We will be leaving the par three lot at five pm to do trailwork this Wednesday. If you'd like to join in the fun but can't be there exactly at five, look for us in the new section north of the service road by the golf course fence.
We will resume work on the downhill rock armor. If there are enough people, a mini-crew will also tackle tread issues in the south loop.
Tools are provided. Bring gloves, work boots, water, and homemade cookies if you're into baking and sharing! : )
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Yesterdays trailwork
It was a bit too wet to ride yesterday, so we were talking to riders and asking them not to ride the trail. Justin came in his work suit and hung out at the trailhead to talk to approaching riders. This freed up the rest of us to focus on the trails. Thanks Justin!
mara and I visited with the regional IMBA rep on some rock moving and plans for the advanced trail we are currently working on. Tom and Chuck went out and did some deberming (taking the high outside edge off) of the trail so water will flow better. All in all it was a good trailwork session with some good planning for our big trailwork day in Oct. We hope it will be Sunday Oct 12th. This isn't set in stone, but once we have it as a solid date we will let you know. The plan is to have as many people as we can that day. We plan to put in some huge rock by machine, along with having a crew armoring the bottom of some gulleys. We need a few people to help us shovel and place rocks while the machines are doing the moving. Any help we can get would be greatly appreciated. I will make an officail post here in the blog and on the MORC forums when the date is set.
The trails are in pretty good shape. It is fall, so when riding watch for areas covered in fallen leaves. Those can cause you to slide out in a turn rather quickly. Have fun and be safe!
mara and I visited with the regional IMBA rep on some rock moving and plans for the advanced trail we are currently working on. Tom and Chuck went out and did some deberming (taking the high outside edge off) of the trail so water will flow better. All in all it was a good trailwork session with some good planning for our big trailwork day in Oct. We hope it will be Sunday Oct 12th. This isn't set in stone, but once we have it as a solid date we will let you know. The plan is to have as many people as we can that day. We plan to put in some huge rock by machine, along with having a crew armoring the bottom of some gulleys. We need a few people to help us shovel and place rocks while the machines are doing the moving. Any help we can get would be greatly appreciated. I will make an officail post here in the blog and on the MORC forums when the date is set.
The trails are in pretty good shape. It is fall, so when riding watch for areas covered in fallen leaves. Those can cause you to slide out in a turn rather quickly. Have fun and be safe!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Problems with riders riding the trails when they are wet
For some reason 2008 has been the year to ride the trails when they are wet. I am not sure why so many people ride them when they are muddy or have puddles all over, but this creates a lot more work for our volunteer trailworkers and severely damages the trail.
The general rule of thumb is that if your tires are leaving a tread mark (in any part of the trail) or mud is collecting on your tires, the trail is too wet and soft to ride. This causes low areas that will retain water and erode the trail much faster. See the Wet Trails PDF document to see how this happens.
If you are out there and see other riders riding the trails when they should not be, please inform them as best you can. We all need to work together to keep our trails in good shape. Thanks for your support and understanding.
We have recently started work in Section 6
What is Section 6 you ask? Section 6 is the new advanced trail that the MPRB promised we could build once the Theodore Wirth trails became legitimate. This section is located in the northwest section of the park right along the fence the boarders the golf course. There will be two sections, 6a and 6b (official names yet to come). We plan to get 6a completed and open sometime by early next season. The idea of this section is to have some tight technical climbs and good flowing downhill sections. Expect to see some technical challenges along with berms, hips, and jumps. There will be a couple of tough rock sections too.
After 6a is completed, we plan to get started on 6b. We do need volunteers to come out during trailwork. Not only do we need help building the new sections, we also need enough people to keep the existing trails maintained. We prioritize work on the existing trails, so the more people we get, the faster we can get the advanced sections done and ready to ride.
Currently we are doing trailwork every Wednesday at 5:00pm. Meet in the Par 3 parking lot. We supply the tools, so just bring some gloves, good dirt working shoes, long pants, and bug spray. Hope to see you there!
After 6a is completed, we plan to get started on 6b. We do need volunteers to come out during trailwork. Not only do we need help building the new sections, we also need enough people to keep the existing trails maintained. We prioritize work on the existing trails, so the more people we get, the faster we can get the advanced sections done and ready to ride.
Currently we are doing trailwork every Wednesday at 5:00pm. Meet in the Par 3 parking lot. We supply the tools, so just bring some gloves, good dirt working shoes, long pants, and bug spray. Hope to see you there!
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