I appreciate the naming of trails! I watched this video yesterday and now have need to go riding on it! May first gravel ride to get know the area though. Thanks for the video!
Good ride buddy. It looks like they are widening the trails to provide vehicle access to maintain the trails. That would be my best guess. Our buddy that took us to the trails near the fire tower told us the same thing about naming the trails in our video. I thought it was odd but I guess these trails aren’t sanctioned and are at risk of being closed. There is so much more there that I didn’t get to ride so I hope to be able to make the trip back from York to explore some more.
@IainWalker-f4j I still haven't seen any evidence of DCNR "cracking down" other than some trails disappearing on one 3rd party website and some "karens" on FB complaining about the trails. With so many riders tracking their rides and leaving heatmaps there are no secrets in this forest other than the ones that have 0 heatmaps. I believe that more people finding and using the trails for mountain biking increases advocacy for the sport.
We've spoken to multiple rangers and friends have attended meetings with the dcnr. The threat is real, please be advised. They have started blocking off trails, such as big boy.
@@IainWalker-f4j DCNR doesn't seem to be very transparent when it comes to their meetings. They often have closed or limited meetings to the public to discuss public use areas. I'm glad you have some friends going to these meetings - maybe these can be publicized? If 100 mountain bikers show up to these meetings maybe they will listen? As for Big Boy, I haven't been up that way in a few months. Just throwing this out there - did they block it off for the Ironmasters Challenge that was this past weekend? Or did they drop trees across it? I do find it ironic that popular "hidden" trails are publicized and used in a public event with 100s of people such as the Ironmasters Challenge, but mountain bikers are the problem. They allow motorized cycles for the enduro event on these "sensitive" trails but mountain bikers are the problem. The local trail associations that supposedly represent Michaux, have no advocacy for mountain biking.
I appreciate the naming of trails! I watched this video yesterday and now have need to go riding on it! May first gravel ride to get know the area though. Thanks for the video!
Good ride buddy. It looks like they are widening the trails to provide vehicle access to maintain the trails. That would be my best guess. Our buddy that took us to the trails near the fire tower told us the same thing about naming the trails in our video. I thought it was odd but I guess these trails aren’t sanctioned and are at risk of being closed. There is so much more there that I didn’t get to ride so I hope to be able to make the trip back from York to explore some more.
Would you please stop naming trails in your videos. DCNR is cracking down on us. Otherwise, rock on dude!
@IainWalker-f4j I still haven't seen any evidence of DCNR "cracking down" other than some trails disappearing on one 3rd party website and some "karens" on FB complaining about the trails. With so many riders tracking their rides and leaving heatmaps there are no secrets in this forest other than the ones that have 0 heatmaps. I believe that more people finding and using the trails for mountain biking increases advocacy for the sport.
We've spoken to multiple rangers and friends have attended meetings with the dcnr. The threat is real, please be advised. They have started blocking off trails, such as big boy.
@@IainWalker-f4j DCNR doesn't seem to be very transparent when it comes to their meetings. They often have closed or limited meetings to the public to discuss public use areas. I'm glad you have some friends going to these meetings - maybe these can be publicized? If 100 mountain bikers show up to these meetings maybe they will listen? As for Big Boy, I haven't been up that way in a few months. Just throwing this out there - did they block it off for the Ironmasters Challenge that was this past weekend? Or did they drop trees across it? I do find it ironic that popular "hidden" trails are publicized and used in a public event with 100s of people such as the Ironmasters Challenge, but mountain bikers are the problem. They allow motorized cycles for the enduro event on these "sensitive" trails but mountain bikers are the problem. The local trail associations that supposedly represent Michaux, have no advocacy for mountain biking.