First time at Wharton

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Rusty Staub

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I rode at Wharton for the first time last saturday, this was the perfect place to ride on such a windy day. I hardly felt the wind at all. I rode the orange trial, it's as mentally challenging as physical. Even after the rain the day before the trail was dry. The funny thing is that I only saw one other person, and he was walking. I thought there would be lots more traffic. Which is a good thing because I would have slowed every body else down.
To the folks that built and maintain this sytem, Thank You.
 
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I've never ventured the orange trail other than the short piece on the blue. Is it much the same as the blue just more miles or does it get harder or tougher.
I was out on the blue today was absolutely beautiful.
 
The first mets game I can remember watching as a kid, Rusty came off the bench in the 9th and hit a home run to win the game...he was my hero after that...I think I have one of his rookie cars IIRC.
 
slingblade_uhhuh said:
The big orange can be tighter and twistier (w/ more logovers) in sections.
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Like 'are my bars going to fit?' tighter(one spot they didn't). And twisty. And once or twice I would have liked to shift into a lower gear if I had one(due to my conditioning). And twisty. And I really liked the sign at the mid point that suggests planning on 5 hours for the trail.😕
 
Rusty Staub said:
... I really liked the sign at the mid point that suggests planning on 5 hours for the trail.😕
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*Hello Mr. Met*
😀 A fit racing expert can ride le grand orange loop in under 90 min. An average rider can ride it in 2.5 hrs. Beginners usually ride it in 3.5+ hrs. A large group of unprepared dehydrating bonking beginners can do it in 5 hours, if they have not dialed 911 first.
That *five hours on the trail* statement (and the list of warnings: bring water, snacks, spare tube, cell phone) on both kiosks was prepared by the forestry staff for the latter two groups after receiving too many *its dark and I'm lost* phone calls.
 
I didn't notice the 5 hour warning at the trailhead, which is why I thought it strange in the middle. I understand the need for the warnings though, common sense anit so common. And it did take me a little longer than I thought it would, but I was going slooow, and just enjoying the ride, and my condition is in the 'ride every other week and get fat' stage.
 
lol guess i'll stick to the blue for awhile yet. I'll work myself up to riding blue twice before I take on the orange then. When i finish blue I feel like I could ride more. Just something about looking at that map makes orange look like im not ready for it. I did set a goal by fall to ride the orange trail.
 
SJMTBRick said:
I suggest a coffee/bearclaw/tobacco shop at the halfway point, just sayin 😎
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I asked Hot Dog Johnny. He said *no way* to towing the snack wagon down Quaker Bridge Road to the halfway point.
Maybe we can outfit an old abandoned deer stand with a solar panel, toaster oven, fridge, coffee maker and humidor. :hmmm:
 
What type of riding does this place offer? A lot of climbing and downhills or just mostly tight single track stuff? Anything technical?
 
Dconti46 said:
What type of riding does this place offer? A lot of climbing and downhills or just mostly tight single track stuff? Anything technical?
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Tight twisty fun singletrack. That is as flat or flatter then Mercer.
A few big logovers and tight gates on the north side. Other then that, nothing technical. No rocks no climbs, nobody will mistake it for Allamuchy. 🙂
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsPA00EJouA
 
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