3. Obtain plan approval and other applicable permits.
4. Hold a pre -bid meeting.
5. Bid proposed trail work.
6. Hold a pre -construction conference at least 1 week prior to starting construction.
VEGETATION PLAN (CLEARING)
As a segment of the State Park, the hiking and bridle trails are intended to be kept as natural and
forested as possible. Bridle trails will be constructed at 5' widths while the hiking trail will be 3' wide.
Trail layouts have been designed to minimize tree clearing and utilize previously disturbed areas
wherever possible. Therefore, vegetation and tree clearing will occur to the minimum extent possible.
SWITCHBACKS
On some long, steep stretches of trail, rolling crown switchbacks will be utilized to minimize grade of the
overall ascent. These highly engineered structures divert water away from the tread and turning
platform. Small retaining walls will be utilized to stabilize the compacted soil of the platform and lower
ramp, with cribbing made of stone found on -site.

DISTURBED AREA CALCULATIONS FOR PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF BRIDLE AND
HIKING TRAILS
Bridle Trails
Trail
Width
New trail
(estimated,
linear ft)
Disturbance
corridor
(estimated, acres)
Renovated
(estimated,
linear ft)
Disturbance
corridor
(estimated, acres)
Long Loop
5
24325
2.8
20900
2.4
Middle Loop
5
22820
2.6
n/a*
n/a*
Short Loop
5
10950
1.3
8150
0.9
Long Loop
Connector
5
4300
0.5
n/a*
n/a*
Hiking Trails
Hattaway
3
10400
0.7
600
0.1
Maximum land disturbance (ac)
7.9
3.4**
*Middle Loop reroute will not incorporate any segments of existing trail, and Long Loop Connector is a completely new
addition.
**Renovations on existing trails will occur in degraded areas, not necessarily the entire trail length. However, the entire length
of possible trail renovations/disturbances has been included to ensure permit compliance.
STREAM CROSSINGS
Trail alignments have been designed to minimize adverse impacts to the Park's aquatic resources.
Throughout the estimated 14 miles of new trail construction, 20 stream crossing locations exist.
Methods include hardened crossings and turnpikes in wet areas.
Crossing
ID
Stream
Width
Crossing Type
Total Crossing Length
S1
4
Hardened
14
S2
6
Hardened
15
S3
4
Hardened
15
S4
3
Hardened
12
S5
4
Hardened
14
S6
3
Hardened
9
S7
4
Hardened
10
S8
2
Hardened
8
S9
2
Hardened
8
S10
2
Hardened
8
S11
5
Hardened
15
S12
5
Hardened
13
S13
3
Hardened
12
S14
4
Hardened
12
S15
3
Hardened
12
S16
4
Hardened
12
S17
3
Low water
crossing
w/cu Ive rt
18

