Races
Ringwood Fall Classic (Sun) - MTB H2H series finale at Ringwood
Group Rides
Phatbiker at Allamuchy - Saturday, Waterloo, 8:30 am
Jungle Habitat - Saturday, 9:30 am
Legal Night Riding at Mahlon - Saturday, Saffin Pond, 5:30 or 6:30 pm
The Great Wazu's Deer Park Ride - Sunday, Deer Park
Trail Maintenance
Check the JORBA calendar...(sorry low on time this week)
Weekly Trail Conditions Report
Lots of rain folks. So trail conditions up and down the state are iffy. Reports very incomplete at this point. May be time to break out the road bike for a day while some of the trails dry out Saturday.
Allaire Good (10-10) - one of the parks that does better with a little rain. So unlike last week, this is probably one of the best riding parks in the state. As Franks says, "The rain has come and packed the trails down again. Allaire is fast and the dust is gone....yeeehaaa. No real puddles to speak of Allaire drains well."
Allamuchy West/Tranquility Good (10-3) - No updates. Expect some wet spots but this side drains better than Waterloo IME.
Allamuchy East/Waterloo Good (10-3) - No updates. I find this side can get a bit wet with the rain.
Allamuchy Deer Park/Stephens Good (10-3) - No reports from last week.
Chimney Rock Average (10-12) - I rode CR Saturday and conditions were fine if not still a bit dusty. But that was before this rain. Downgraded to average based on rain plus my experience here. Probably best to wait until Sunday at least.
Hartshorne & Huber Average (9-21) - No updates again this week. Like Allaire this park needed the rain so it may be in decent/good shape now but I don't know.
Jungle Habitat Good (10-10) - From the JORBA man himself, "jungle hab is starting to get a bit muddy, and probably not good to ride until this rain ends, and then maybe 12-24 after the rain is done." I find it hard to believe he's an XL. I feel that the baggier your shirt the sloppier/fatter you appear. This has nothing to do with trail conditions but I need to put some Easter Eggs in here to keep people reading.
Kittatinny Valley Good (10-12) - Held at good but with a caveat. Reported as having gotten "2 1/2 inches of rain. Park drains well though some areas stay soft and wet longer than others." In other words, give it 12-24 after the rain ends.
Mercer County Park Unknown (10-12) - On Wednesday I got this report. "Rode Wednesday, the rain earlier in the week helped and most of the trials are perfect and fast. Some muddy spots in the usual areas. Depending on how much rain we get Thur and Fri, conditions could go downhill quickly." Given Mercer's draining history this place is unknown right now.
Lewis Morris Good (9-23) - No reports recently but given this park drains well it will probably be good to go by Saturday morning.
Mahlon Dickerson Good (10-3) - No updates. A decent draining park with some usual wet spots.
Ringwood/Ramapo Good (10-10) - Lots of rain up here this week. On Wednesday: "Rode Ringwood yesterday 10/10. Conditions good. Trails no longer dusty and well established trails had firmed up". Mergs says, "ringwood and ramapo will drain better and faster but again they should be avoided until the rain ends, and perhaps given a 12 hour break after the rain stops."
Round Valley Good (9-18) - No updates recently, though this park drains well. It really only needs a few hours after the rain stops unless it's really wet.
Six Mile Unknown (9-26) - Entirely unknown. Rain and Six Mile don't mix so Wednesday may have been the last good time to ride here until the winter freeze.
Sourlands Good (10-3) - probably decent though there are some poor draining areas.
Tourne Unknown (10-2) - No report. I know nothing of how this park drains.
Wawayanda Unknown (9-25) - Also unknown.
Wildcat WMA Unknown (9-30) - Rounding out the unknown parks.
Ringwood Fall Classic (Sun) - MTB H2H series finale at Ringwood
Group Rides
Phatbiker at Allamuchy - Saturday, Waterloo, 8:30 am
Jungle Habitat - Saturday, 9:30 am
Legal Night Riding at Mahlon - Saturday, Saffin Pond, 5:30 or 6:30 pm
The Great Wazu's Deer Park Ride - Sunday, Deer Park
Trail Maintenance
Check the JORBA calendar...(sorry low on time this week)
Weekly Trail Conditions Report
Lots of rain folks. So trail conditions up and down the state are iffy. Reports very incomplete at this point. May be time to break out the road bike for a day while some of the trails dry out Saturday.
Allaire Good (10-10) - one of the parks that does better with a little rain. So unlike last week, this is probably one of the best riding parks in the state. As Franks says, "The rain has come and packed the trails down again. Allaire is fast and the dust is gone....yeeehaaa. No real puddles to speak of Allaire drains well."
Allamuchy West/Tranquility Good (10-3) - No updates. Expect some wet spots but this side drains better than Waterloo IME.
Allamuchy East/Waterloo Good (10-3) - No updates. I find this side can get a bit wet with the rain.
Allamuchy Deer Park/Stephens Good (10-3) - No reports from last week.
Chimney Rock Average (10-12) - I rode CR Saturday and conditions were fine if not still a bit dusty. But that was before this rain. Downgraded to average based on rain plus my experience here. Probably best to wait until Sunday at least.
Hartshorne & Huber Average (9-21) - No updates again this week. Like Allaire this park needed the rain so it may be in decent/good shape now but I don't know.
Jungle Habitat Good (10-10) - From the JORBA man himself, "jungle hab is starting to get a bit muddy, and probably not good to ride until this rain ends, and then maybe 12-24 after the rain is done." I find it hard to believe he's an XL. I feel that the baggier your shirt the sloppier/fatter you appear. This has nothing to do with trail conditions but I need to put some Easter Eggs in here to keep people reading.
Kittatinny Valley Good (10-12) - Held at good but with a caveat. Reported as having gotten "2 1/2 inches of rain. Park drains well though some areas stay soft and wet longer than others." In other words, give it 12-24 after the rain ends.
Mercer County Park Unknown (10-12) - On Wednesday I got this report. "Rode Wednesday, the rain earlier in the week helped and most of the trials are perfect and fast. Some muddy spots in the usual areas. Depending on how much rain we get Thur and Fri, conditions could go downhill quickly." Given Mercer's draining history this place is unknown right now.
Lewis Morris Good (9-23) - No reports recently but given this park drains well it will probably be good to go by Saturday morning.
Mahlon Dickerson Good (10-3) - No updates. A decent draining park with some usual wet spots.
Ringwood/Ramapo Good (10-10) - Lots of rain up here this week. On Wednesday: "Rode Ringwood yesterday 10/10. Conditions good. Trails no longer dusty and well established trails had firmed up". Mergs says, "ringwood and ramapo will drain better and faster but again they should be avoided until the rain ends, and perhaps given a 12 hour break after the rain stops."
Round Valley Good (9-18) - No updates recently, though this park drains well. It really only needs a few hours after the rain stops unless it's really wet.
Six Mile Unknown (9-26) - Entirely unknown. Rain and Six Mile don't mix so Wednesday may have been the last good time to ride here until the winter freeze.
Sourlands Good (10-3) - probably decent though there are some poor draining areas.
Tourne Unknown (10-2) - No report. I know nothing of how this park drains.
Wawayanda Unknown (9-25) - Also unknown.
Wildcat WMA Unknown (9-30) - Rounding out the unknown parks.
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