Unlikely. I'm going to check it out this afternoon. Planning on packing down some trails. Report back later. 🤘
Mercer County Park Conditions
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Rocks & Water
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Was there last couple days just rode the walking path that where plowed somewhat. The trails looked pretty iced covered snow and slippery on top. The wing was the real deal when it blew off from the lake it sucked big time.
So, the trails are not really rideable except where we snowshoed and packed it down today near the West picnic area. The paved trails have been plowed but are still fairly sketchy. I'm going to bring my fat bike tomorrow and ride a little and hopefully do some more snowshoeing.
TAS
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Until conditions get well above freezing during the day... for multiple days it will continue to be a crunch fest- "slip'n slide".
Hopefully it will settle and pack down. But with the forecast for continued below freezing temps it may be quite while.
That breakable crust is nasty even on a Fat Bike. I have done it before!
TAS
TAS
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Hey.. Finally a good use for the funky McLead tool!! Ha!
Man that is a lot of work. Snowshoes or not.
Kudos to you Al.
TAS
SAM
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Rode the trails Al & crew packed down over the weekend. Great job making the track fairly smooth. Very ridable. Hopefully, my riding them helped pack them some more.
I did some limited stomping while I was there to try and expand the ridable trails a little (every little bit helps). The parts I packed already had some rough packing so I was trying to smooth it out some:
I did some limited stomping while I was there to try and expand the ridable trails a little (every little bit helps). The parts I packed already had some rough packing so I was trying to smooth it out some:
- Stomped the entrance to Red Trail from West Parking Access Rd to Passing By Trail to make it more ridable.
- Stomped Red from Oxcart to Tar Heels Trails to make more ridable.
- Stomped a little more of Orange west bound.
Likely hitting this on Saturday, thanks for the work!
Bring your fat bike 🤣
Rode this morning:
Came in from Hughes and someone with a fat bike and skinny tires rutted up some of the stuff closest to hughes, still ridable, but not as good as it was. Luckily they didn't make it very far before turning around.
Paxson twist has some good, some ok and some bumpy from deer traffic. Xmas tree trail is horribly bumpy but rideable.
The west picnic area is good, alittle slower than wednesday but still mostly smooth. Either end has spots where skinny tires tried to ride when soft but they didn't make it far.
I rode more stuff today than the last few rides and it is rideable just really bumpy
Came in from Hughes and someone with a fat bike and skinny tires rutted up some of the stuff closest to hughes, still ridable, but not as good as it was. Luckily they didn't make it very far before turning around.
Paxson twist has some good, some ok and some bumpy from deer traffic. Xmas tree trail is horribly bumpy but rideable.
The west picnic area is good, alittle slower than wednesday but still mostly smooth. Either end has spots where skinny tires tried to ride when soft but they didn't make it far.
I rode more stuff today than the last few rides and it is rideable just really bumpy
SAM
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I haven't, but I imagine you imagine right.
Rocks & Water
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For what I rode yesterday which wasn't much it was more slush. All the trails that were packed down was a real no go. All the black top is good to go has been for some time.
Rocks & Water
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Trials need to be cleaned up. Rode yellow out to Van Nest cleared good amount of fallen wood and pulled away many lean overs. Left my Silky in my creek boat so didn't have anything to cut with. Most of what is down can be done with a descent hand saw.
Thanks. I'm sure there's lots of work to do. I worked on the trails bn the tennis center and the marina as well as bn the marina and west picnic. Next official TM is 3/21 but if anyone wants to do some work, hit me up