S18
3
Turnpike w/
20
8" culvert
S19
3
Turnpike w/
50
8" culvert
S20
2
Hardened
8

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Tonal Map: National Boundaries Datasi3t, 3DEE Elevation Program, Geographic Names -
Crossings Hattaway 2 mi NRCS Soil Survey tiop System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National
Existing Trails To Streams (;'and National T ansportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau
Long Loop Conn 1 mi Ine data; USFS Road Data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State Humanitarian
Renovate 5.6 mi -••• — Middle Loop 4.4 mi Intermittent n Unit; and NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Coastal Relief
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Filed for registration on the 4th day of November 1968, at 11 ofelock A. M. and
duly recorded and verified.
!I Reg. Fee $2.25 N( n ^s
REGISTER OF DEEDS
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ISTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,- Prepared by Charles H. McSwain, Atty.
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STANLY COUNTY. WARRANTY DEED $80.00 N. C. Excise Stamps
THIS INDENTURE made this the 28th day of August, 1968, by Arlie 0. Biles, unmarried, a
iJonnie F. Biles, widow, of. Stanly County, North Carolina; M.A. Biles and wife, Katherine
C. Biles of Robeson County, North Carolina; and Helen Biles Yeager and husband, A. A.
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'Yeager, of Dade County, Florida, parties of the first part, and the State of North Caro-
lina, party of the second part;
III W I T N E S S E T H:
i THAT said parties of the first part, in consideration of Eighty Thousand Dollars
($80,000.00), tothem paid by the party of the second part, the receipt of which is hereby
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iacknowledged, have bargained and sold and by these presents do bargain, sell, and convey
1111to the State of North Carolina, its successors and assigns, that certain parcel or tract
of land,lying and being in North Albemarle No. 1 Township, Stanly County, North Carolina,
and particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
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li BOUNDED by the lands of Morrow Mountain State Park, Alcoa Companyllands, and Miller
!hands, and BEGINNING on an iron pipe, the southwest corner of the Amos F. Biles estate
jlands, and running thence N. 32-44 E. 1052.40 feet to an iron pipe; thence N. 11-27 W.
732.83 feet to a concrete monument, a corner of Morrow Mountain State Park and Miller lan
thence N. 28-19 E. 1875.56 feet to a concrete monument, a corner of Alcoa and Miller land
�ithence N. 25-06 E. 1422.91 feet to a concrete monument; thence S. 65-51 E. 1362.66 feet t
la concrete monument; said line crossing State Road No. 1719; thence S. 26-37 W. 1036.36
jlfeet to a concrete monument, said line crossing State Road No. 1719; thence S. 64-45 E.
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1528.06 feet to a�oncrete monument, said line crossing State Road No. 1719; thence S. 21-4
IE- 306.59 feet to a concrete monument; thence S.46-18 E. 1432.67 feet to a concrete monu-
ment; thence S. 35-26 W. 281.52 feet to an ironpipe; thence S. 69-13 E. 197.91 feet to an
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Iron pipe; thence S. 22-11 W. 631.50 feet to a hub and tack in the center of the Old Low-
Ider Ferry Road; thence with the center of the said Old Ferry Road, S. 75-06 W. 409.10 fee
into a hub and tack in the center of said road; thence with the center of said road, S. 49-
. 604.40 feet to a hub and tack irithe center of said road; thence with the center of sai
road, S. 31-13 W. 1110.75 feet to a hub and tack in center of said road; thence with the
lcenter of said road, S. 45-24 W. 150.42 feet to a �iub and tack in center of said road;
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thence with the center of said road, S. 55-08 W. 270.09 feet to *iub and tack in center o
said road; point of said hub and tack being 3/10 of a mile to main gate of Morrow Mountai.
State Park, and said gate being 5 miles to Albemarle; thence N. 31-17 W. 756.65 feet to a
iiron pipe; thence S. 56-20 W. 603.20 feet to an iron pipe; thence N. 69-46 W. 488.10 feet
o an iron pipe; thence N. 70-02 W. 1113.55 feet to the point of beginning, containing
93.4993 acres, by cumputer, according to the survey and mapping thereof as made by
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l homas W. Harris, Registered Surveyor - L-1081, Albemarle, North Carolina, dated July 25,
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1968, said map being recorded in Plat Book 5, page 229, in the Stanly County Registry.
For further reference, the above described land is 4portion of the 334 acre tract
conveyed by Deed dated December 6, 1899, by Robert M.Biles and wife, Elizabeth Biles, to
Amos F. Biles, and recorded in Deed Book 25, page 32, and all of the 100 acre tract con-
veyed by Deeddated February 17, 1910, by Geo. D. Lowder and wife M. L. Lowder, to A. F.
Biles, and recorded in Deed Book 40, page 202, all in the office of the Register of Deeds
for Stanly County, North Carolina.
This conveyance is made subject to the right of way for roadway purposes over so much
of the property as lies within the boundaries of the Old Lowder Ferry Road and S. R. No.
1719.
The grantors, Arlie O.Biles, M. A. Biles, and�ielen Biles Yeager are three of the four
children and heirs at law of Amos F. Biles and wife, E. C. Biles, who died instesate in
Stanly County on April 13, 1940 and Nov. 9, 1953, respectively. The grantor, Jonnie F.
Biles is the widow and sole devisee of John Frank Biles, deceased, (the other child and
heir at law ofthe said Amos F. Biles and E. C. Biles), who died testate in Stably County
on March 3, 1962, and whose will is recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Stanly County, North Carolina, in Will Book 8, page 78.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforesaid lands and premises and all appurtenances thereunto
belonging or in anywise appertaining unto the party of the second part, its successors
and assigns, in fee simple forever.
AND the said parties of the first part, for themselves, their heirs, Executors,
Administrators and Assigns, do hereby- ovenant with the party of the second part, its suc-
cessors and assigns, that they are seized ofthe premises in fee simple; that said premises
are free from all liens and encumbrances; that they have good right and lawful authority
to sell the same,and that they will warrant and defend the title to the said premises unto
the said party of the secon4art, its successors and assigns, against the lawful claims of
all persons whomsoever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties of the first part have hereunto set their hands and
seals, the day and year first above written.
Arlie 0. Biles (Seal)
Jonnie F. Biles (Seal)
M. A. Biles (Seal)
Katherine C. Biles (Seal)
Helen Biles Yeager (Seal)
A. A. Yeager (Seal)
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, ROBESON COUNTY.
This is to certify that on this the 29th day of August, 1968, before the undersigned
Alice H. Pace, Notary Public of said County and State personally appeared M. A. Biles and
wife Katherine C. Biles, grantors named in the foregoing warranty deed and acknowledged the
due execution thereof by them as their act and deed.
Witness my hand and*sand Notarial Seal, the date above written.
Alice H. Pace (Seal)
My commission�xpires June 9, 1969. Notary Public