Rode the red trail last Thursday and there was still quite a bit of snow on the ground, but very little mud or ice. Let's say steering with my rear brake was seriously grin-inducing! .
Popped into the Tourne over the weekend. In 10+ years of riding there, I don’t think I’ve seen the trails in this bad shape with mtb tires making the biggest impact. The mild winter had not helped as there are tracks through mud ruts throughout, even on the higher trails which I haven’t seen before. There are also new lines around mildly technical features that only widen the truck wide trails. This doesn’t bode well for future access to the park. I don’t have a good solution, but please do help evangelize the importance of staying off the trails in bad conditions. Six Mile is the poster child for this issue, but this is not far off.
Will this be any good Thursday
It has been really busy since corona.Really good conditions today...there were probably 1000 people there though. I'm more on the shut down parks side after that shitshow.
Pyramid mountain is shut down so I'm sure that is making the others even worse.. agree that full shut down of parks cant be far awayThe Tourne is really busy on a normal day. I can't even imagine what a shit show it is now. Based on the insanity I saw driving past Wildcat today though, I would say parks are gonna get shut down.
Do we have permission to block up these rogue trails? I know some parks are sensitive about civilian intervention.
Shit show? I was there yesterday morning, and sure plenty of hikers (and many with dogs on and off leash). But really not more than usual, and everyone practicing social distancing. I would be shocked if the park was closed.Tourne is 100% a shit show right now, which is no surprise given how easy access is from multiple angles. And you're right about Wildcat. I rode there yesterday and parked on Snake Hill Road. I planned my route primarily around the trails I knew would be less traveled (forget about hawk watch) and still passed by at 3-4 small groups over 2 hours.