Hartshorne/Huber Conditions

[Bike N Gear]

Anyone know the current conditions? Any snow or rain this morning?

 

[CommandoStyle]

Anyone know the current conditions? Any snow or rain this morning?

conditions should be good, we had a dusting of snow in the area but it has all melted

 

[jjrm1993]

anyone know how wet it is out there?

 

[CommandoStyle]

It was 55 degrees here today, it’s mud and slush

 

[Karate Monkey]

anyone know how wet it is out there?

Don't. Or bring your road/gravel/touring bike and ride hill repeats of the paved parts/road that circles the park.

 

[knobbyhead]

Anyone been there or scouted out the place recently?

 

[shrpshtr325]

Anyone been there or scouted out the place recently?

Isn't it in your backyard?

 

[pooriggy]

Anyone been there or scouted out the place recently?

I heard that some shady areas still have snow. Probably a mix of snow/ice/clear ground, which will get slick when it defrosts.

I'm thinking next week.

 

[CommandoStyle]

I walked some of Huber tonight and it was 98% good dirt, the other 2% was frozen slush

 

[knobbyhead]

I rode harts today. The grand tour was 75%hero dirt and 25% slush and snow.

I didn't get over to rocky point.

Not ready for prime time.

 

[Alfonzo]

Just rode Huber. Probably 20% Snow/Mud and 80% dry as a bone. Definitely ridable but be prepared to get muddy. Probably needs another few days

 

[Firulay1]

Any update on conditions for Hartshorne

 

[Dusty the Whale]

Any update on conditions for Hartshorne

Its going to be cold AF today... all day and upper 20's tomorrow morning. Should be frozen

 

[Karate Monkey]

Its going to be cold AF today... all day and upper 20's tomorrow morning. Should be frozen

This. You do need to remember two things (okay, maybe three), though, @Firulay1 : 1) the ambient temperature of the water is higher than the freezing point, and Rocky Point is exposed on '3' sides. Unless the ambient (that is, not windchill) is at/below freezing by a few points when the sun hits it's peak, it's going to get greasy. Honestly, 32 degrees is iffy for Rocky Point anyway. 2) You usually have a window of ~3-4 hours in the winter when it's cold to ride the park in the morning; as dusk comes on, it may not drop to freezing until 10-12:00 at night. 3) There are probably going to be a ton of people out tomorrow, since this is the first 'nice' weekend we've had.

If you get there early (like, wheels down at 7:30-8:00), you'll likely not encounter anyone, and have a nice, easy [clean] ride.

 

[Firulay1]

Thanks for the information

 

[Mrdlegend]

I rode Hartshorne yesterday morning. Was a bit concerned since it was above freezing but 90% was fine. There are a few shaded areas that still had snow but rideable. Early in the am over the weekend should be frozen until the sun does its thing

 

[Dusty the Whale]

Just got done. Its frozen... 1 small spot of snow/ice.

 

[kbajaj]

Mostly good and rideable this am. Sunny sides of the hills were getting slick as it got warmer around 10-10:30.

 

[Dusty the Whale]

Mostly good and rideable this am. Sunny sides of the hills were getting slick as it got warmer around 10-10:30.

Had to be infested with hikers by 10:00.

 

[kbajaj]

Had to be infested with hikers by 10:00.

Fortunately I’ve never had any issues with hikers at this park. Almost every time I stop for them, they are stopping for me and urging me to go ahead as they don’t want to ruin my momentum! I still am very courteous to every hiker and let them decide if they want to stop so I can keep going or I yield