Given that we're moving into the "wet" season it's time to take my responsibility as JORBA Trail Conditions helper a little more seriously. Thus I present the conditions with comments from this week.
Obviously we don't have enough people out there reporting on conditions during the week. Sooooo, if you ride during the week (especially at the "No Report" parks) and want to be on the email reminder list I maintain, or just want to post here, or send me a PM, or an email at normZurawski@yahoo.com, I would appreciate it. We can discuss the details offline if you're interested.
This is the first week of this endeavor and right now there's not a whole lot of concern about the trails. But it's going to get wet fast and Mergs and I would like to keep this as up-to-date and accurate as possible. If you have any comments on this, possibly how I could present it better, or something I could do to make it more useful, let me know! All of these conditions/dates are reflected on the JORBA site as well.
Allaire Good (9/13)
"Rode Allaire this morning, pretty much the entire park. No areas of trouble. Terrain was damp with morning dew at start, dust was minimal."
Allamuchy West/Tranquility Good (9/12)
"Tranquillity Farm side is damp but in good shape. No standing water or mud. By weekend I would expect it to be mostly dry."
"I rode Allamuchy today, Tranquility side. Condition's were very good!"
Allamuchy East/Waterloo Good (9/2)
No report
Allamuchy Deer Park Good (9-2)
No report
Chimney Rock Good (9-14)
"Rode CR on 9/13 and park is in great shape, only a few muddy spots in some areas, not too deep or rutted. Park is pretty dry overall, which is causing the rocks to loosen up in some areas."
"Rode the rock today & conditions are perfect. Even if it rains I can't see it getting that bad unless we get a few inches."
Jungle Habitat Good (9-11)
"As of last night, Jungle Habitat is GOOD. Extrapolating from that, Ramapo and Ringwood would be the same or better"
Hartshorne & Huber Good (9/13)
"Wife rode Huber yesterday, said there are a few blow downs that may be ridable for more advanced riders. Otherwise, nothing remarkable to report."
Kittatinny Valley Good (9-14)
"KVSP is in excellent condition as of tonight 6PM."
Mercer County Park Average (8-29)
No report
Lewis Morris Good (9/13)
"Rode LM today. Everything is A-OK. Just a bit of standing water on the trail down by Gilligan's Island but nothing to be concerned about. Whats up with all the painted arrows? Leftover from the race maybe? I haven't been to LM since the spring but everything looked to be in decent shape."
Mahlon Dickerson Good (9-12)
No report
Ringwood/Ramapo Good (9/13)
"Was at Ringwood today 9/13, and it is in great shape. No mud, and dust is down from the showers earlier this week."
Round Valley Average (8-29)
No report
Sourlands Good (9-6)
No report
Tourne Good (8-30)
No report
Wawayanda Good (8-30)
No report
Wharton Good (8-30)
No report
Wildcat WMA Good (8-30)
No report
Obviously we don't have enough people out there reporting on conditions during the week. Sooooo, if you ride during the week (especially at the "No Report" parks) and want to be on the email reminder list I maintain, or just want to post here, or send me a PM, or an email at normZurawski@yahoo.com, I would appreciate it. We can discuss the details offline if you're interested.
This is the first week of this endeavor and right now there's not a whole lot of concern about the trails. But it's going to get wet fast and Mergs and I would like to keep this as up-to-date and accurate as possible. If you have any comments on this, possibly how I could present it better, or something I could do to make it more useful, let me know! All of these conditions/dates are reflected on the JORBA site as well.
Allaire Good (9/13)
"Rode Allaire this morning, pretty much the entire park. No areas of trouble. Terrain was damp with morning dew at start, dust was minimal."
Allamuchy West/Tranquility Good (9/12)
"Tranquillity Farm side is damp but in good shape. No standing water or mud. By weekend I would expect it to be mostly dry."
"I rode Allamuchy today, Tranquility side. Condition's were very good!"
Allamuchy East/Waterloo Good (9/2)
No report
Allamuchy Deer Park Good (9-2)
No report
Chimney Rock Good (9-14)
"Rode CR on 9/13 and park is in great shape, only a few muddy spots in some areas, not too deep or rutted. Park is pretty dry overall, which is causing the rocks to loosen up in some areas."
"Rode the rock today & conditions are perfect. Even if it rains I can't see it getting that bad unless we get a few inches."
Jungle Habitat Good (9-11)
"As of last night, Jungle Habitat is GOOD. Extrapolating from that, Ramapo and Ringwood would be the same or better"
Hartshorne & Huber Good (9/13)
"Wife rode Huber yesterday, said there are a few blow downs that may be ridable for more advanced riders. Otherwise, nothing remarkable to report."
Kittatinny Valley Good (9-14)
"KVSP is in excellent condition as of tonight 6PM."
Mercer County Park Average (8-29)
No report
Lewis Morris Good (9/13)
"Rode LM today. Everything is A-OK. Just a bit of standing water on the trail down by Gilligan's Island but nothing to be concerned about. Whats up with all the painted arrows? Leftover from the race maybe? I haven't been to LM since the spring but everything looked to be in decent shape."
Mahlon Dickerson Good (9-12)
No report
Ringwood/Ramapo Good (9/13)
"Was at Ringwood today 9/13, and it is in great shape. No mud, and dust is down from the showers earlier this week."
Round Valley Average (8-29)
No report
Sourlands Good (9-6)
No report
Tourne Good (8-30)
No report
Wawayanda Good (8-30)
No report
Wharton Good (8-30)
No report
Wildcat WMA Good (8-30)
No report
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