How are the trails? Post Hurricane

Wayners · September 17, 2019, 10:05pm

Big ones? I might lug in a little help to take them out sometime this week if need be.

Goose · September 18, 2019, 12:54pm

There are 3 trees. I don’t think a chainsaw is required, I’d say a small buck saw or an axe. I’ll be heading out the door shortly to take care of it. So just pack your steed when you plan to head out.

Goose · September 18, 2019, 7:27pm

Death March is all clear of trees and debris.

shadowfox70 · September 18, 2019, 9:57pm

Thanks @Goose

brightwhite · September 19, 2019, 4:37pm

Three large trees down on Lakota Way in Whopper. Tried to move them, but they will require a saw.

EMat · September 23, 2019, 4:59pm

Super Secret Singletrack is all clear now.
There was a lot of debris and almost a dozen fallen trees.
Most of em, were so rotten I could just pick them up and hurl them off the trail, but I had to cut three of them out using my handy Fiskers saw (PSA for trail maintenance ninjas)

Nova · September 23, 2019, 8:37pm

What is this super secret singletrack one speaks of?

bent6543 · September 23, 2019, 9:37pm

Fight Trail, no secret.

Nova · September 23, 2019, 11:10pm

Shoot. Need more trails. Building season starts soon

Drgonzo · September 25, 2019, 4:49pm

At spider Lake-Large tree cracked and fell standing vertically in mid- trail on what I believe to be ribbon of love.
I think it’s in there relatively solid. Might require a few people with ropes or a come-along and a chainsaw to safely remove-if that sort of thing is allowed there…
Not sure about skull, but the rest of the “front side” trails seem in good shape, other than needing a bit of trimming

bent6543 · September 25, 2019, 11:45pm

Ribbon of Love is on Halifax Water property (everything to the right of the main road/doubletrack as you’re going up) so if you’re caught working there you’ll be in poo poo with people and given their semi-recent state of agitation by ATV douche-tards maybe you’ll catch a fine too, if you’re caught.

Drgonzo · September 26, 2019, 1:14am

Thanks, I wondered if that was the deal these days, I certainly want to avoid the poo-poo

bent6543 · September 26, 2019, 9:22am

Agreed… To be clear it has been illegal to build trail in there since 1986 when it was legislated. This pre-dates ribbon, inner peace and skull, so the deal hasn’t really ever changed.

riderx · September 26, 2019, 12:46pm

Building and clearing trail is sometimes determined to be two different things by different land owners. Do they allow clearing of debris, providing no new trails are made? Or is this a complete hands off type of thing?

Nova · September 26, 2019, 1:38pm

Lol I saw that tree, damn thing looks planted

bent6543 · September 26, 2019, 5:56pm

I don’t know @riderx that’s a question for Halifax Water. Nothing in the regs that I can see that makes such a small differentiation. Basically you can’t do anything there without a permit. see point #18 https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpwlmr.htm