Hartshorne/Huber Conditions

[Bike N Gear]

it's dry as a bone.

I rode this afternoon. It was a lot greasier than I expected.

Maybe we need a conditions dictionary.

 

[SmooveP]

Maybe we need a conditions dictionary.

Maybe Dave has greasy bones.

 

[RobW]

Maybe Dave has greasy bones.

After dinner time post- post two beers. He was talking about his glass he was drinking beer in.

 

[Jmann]

We are trying to keep the suspense high.

 

[Tim]

I'm not surprised to hear it was greasy. I've been riding the park several times per week for a couple years now and the only time I avoid it is during a thaw. It drains really well but not when there is a layer of frozen ground below the surface preventing the thawed moisture from draining through the soil.

 

[ChrisG]

Was wondering about this place myself for this afternoon.

Will probably hit the road, unless we get a solid report that the ground conditions have tightened up.

 

[knobbyhead]

Just came back, rocky point was messy going clockwise, so we turned back. The rest of the park was good. A few wet spots. We ended up riding to huber which was good.

In the end of the ride we meet some other riders that said rocky point was only bad on the side we started. Which thinking about it, that usually what happens.

 

[SmooveP]

Just did a ride at Huber. There's a handful of iffy spots. I'd rate it 7/10.

 

[Tim]

I was going to ride Harts but there was literally water flowing out into the Navesink lot. I rode up Cuesta Ridge (fire road) just to see how bad it was and the fire road was a mess, super soft with lots of standing water. I decided to ride out to the end of Sandy Hook and back, instead. Guess I should have went to Huber.

 

[bullit398]

I’d give hartshore a couple days. It’s a mess. I rode for about 10 minutes too.

 

[pooriggy]

So does this mean it's not 7/10?

These trail conditions seem really confusing.

 

[Tim]

So does this mean it's not 7/10?

These trail conditions seem really confusing.

Apparently Huber is a 7/10. I was making reference to Hartshorne in my post above. My guess would be the guys who got out at Harts early still had mostly frozen trails. By 3:30 this afternoon they were thawed about 2" down but below that was a frozen layer making the top absolutely horrible.

I'm not sure why Huber would have been any better. Maybe it had drained off better before the freeze? Maybe the trails in Hartshorne aren't as bad as I thought and the fire road scared me away prematurely? I don't know. What I experienced was no fun to ride and was not 7/10 but I didn't ride anything other than the fire road.

 

[SmooveP]

So does this mean it's not 7/10?

These trail conditions seem really confusing.

Dat was Huber, bro. I deliberately avoided Hartshorne based on up to the minute intel from local operatives.

 

[Dave Taylor]

Just bring your fat bikes and no trail damage

 

[RobW]

Just bring your fat bikes and no trail damage

@Dave Taylor after this statement

 

[CrescentChris]

Any thoughts on Hartshorne for tomorrow (Friday)? We had a long freeze period but I'm thinking it should be drained by tomorrow, even with the bit of rain yesterday. Anyone try to ride today?

 

[RSAmerica]

What about Sat?

 

[Xler8]

Anyone been out? Conditions seem good?

 

[RSAmerica]

Great shape @ Hartshorne & Huber today.

 

[stilluf]

Rode Hartshorne Sunday am. Conditions were mostly frozen, but south facing trails were loosening up pretty quickly by the time we finished.

Also: Rocky Point section was very muddy and should be avoided for a while, at least until a solid freeze or it has time to drain.