High Mountain Conditions

Really nice conditions today đź‘Ś could be epic tomorrow morning before the predicted deluge.
 
Planning to ride here tomorrow for the first time in a couple years. Conditions good? Is trailforks up to date with which trails were closed?
 
gmb3 said:
Planning to ride here tomorrow for the first time in a couple years. Conditions good? Is trailforks up to date with which trails were closed?
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Conditions today in terms of wetness weren't too bad on the singletrack except for a few spots where the torrential rain we had last week still has not run off or it made a new stream right down the trails.

Now as far as the trails being clear: what a clusterf**k! Maybe I just picked the wrong trails but other than Circle Switch, Camel and Shelf, it seriously looks like no one rides here anymore. We had to stop every 5 minutes to either find the trail or pull sticks out of our wheels/derailleurs.

Indians: could kinda follow
Snake: reclaimed by nature, trailforks trail should be deleted
Dark Forest: reclaimed by nature, trailforks trail should be deleted
Dynomite: kinda able to follow with the blue tape but how the heck do you get to the start?
Ancients: ok but lost it a few times
Upper Ancients: hard to follow until the tape starts

Someone local, please let me know if there are more well travelled trails to check out next time. Was trying to avoid the American flag lookout but maybe that woulda been better.
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gmb3 said:
Conditions today in terms of wetness weren't too bad on the singletrack except for a few spots where the torrential rain we had last week still has not run off or it made a new stream right down the trails.

Now as far as the trails being clear: what a clusterf**k! Maybe I just picked the wrong trails but other than Circle Switch, Camel and Shelf, it seriously looks like no one rides here anymore. We had to stop every 5 minutes to either find the trail or pull sticks out of our wheels/derailleurs.

Indians: could kinda follow
Snake: reclaimed by nature, trailforks trail should be deleted
Dark Forest: reclaimed by nature, trailforks trail should be deleted
Dynomite: kinda able to follow with the blue tape but how the heck do you get to the start?
Ancients: ok but lost it a few times
Upper Ancients: hard to follow until the tape starts

Someone local, please let me know if there are more well travelled trails to check out next time. Was trying to avoid the American flag lookout but maybe that woulda been better.
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I'm not local, but usually hit Talledega, Hawk, to Twisted Deer and Jacks with the crew. But you covered a lot of ground. I've only been there once myself without a guide cause I always get lost. Sure the locals @Mtbdog and @Paul H can be more helpful. Seems the park needs some maintenance. Next ride with OOS will include some TM.
 
Took a hike this morning from college lot
Slightly muddy in the usual spots but looks pretty good. I would have no qualms about riding here.... if I ride.
 
Anyone riding high mtn anymore? I haven’t been here in a while but I see trailforks shows several trails closed.
 
Most of the good trails are not trails and are not marked. Most of the marked trails are bombed out fire roads. You can roll the dice and follow the stuff that is ridden in( some will turn out to be animal trails) or you can hook up with a local.
 
nj6964 said:
Anyone riding high mtn anymore? I haven’t been here in a while but I see trailforks shows several trails closed.
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Not sure if there are any more recent updates, but:

Jorba at HM?

So Jorba is officially at HM now? https://jorba.org/2021/03/30/high-mountain-updates/
www.mtbnj.com www.mtbnj.com
 
ahh that’s a shame. I rode there for years but haven’t really been back since maybe 2020. Going on a ride w a coworker tomorrow. Is it recommended to avoid if much of the unmarked singletrack is unloved?
 
nj6964 said:
ahh that’s a shame. I rode there for years but haven’t really been back since maybe 2020. Going on a ride w a coworker tomorrow. Is it recommended to avoid if much of the unmarked singletrack is unloved?
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The heatmap layer on trailforks seems to be accurate for planning a route on the trails that most still ride.
 
nj6964 said:
ahh that’s a shame. I rode there for years but haven’t really been back since maybe 2020. Going on a ride w a coworker tomorrow. Is it recommended to avoid if much of the unmarked singletrack is unloved?
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What time, and pace. Might be able to help lead.
The single track is loved by all!
 
Definitely ride that park with someone who knows what's left of the network. Do not download any of the tours from TF, you will wind up in the middle of the woods with no trail in sight. We attempted to ride there last weekend, it didn't go well at all.
 
TommyF said:
Definitely ride that park with someone who knows what's left of the network. Do not download any of the tours from TF, you will wind up in the middle of the woods with no trail in sight. We attempted to ride there last weekend, it didn't go well at all.
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True, I've ridden there twice alone and would end up doing loops around junk yard
 
I didn’t ride there for a few years, went back in the fall I think. I could barely find the trail, riding from the college side. I was really surprised, figured that spot would get more and more popular.
 
Had a great ride after work today with a coworker. Reminded me of why I like that place, so damn rocky but it beat us up good. Not much trouble finding the trail but I tend to check my Trailforks often to make sure I don’t miss any turns.

Takeaway for me after having just gotten a new bike to replace my 10 yr old XC Frankenbike…modern bikes are truly amazing.
 
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