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THEFORKS / WEST FORKS AREA TRAIL REPORT |
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Thursday, March 04, 2010 09:47 EST
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Condition Title: THEFORKS / WEST FORKS AREA TRAIL REPORT
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THE FORKS TRAIL REPORT 3/3/10
The area received between 5" and 10" of snow in the past 7 days, depending on the exact location. All 100 miles of The Forks Trail System are rideable, with generally good to excellent riding once out of the Kennebec River Valley. The 1/2 mile section of trail dropping into the valley to Northern Outdoors and the 1 mile section of ITS 86/87 dropping down into the valley to The Forks businesses is rough and slushy, but passable. Again, most everything out of the valley is in good shape. All trail sections will be groomed through the weekend. Trails should hold up well, as colder temperatures have set in.
ITS 86 heading east from Berrys Store in West Forks toward Greenville. Intown trail is spotty and sloppy, but passable. Once out of town just 1 mile, things improve greatly with good riding. One mile long Power Line section near Moxie Lake is rough, but passable. Shirley and Brochu Road sections are flat and fast!
Bald Mountain Trail. Plenty of snow and good riding. There is an active logging operation, with shared road use, for 1 mile. Go slow through there.
ITS 87 heading south toward Bingham. Plenty of snow and good riding. Just a couple of very short rough sections over woods trails.
Pleasant Pond Trail. Good riding. Just a 1/2 mile rough section around the south end of Pleasant Pond.
Kennebec River Trail. This trail runs in the valley along the river. It has marginal snow in places, but is passable. This trail will not be groomed because of thin snow cover.
Overall, trails are back in good shape with very enjoyable riding. Trails are grooming out well and, with the colder night time temperatures, they are setting up flat and firm. Get your riding in while we have it!
Jim Yearwood
Northern Outdoors SC
West Forks Trail Report
ITS 87 ..... From town to ITS 87 is groomed and riding is good. The power line of this trail and wooded sections have some rocks still poking though a very short distance what your speed in these area,s and pick your line carfully
ITS 86 ..... From town to ITS 89 junction there are still some obstacles and and the closer to town the more obstacles there are still passable
ITS 86/89 ..... from the junction south groomed and good riding
ITS 89 ..... From the ITS86 junction north is groomed riding is great
Enchanted loop trail is open and groomed riding is good
COBURN MT TRAIL ..... is groomed to the half way point and to the top on 2 19 we will groom this again when the snow stops
EAST SIDE IN TOWN CLUB TRAIL..... is groomed and signed this is a narrow wooded trail watch your speed riding is good
EAST SIDE ALPINE TRAIL..... is a 6 mile loop off its 87 riding is great with great views this is a club trail watch you speeds
JOHNSON MT CONNECTOR ...... is groomed the riding is great only a 300 yard section west of 201 we cannot groom riding is great
RED BUCK CONNECTOR ....... off its 87 to 201 is great . from rt 201 to its 89 has been groomed the snow is still really soft take you time watch for obsticles in this 1 mile section
COBURN MT CONNECTOR ....... FROM TS 87 TO ITS 89 HAS A LOGGING OPERATION AND IS PLOWED FOR A FEW MILES is passable i would try to go around and use a diffrent connector to get from 89 to 87 unless fuel is a issue
Overall riding is great with the new snow we are recieving we were able to make some of the rough section real nice
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Jamie Vasquez Forks Area Recreation Club
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