Wildcat Ridge WMA Conditions
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Thanks....i dont want to take away your excuse to ride all the trails looking for it.
huffster
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Ha, I guess a visit to Wildcat sometime soon is going to have to be on my radar.
So this weekend is looking nice weather wise but with all the rain this week, do you think the trails will still be too wet to ride? Are there any trails that are typically drier than the rest that could be ok for this weekend? I've never rode here, anxious to get out, but wouldn't want to potentially damage anything.
Most of the singletrack at Wildcat drains well. I rode the Beach Glen Trail on Sunday, and there were four little puddles up top and the rest was bone dry. Beach Glen Trail from the Bat Cave to where the singletrack starts might still be horrendous, but it's an old woods road and ATV playground. I plan to ride there tomorrow if we don't get too much rain today. Weekend conditions will depend on how much rain comes down on Thursday/Friday. The last stuff to dry is yellow, some woods road sections, and the rail beds.
So I ran into the guy who is ripping the shit out of the Beach Glen trail with a moto....His name is Mike Dense...rides a Husky with his name and number 818 on it. I then ran into him again as he was trying to climb up @trailhead s new reroute on yellow right under the power lines...he got stuck and couldn't make it up. Terrible rider.
A few weeks ago a bunch of us trimmed the entire length of the Wildcat Ridge Trail ( Yellow), parts of the Oreland RR Grade, and the upper section of Hibernia Brook. Trail egress at road crossings was trimmed to maintain sight lines.
Re-Blazing has been completed on the entire Beach Glen Trail ( Blue). While bikers don't typically rely on them, Hikers are very much dependent upon the blazes and so they have to be well maintained. We get a lot of "comments" on blazing from the hiking community.
An old route has been re-established from the Hawkwatch to the Beach Glen Trail. This provides a more direct route for hikers coming from Denville to the Hawkwatch, and more options for riders. The Meriden Trail ( Red) has been extended to include this new section. It's great fun going down, just remember that there may be hikers coming up so hoots and hollers are encouraged.
One of the bridges on the Beach Glen has been extended and the deteriorated boards have been replaced.
Re-Blazing has been completed on the entire Beach Glen Trail ( Blue). While bikers don't typically rely on them, Hikers are very much dependent upon the blazes and so they have to be well maintained. We get a lot of "comments" on blazing from the hiking community.
An old route has been re-established from the Hawkwatch to the Beach Glen Trail. This provides a more direct route for hikers coming from Denville to the Hawkwatch, and more options for riders. The Meriden Trail ( Red) has been extended to include this new section. It's great fun going down, just remember that there may be hikers coming up so hoots and hollers are encouraged.
One of the bridges on the Beach Glen has been extended and the deteriorated boards have been replaced.
Great work @trailhead and company...Wildcat is by far the best it has ever been
Are screams of terror ok?
Beautiful work out there. I'm new to the WR scene, but it's a jewel.
I have climbed up red a few times now and as expected it is a bitch...However, one great thing about is that you can get from beach glen to the hawkwatch in about 10-15 minutes as opposed to riding around the mountain.
+2 love this place more every time I ride it