Sourlands Mountain Preserve Conditions

[rick81721]

Closer to marker 4. If you go up the C trail that'd be the quickest

 

[rick81721]

Trails are primo but the picker walls are closing in - I'll do a clipping hike/jog next time I'm there. It's really bad.

And there is a HUGE tree down on new shoes - direct hit - a real mess:

 

[rick81721]

Also forgot to mention that dead leaner on the last switchback of new shoes has to go too, it's so low I could barely squeeze under

 

[blackburn1973]

Also forgot to mention that dead leaner on the last switchback of new shoes has to go too, it's so low I could barely squeeze under

Sorry - out of the loop ... Which # trail section is New Shoes??? Thx

 

[rick81721]

Sorry - out of the loop ... Which # trail section is New Shoes??? Thx

Switchback on white trail that starts at marker #8

https://www.strava.com/segments/2622531

 

[Patrick]

Sorry - out of the loop ... Which # trail section is New Shoes??? Thx

you helped build it!!!!!

 

[blackburn1973]

you helped build it!!!!!

That doesn't mean I know what it's named! Seriously, thanks for the tip and really thought it was still being called the big reroute or something like that.

 

[blackburn1973]

Switchback on white trail that starts at marker #8

https://www.strava.com/segments/2622531

All makes sense to me now. Picked the wrong week to give up amphetamines!

 

[clarkenstein]

if anyone knows of any spots that need to be clipped back along the trail post them up. pricker bushes are out in force.

 

[rick81721]

Turning dusty already. Good news - tree down on new shoes completely cleared, and that leaning woodpecker tree is finally gone. Bad news - a big poison ivy vine fell onto the white trail about 0.1 miles past marker 9:

 

[rick81721]

Another small section of that big tree came down in the same spot as above, still rideable but I cleaned it out today:

There's a bigger tree down on red on the north side of the pipeline- a bigger hand saw could probably clear it - my silky would've taken an hour of hacking

 

[Patrick]

there is a tree down a couple turn to the south of the troll bridge.
another one near the new connector re-route on the lower trail -

conditions are primo - no dust. no mud. just rocks, and gravity.

 

[Kaleidopete]

Another small section of that big tree came down in the same spot as above, still rideable but I cleaned it out today:

There's a bigger tree down on red on the north side of the pipeline- a bigger hand saw could probably clear it - my silky would've taken an hour of hacking

Glad to see yer puttin' that Silky to work! Nice job cleanin up!

 

[Dingo]

Rocks and Gravity

Thats awesome!

 

[phillychris498]

could someone in Belle Mead or the general Hillsborough area post here in the morning as to whether or not the sourlands will be OK to ride after this rain? I have a dentist appointment in the area and want to hit some rocks afterwards, but I don't want to be slipping all over the place.

 

[clarkenstein]

could someone in Belle Mead or the general Hillsborough area post here in the morning as to whether or not the sourlands will be OK to ride after this rain? I have a dentist appointment in the area and want to hit some rocks afterwards, but I don't want to be slipping all over the place.

I'm on it

 

[clarkenstein]

It is too wet right now. The rain just finished up.

 

[phillychris498]

It is too wet right now. The rain just finished up.

thanks, I appreciate it. I'll have to plan another day later this week

 

[Patrick]

just enough rain went through to keep down the dust, but not make the rocks slippery.
bugs were non-existent when moving.

took a rose whip to the lip - saw it coming too. spaced out. had to pull out a thorn while moving.

rode the new re-route of the center C trail (white triangle) - nice job there. screwed up the climb from the pipeline tho (again)

 

[blackburn1973]

just enough rain went through to keep down the dust, but not make the rocks slippery.
bugs were non-existent when moving.

took a rose whip to the lip - saw it coming too. spaced out. had to pull out a thorn while moving.

rode the new re-route of the center C trail (white triangle) - nice job there. screwed up the climb from the pipeline tho (again)

Yeah, rode there Sunday before last and got to ride the re-route on C. Great job by J-Dro and the rest of the crew. Hopefully I'll make it out for a maintenance day one of these days. Been slacking.