It is unusual for us to have to close the trails for spring thaw this early in the season. There are a few other factors that are going to effect trail riding this spring. 3 Rivers Park District is putting the Luce Line trail right down the existing ski trail that is in the north loop. The is the ski trail that runs parallel to the RR tracks on the southern most side of the north section of trail. If you take a look at the map on our home page at www.mocatrails.org, you will see a ski trail running along the "Conundrum" section and the "Snake Trail" section. This is where the Luce line will be coming through.
The construction project is a major one since they will be grading and paving a trail through the park. Due to the construction, the mountain bike trails will be closed. The majority of this construction should happen while we typically don't ride anyway (during spring thaw). We know there will be a few minor reroutes of the mountain bike trail because of the new Luce Line. As soon as the construction is done on the Luce Line, we will be laying out some new trail to do these reroutes.....it's going to take a lot of work and we could use all the trailwork help we can get.
This may delay riding a bit in the spring, but it's all for the good of the trails. We will have some more official signage and trail crossings than we have had in the past. 3 Rivers has 1 mountain bike trail (Murphy) with another on the way........so they understand the importance of the mountain bike trail and are working with us every step of the way. Wow!.....a lot better than how things used to be....:-).
So please be patient during the trail closings and construction of the Luce Line. Theo will be up and rideable as soon as we can get everything dialed and ready to ride.
Thank you for your understanding!
