Stabilize eroded steps on the Gorman Falls cable-assisted descent, site 5, the Gorman Falls descent trail, Colorado Bend State Park (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, public state park), Bend, TX 7.

The steep, cable-assisted section of the Gorman Falls descent trail has eroded steps and loosening cable anchor points that heavy visitor traffic will widen into a fall hazard without stabilization by a credentialed, harnessed crew.

Where

the Gorman Falls descent trail, Colorado Bend State Park (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, public state park), Bend, TX 76824, San Saba County · Open the map

Pay

$260 proposed

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Proof

harness and safety line confirm plus before after photos plus anchor stabilization record plus GPS

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Level

advanced

Open until

2026-10-03

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How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Steps

1. 1. Confirm the work plan and safety line coordination with park staff before the crew descends, and photograph the eroded steps or hand-hold cable anchors from above before starting.
2. 2. Fit fall-protection harnesses and clip into the park's cable safety line before any crew member descends the cable-assisted section.
3. 3. Working only within the cable-assisted section itself, stabilize eroded steps and cable anchor points with hand tools, rock, and timber edging rated for the steep grade.
4. 4. Unclip and return to the top, photograph the stabilized section from the matching before vantage, and record the steps or anchors stabilized.

What counts as done

• Photo confirming fall-protection harness and clip-in to the park's cable safety line before descent
• Before photo of the eroded steps or loosening cable anchor points
• Record of the steps or anchor points stabilized
• After photo of the stabilized cable section from the matching vantage

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