6 Mile Run Conditions
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Frank
Sasquatch
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thank you!
Thanks for the quick note! Will see what i can do to help in the future.
Here is a pic of that tree - about 20" caliber - sitting diagonal across the trail -
need to remove about 10 feet of it. i tried to tag the lat/lon but didn't do it correctly - maybe it is contained in the picture info
Tree with nasty poison plant growing on it!
Trails are looking good - got out of there just before the storm - so will
update tomorrow.
as an aside, i picked up more garbage than i'd like to - esp GU packs. I doubt it was anyone on this site......
need to remove about 10 feet of it. i tried to tag the lat/lon but didn't do it correctly - maybe it is contained in the picture info
Tree with nasty poison plant growing on it!
Trails are looking good - got out of there just before the storm - so will
update tomorrow.
as an aside, i picked up more garbage than i'd like to - esp GU packs. I doubt it was anyone on this site......
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Will get a map fix on it tomorrow - dropped you a PM.
rlb
Well-Known Member
Based on previous posts i think its in B2. I took the little shortcut to avoid it. I didn't see a downed tree so I'm guessing that my guess is correct. But you can't prove a negative so I could be wrong. Anyway there was a PI covered tree down in this same spot a few years ago and someone eventually cleared it.
http://www.mtbnj.com/w/images/a/ad/SixMileRunStatePark_r20090923.pdf
http://www.mtbnj.com/w/images/a/ad/SixMileRunStatePark_r20090923.pdf
Jerzeejoe
Active Member
Ohh you def will be itching, I am have it all over my legss.. I dont think a reroute is possible since the size of the tree and the lil creek next to it.. So it will have to be a removal.. There is a shortcut you can turn off the trail before the tree as well... Yep its def in the B2 section....
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i saw someone out this morning - how'd it look after the storm last night?
scatterbrains
New Member
Well i tried to do it yesterday @5:30pm...didnt storm at home so i figured it was a shower..not so much was soupy and slick with lots of standing water.
Went 1/8mi turned around didnt want to hack the trails.
i dont know how well the trails hold water as ive never been there, but with the heat and sun id say by 5pm today, would be a good bet that its rideable.
Went 1/8mi turned around didnt want to hack the trails.
i dont know how well the trails hold water as ive never been there, but with the heat and sun id say by 5pm today, would be a good bet that its rideable.
groovy. thanks!
Just got back - some small puddles on blue, but the trails are firm. logs are slippery (expected) - there were quite a few twigs on the trail. cleared anything larger than an inch.
here is the location of the downed tree
it is 0.3 miles from the service entrance on blackwells mills - ride up the western, field-side trail, turn left into the woods - go left at the T, over the bridge and another 50ish feet.
It is 20" diameter - it looks bigger because it is floating off the ground a bit. at the same location, there is a dead tree to ride under - it should come down, as it is broken at the bottom, and hanging in the branches of another tree (a good push should do it)
if it helps - it is at the info icon
mapmyride
here is the location of the downed tree
it is 0.3 miles from the service entrance on blackwells mills - ride up the western, field-side trail, turn left into the woods - go left at the T, over the bridge and another 50ish feet.
It is 20" diameter - it looks bigger because it is floating off the ground a bit. at the same location, there is a dead tree to ride under - it should come down, as it is broken at the bottom, and hanging in the branches of another tree (a good push should do it)
if it helps - it is at the info icon
mapmyride
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wonderturtle
Well-Known Member
I assume it's good to go today?
Arwen's Mom
Mother of Dragons, Breaker of Chains
Trails themselves are fine and dry, not slick at all. There are a few large puddles still. Just slow it down through the mud and all is good.
McKMtnBk
New Member
trails were awesome this evening but then the T-storm blew through around 7:15 just as i was finishing up. Got the classic 6-mile tan lines goin. Trails wont be good tomorrow but weekend will probably be ok if we dont get much more rain.
We were there too. Just about a mile and a half to go when it opened up on us.
Got to see a ninja rider too. Sorry ninja rider, I was the guy who almost pulled in front of you at the red/blue merge.