Hi everyone,
I’m getting back into mountain biking after a five year break. When I last rode, I lived in Australia where there was zero rain for 51 weeks of the year. I never had to worry about trail conditions
I've been reading through the threads on this site and the common theme I see is that riders on muddy trails is a problem. It sounds like there are whole trail systems (6 mile, Nassau, chimney rock (all close to me)) that are basically off limits until the summer. As someone who wants to do the right thing, I find it difficult to figure out exactly which trails are acceptable to ride.
For example, if you look at trail forks, chimney rock trails are all open. But when I asked about conditions on the Chimney rock trail forum I was advised to steer clear. If you look at 6 mile on trail forks, all the trails are closed. So I think someone could reasonably believe that Chimney rock is acceptable to ride when it's not.
This leads me to a few questions:
1. What is the best resource to determine trail status? (I believe that it is this site)
2. Can someone please provide me with a master list of bomb proof trails that hold up well to rain
3. Are there any flowy trails that drain well? I am a bit saddle sore after all the rocks at wildcat this past weekend. (hartshorne?)
Thanks!
I’m getting back into mountain biking after a five year break. When I last rode, I lived in Australia where there was zero rain for 51 weeks of the year. I never had to worry about trail conditions
I've been reading through the threads on this site and the common theme I see is that riders on muddy trails is a problem. It sounds like there are whole trail systems (6 mile, Nassau, chimney rock (all close to me)) that are basically off limits until the summer. As someone who wants to do the right thing, I find it difficult to figure out exactly which trails are acceptable to ride.
For example, if you look at trail forks, chimney rock trails are all open. But when I asked about conditions on the Chimney rock trail forum I was advised to steer clear. If you look at 6 mile on trail forks, all the trails are closed. So I think someone could reasonably believe that Chimney rock is acceptable to ride when it's not.
This leads me to a few questions:
1. What is the best resource to determine trail status? (I believe that it is this site)
2. Can someone please provide me with a master list of bomb proof trails that hold up well to rain
3. Are there any flowy trails that drain well? I am a bit saddle sore after all the rocks at wildcat this past weekend. (hartshorne?)
Thanks!