6 Mile Run Conditions

[JonF]

Trail surfaces starting to get dusty/drifty in spots and the overgrowth is so thick, it can be difficult to see oncoming riders if you are really boogeying so be careful out there. On that note, whomever trimmed Blue, mega thanks to you! Red is silly thick right now with all the encroaching brush whereas Blue was a breeze to flow through.

 

[Cole]

Trail surfaces starting to get dusty/drifty in spots and the overgrowth is so thick, it can be difficult to see oncoming riders if you are really boogeying so be careful out there. On that note, whomever trimmed Blue, mega thanks to you! Red is silly thick right now with all the encroaching brush whereas Blue was a breeze to flow through.

@ekuhn organized the trim session. Sounds like there will be another in a few weeks.

 

[clarkenstein]

Trail surfaces starting to get dusty/drifty in spots and the overgrowth is so thick, it can be difficult to see oncoming riders if you are really boogeying so be careful out there. On that note, whomever trimmed Blue, mega thanks to you! Red is silly thick right now with all the encroaching brush whereas Blue was a breeze to flow through.

Are you talking red on canal side or 27 side? I am assuming 27…

 

[JonF]

Are you talking red on canal side or 27 side? I am assuming 27…

Looking at a map, It would be the eastern section with red and orange trails.

 

[Mtbdog]

Be careful out there, saw this on fb.

 

[Bikeworks]

Be careful out there, saw this on fb.
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Where was this exactly, can't tell from the screenshot? Was it where I found glass, near the plywood shack?

Presumably directed at us MTBers. Shittiest of people will aim to hurt others over their feelings, regardless of how it may impact someone. Just as bad, a non-target population like a hiker, kid, or pet could've been injured. This is the type of person who will only get the message through mechanical learning.

 

[rick81721]

Be careful out there, saw this on fb.
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Sounds suspicious. Kicked his ass?

 

[Mtbdog]

Where was this exactly, can't tell from the screenshot? Was it where I found glass, near the plywood shack?

Presumably directed at us MTBers. Shittiest of people will aim to hurt others over their feelings, regardless of how it may impact someone. Just as bad, a non-target population like a hiker, kid, or pet could've been injured. This is the type of person who will only get the message through mechanical learning.

Here's a better picture. I didn't personally ride here or see this so just saw it on Facebook.

 

[qclabrat]

This should be reported to the police. Broken glass is one thing but the buried knife is criminal.

 

[clarkenstein]

I’m skeptical this was intentional. Dirt doesn’t look disturbed, and the dirt here gets lumpy when dug or like powder when it’s moved around this time of year. It looks just as buried and the dirt compacted as the rock right next to it. I’ve found old pocket knives before (even when I was in Boy Scouts) and they were in better condition than what I’m seeing here. And I still use one of them after a quick restore.

That glass has been there a long time, and is mostly likely is from kids or fishermen drinking.

When we cut the new trail by Middlebush in January there were tons of beer bottles right under the brush we were moving, broken and whole. I could easily see a knife being dropped, getting covered at some point, and uncovered just due to the crappy condition of that trail. Just my $0.02.

 

[rick81721]

I’m skeptical this was intentional. Dirt doesn’t look disturbed, and the dirt here gets lumpy when dug or like powder when it’s moved around this time of year. It looks just as buried and the dirt compacted as the rock right next to it. I’ve found old pocket knives before (even when I was in Boy Scouts) and they were in better condition than what I’m seeing here. And I still use one of them after a quick restore.

That glass has been there a long time, and is mostly likely is from kids or fishermen drinking.

When we cut the new trail by Middlebush in January there were tons of beer bottles right under the brush we were moving, broken and whole. I could easily see a knife being dropped, getting covered at some point, and uncovered just due to the crappy condition of that trail. Just my $0.02.

Thinking the same, if real. Lots of buried crap around there.

 

[sourlandrides]

I picked up some broken glass around there yesterday. I have found glass there before once I found several kinds all together in a big glass pile in that same spot up the bank from the water close to the trail head. It seemed intentional to me because it was such a variety of broken glass including ceramic almost like someone saved up the shards to bring them there. I'm always careful around there since then.

 

[KenS]

I’m skeptical this was intentional. Dirt doesn’t look disturbed, and the dirt here gets lumpy when dug or like powder when it’s moved around this time of year. It looks just as buried and the dirt compacted as the rock right next to it. I’ve found old pocket knives before (even when I was in Boy Scouts) and they were in better condition than what I’m seeing here. And I still use one of them after a quick restore.

That glass has been there a long time, and is mostly likely is from kids or fishermen drinking.

When we cut the new trail by Middlebush in January there were tons of beer bottles right under the brush we were moving, broken and whole. I could easily see a knife being dropped, getting covered at some point, and uncovered just due to the crappy condition of that trail. Just my $0.02.

This.

 

[snashters]

I've often seen pieces of glass in that area, I think it is just leaching out of the ground from a decades old trash dump.

 

[Nlogax]

Just a heads up. This cut tree that is leaning into the trail on Red took out another victim. (Me). Dented helmet. Mild concussion. Talked
To someone who said same thing happened to them last month.

 

[jdog]

Just a heads up. This cut tree that is leaning into the trail on Red took out another victim. (Me). Dented helmet. Mild concussion. Talked
To someone who said same thing happened to them last month.

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Can you show on a map where this is??? j

 

[Nlogax]

Somewhere in this straight section. Tree is on right side of trail if you’re headed toward Middlebush.

 

[The Kalmyk]

Super dry like Steven Wright…

 

[insertusernamehere]

Came across this little fella just past the steel bridge at the end of blue. I couldn't tell if this was an egg laying situation, but keep an eye out.

 

[nj-vtbiker]

Rode this morning, dusty condition but the rain should help. Thanks to Jason, Ed, and all of the volunteers who helped trim back the trails.

On the topic of turtles, I also saw one on the blue trail at the halfway point. They were just chilling in the middle of the trail so use caution. The one on the berm from the previous post was not there when I rode by, but there was evidence of it being there.

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