6 Mile Run Conditions

I was out digging today and I was pleased not to see a soul for 3.5 hrs.

A million people will be out this weekend rutting this place up. Spread the word that it isn't cool to ride when it is wet.
 
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You maybe able to pick up some of these old Homeland Security Advisory System signs since they keep changes the system.
 
Deamon59 said:
How is the trail for riding today/tomorrow?
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No bueno. White trail head. Red looks the same. Whole park probably looks the same. Won't dry out by tomorrow.

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[GALLERY=media, 797]IMG_8902 by GHM73 posted Dec 20, 2015 at 2:27 PM[/GALLERY]
 
Out digging today.

A million people out.

Bikes were all slathered with pounds of mud.

No one cares at all.
 
icebiker said:
Signs look great, but they should pertain to all trail users, Not just mountain bikers.
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I was thinking the same thing. Hikers are the ones moving debris off closed trails - I could see them reading that and saying "ah only mountain bikers aren't allowed to move debris off closed trails, we're good to go!"
 
rick81721 said:
I was thinking the same thing. Hikers are the ones moving debris off closed trails - I could see them reading that and saying "ah only mountain bikers aren't allowed to move debris off closed trails, we're good to go!"
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I politely disagree with this.
I have seen bikers blow thru shortcuts effectively flattening/moving stuff out of the way. Never seen a hiker doing it.
And realistically, tires do the most damage in wet conditions.
 
Tires do the majority of damage...but it's because of the sheer volume of riders at 6MR. If you had an army of hikers or runners out there in the same conditions, situation would be just as bad. I've seen it at lewis Morris after the warrior dash races after heavy rain. A herd of horses would be equally disastrous. My issue with the sign is that it singles out mtb'ers as if it is only us that should refrain from using the trails when conditions are poor, when in fact that rule should apply to all users. Hikers will see that sign, see the ruts, and next thing we know we have south mountain all over again (yes, 20 years on, south mountain still has signs saying trails are closed to bikes because they cause erosion)😵
 
Arwen's Mom said:
I politely disagree with this.
I have seen bikers blow thru shortcuts effectively flattening/moving stuff out of the way. Never seen a hiker doing it.
And realistically, tires do the most damage in wet conditions.
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I've never seen a biker stop, get off the bike and move debris out of the way to take a short cut. Maybe after it's already partially moved and flattened down they will take it but it's hikers that are removing the majority of it.
 
It sucks that South Mountain, Eagle Rock in West Orange and Watchung Reservations are closed to bikes. Many who live in the Essex and Hudson county areas have to drive West to ride. Driving takes away from biking time! 🙂
 
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