Chimney Rock Conditions

[jredone]

anyone know what's up with the construction cutting off green from Vosseler to Millers?

Family member lives on the corner of vosseller and miller. Apparently they’re clearing out a new entrance and parking area for the trailhead. I could be wrong but thats what they’re hearing in the neighborhood talks. Pretty sad, was riding down miller yesterday and they demolished a pretty large portion of forest up there. All the high tech stuff is taped off with signage of trail closure.

 

[Carson]

How much rain did you get out there? Would it be good to ride dawn patrol tomorrow? (Sunday)

Steady rain for a good few hours. Much more than was forecast. That being said, if you don't mind wet rocks and leaf cover, I don't think it will be muddy.

 

[Rob Munro]

Been meaning to look into that, saw the survey flags out on the last ride. I think there’s some sewer lines through there, probably some utility work.

It looks pretty extensive. My mind went to housing development and trail destruction! I’d hate to lose anything up there.

 

[Jrzjoe]

Strange they would clear forest when there’s already a clearing and gated entrance at the bend. I always thought it had been a parking lot many moons ago.

 

[Red Mosquito]

Strange they would clear forest when there’s already a clearing and gated entrance at the bend. I always thought it had been a parking lot many moons ago.

I agree, strange to clear trees for this when there’s already a parking area at the end of the road.

Nothing on the park website about it

https://www.somersetcountyparks.org/washington-valley-park

 

[Jrzjoe]

I agree, strange to clear trees for this when there’s already a parking area at the end of the road.

Nothing on the park website about it

https://www.somersetcountyparks.org/washington-valley-park

Maybe that section is township property?

 

[Rob Munro]

I agree, strange to clear trees for this when there’s already a parking area at the end of the road.

Nothing on the park website about it

https://www.somersetcountyparks.org/washington-valley-park

Exactly. For the 6 cars that are ever there, the parking lot and Millers are already sufficient. This makes me nervous.

 

[Bikeworks]

It looks pretty extensive. My mind went to housing development and trail destruction! I’d hate to lose anything up there.

That there is a road if I ever saw one.

 

[MadisonDan]

That there is a road if I ever saw one.

 

[rjr44]

Dirt is great, very few puddles or soft spots. Just lots of debris on the trails. Moved a bunch, didn’t get everything.

There’s a tree down on upper blue just past the skinny coming downhill, can avoid it to the left over that sketchy rock line. Didn’t look thick, but too long to move with some limbs.

 

[Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST]

Family member lives on the corner of vosseller and miller. Apparently they’re clearing out a new entrance and parking area for the trailhead. I could be wrong but thats what they’re hearing in the neighborhood talks. Pretty sad, was riding down miller yesterday and they demolished a pretty large portion of forest up there. All the high tech stuff is taped off with signage of trail closure.

Miller ln is a private Rd. Township is building a new road to bypass miller

 

[jredone]

Guess I’m not the only one suprised by the amount of trees removed for a second road.

Hundreds Of Trees Chopped Down At Washington Valley Park, Bridgewater 'Deeply Concerned'

"There were piles of woodchips that literally were the size of my house. It wasn't one pile; it was a quarter mile of woodchips": Foose.

patch.com

 

[Red Mosquito]

I can see the bid/project award on the county website but they don't have the plans available online.

 

[mpope68]

I find it hard to believe that building a new road through the woods would only require the removal of 34 trees.

 

[jdog]

More like 3400 trees.

 

[jredone]

More like 3400 trees.

It’s starting to go a bit deeper

 

[Red Mosquito]

It’s starting to go a bit deeper

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Soo, we'll be left with hundreds of trees torn out for a project that never gets completed due to legal battles.

 

[jredone]

Soo, we'll be left with hundreds of trees torn out for a project that never gets completed due to legal battles.

Some suit probably bought one of the houses for sale on Miller. Hates people driving down his street so wrote up some BS proposal where only 34 trees would be removed.

 

[jdog]

Soo, we'll be left with hundreds of trees torn out for a project that never gets completed due to legal battles.

You could literally land in airplane on it

 

[Patrick]

trees do not stop hurricane level flooding - that is idiotic reasoning.
removal of trees and leaving root balls does not contribute to erosion.
If 1/2 of the trees were ash, they were dead anyway.

we shouldn't look to punish here - just get a reforestation plan in place and move forward.
plant some pawpaws! pear, apple, etc. yum!

Still, wtf?