CRAMBA: River Bends

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Re: CRAMBA: River Bends

Postby Roy » May 16th, 2013, 7:27 pm

Yes, what is with that crushed cement? (is there a rock garden buried there) It just does not fit with the rest of the trail. Why crushed cement and a by pass at the same spot? The by pass has better flow.
Steve, if you are not building it, who is?

The first part of the seasonal loop is very wet and can require hike a bike. The rest is very rideable, except for the very south end. The muck at that greats you after the fall line down hill is alive with hungry mosquitos.
I turned around on the new section when the trail turned to mud. So I can only guess that the new section is not rideable.
Over all the trail is in good shape.

No surveyor flags were seen on the seasonal loop.

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Re: CRAMBA: River Bends

Postby c0nsumer » May 16th, 2013, 9:21 pm

Roy wrote:Yes, what is with that crushed cement? (is there a rock garden buried there) It just does not fit with the rest of the trail. Why crushed cement and a by pass at the same spot? The by pass has better flow.


Jeremy is working on it; I was being silly. It's just not done yet. I agree, he did a good job making the bypass flow well. It'll be longer, though, so the rock garden may save time and be more fun. I think it's going to be great.
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Re: CRAMBA: River Bends

Postby Mack » May 17th, 2013, 9:39 am

Roy wrote:Yes, what is with that crushed cement? (is there a rock garden buried there) It just does not fit with the rest of the trail. Why crushed cement and a by pass at the same spot? The by pass has better flow.
Steve, if you are not building it, who is?

The first part of the seasonal loop is very wet and can require hike a bike. The rest is very rideable, except for the very south end. The muck at that greats you after the fall line down hill is alive with hungry mosquitos.
I turned around on the new section when the trail turned to mud. So I can only guess that the new section is not rideable.
Over all the trail is in good shape.

No surveyor flags were seen on the seasonal loop.

Roy


Roy, Jeremy is the other T.C. at River Bends, and doing a great job at it I might add. I will have to get over there and checkout the
new garden when it is finished, and the trail drys out more.
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Re: CRAMBA: River Bends

Postby bpacz » Yesterday, 2:26 pm

I rode some of the trail this morning. Most of it was in pretty good condition but some parts are still muddy. There is also a down tree blocking the yellow trail a few hundred yards past the second advanced/red branch and it can't be hopped over.
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Re: CRAMBA: River Bends

Postby dirt » Today, 9:47 am

By Monday evening, the trail was on awesome shape. Few soft spots still firming up. But, depending on the amount of rain over the next few days, the trail should be fine for the holiday weekend.

Some seepage on the drag strip, and the tree down the last poster mentioned is at the end of the drag strip bypass.
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