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Archive for the category: 'Woodlot'
Posted on 20th September 2009 / Category: General updates, Maple Ridge, Trail conditions, Woodlot / Author:Dean
***Attention mountain bikers and trail users at “The Woodlot” in Maple Ridge***
Please note that there will be timber harvesting operations taking place at Woodlot 0007 in September and October 2009. The main access roads will have logging trucks and or heavy machinery on them so please be aware and yield to the machinery and trucks. The areas to be harvested are blocks 14 and 15 of Woodlot 0007. Block 14 contains the trail QUICK HIT and the main access road up the hill. Block 15 is west along one of the access roads and not within the mountain bike trail area.
Please obey all signs that will be posted. Below you can see the area that is to be harvested. Any trails that are closed and or damaged during the harvesting will eventually be repaired and re opened by volunteers of the Fraser Valley Mountain Bike Association once the harvesting is complete.
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Posted on 8th March 2009 / Category: Maple Ridge, Woodlot / Author:Cory
Not too much deadfall, but there was snow yesterday and again today. Many of the lower trails are rideable but they’re pretty slippery. Not sure about the stuff at the powerlines and above.
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Posted on 11th December 2008 / Category: General updates, Trail days, Maple Ridge, Woodlot / Author:Steve
Saturday, December 13, 2008 – TRAIL DAY !!!
Woodlot:
Experience Cycling is hosting a trail day with FVMBA Dec 13 @ the woodlot. Further information can be received by contacting Greg greg@freeridedawgs.com or Denise denise@freeridedawgs.com
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Posted on 18th November 2008 / Category: General updates, Trail days, Vedder Mountain, Woodlot / Author:Steve
Saturday, November 22, 2008 – TRAIL DAY X 2!!! So many trails, so little time. I know…. Let’s have TWO trail days at the same time!!
Woodlot:
Experience Cycling is hosting a trail day with FVMBA at the Woodlot. Meet at the parking lot @ 9:30 am. Bring rakes & shovels if you’ve got them, but leave the bike at home. Bring your own snack – we’re just going to work on trails.
Vedder:
FVMBA is holding a trail day on Vedder on Saturday Nov 22nd. The goals are to rake the leaves off of all the trails, clear a fallen tree on hidden pleasures and possibly fix the table top on dilemma if we have enough turn out and time.
Where: Vedder mountain lower gate.
When: Saturday Nov 22nd at 10am.
What to bring: rakes and maybe a shovel and some buckets.
Who: anyone who loves to ride these trails.
Why: bike karma is good!
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Posted on 18th September 2008 / Category: Maple Ridge, Trail conditions, Woodlot / Author:Cory
Most trails are in good shape, with loose over hardpack conditions. There’s a new bridge at the bottom of Goldmine that replaces the sketchy old crossing and some minor work elsewhere.
Note: There have been multiple vehicle break-ins during September. Make sure you lock your vehicles, leaving nothing of value inside.
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Posted on 4th July 2008 / Category: Maple Ridge, Trail conditions, Woodlot / Author:Cory
Pretty good all-round conditions; a little bit of washboard on certain corners but good stuff overall.
There are still lots of bears around, especially in and around the lower clearcuts (berries!), so keep an eye out and try not to end up in a wrestlin’ match with an angry momma bear.
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Posted on 9th June 2008 / Category: Maple Ridge, Trail conditions, Woodlot / Author:Cory
All of the trails are running pretty well, even though they’re pretty wet.
Lots of bear sightings up there, particularly in / around the clearcuts near Shotgun and Hoots. Keep your eyes peeled and don’t poke an angry bear. Feel free to post new sightings in the comment section below.
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Posted on 9th May 2008 / Category: Maple Ridge, Trail conditions, Woodlot / Author:Cory
Everything’s pretty good right now. There are some mushy parts on pretty much every trail though, so keep that in mind. If anyone has info about Goldmine / Cabin, please post it up in the comments sections below.
Note: If you can’t ride something, please get off your bike and walk past the problem area! Do not create your own line around something that’s giving you a hard time; instead, drop us a line and we’ll consider an around line if it’s deemed necessary. Remember that if you’re just learning how to ride off road, you can’t expect to ride every trail out there!
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Posted on 1st May 2008 / Category: Trail days, Maple Ridge, Woodlot, Photos, Multimedia / Author:Cory
Last Saturday, the Fraser Valley Mountain Bikers Association (FVMBA) held a trail maintenance and cleanup day at Woodlot 0007. We had between 25 and 30 people show up and it was nice to see people coming from out of town — there were a good number of folks from North Van.
The weather was awesome, and after breaking the large group into smaller groups in the parking area, we moved up Shotgun in procession, cleaning out water drains and dirting up a couple of the jumps and berms that haven’t seen any attention for a few years.
Hoots was next, and we spent a bit of time raking a loose section of rocks and dirting up the lips and transitions of the jumps after the rock face. Gary and his group were working a little higher up, adding soil to a couple of spots on the trail and working a couple corners in the clearcut.
We called it at about 12:00pm, with the intention of giving all the volunteers a chance to get out for a ride in the afternoon.
End-of-day refreshments were provided by Experience Cycling. Thanks guys, and thanks again to everybody who came out and gave up part of their day.
Photos from the day
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Posted on 18th April 2008 / Category: Trail days, Maple Ridge, Woodlot / Author:Cory
For all of you who have been riding the Woodlot this winter, 26 April is the day for you to come out and do some work on the trails. Initially, we planned to do another trail day on Giant Killer to continue the work we started last year but, after thinking about it a bit, we thought it might be better to do a cleanup and some much-needed routine maintenance on the lower trails at the Woodlot.
So next Saturday at 9:30am, bring your shovel or a rake and some work gloves and help us do the routine maintenance that keeps the trails running nicely. This is a great opportunity for people to learn about the easy maintenance they can do on the trails (on their own time).
Trails to see work include:
- Shotgun
- Hoots
- Giant Killer
- Others, if time allows
Starting time: 9:30am, parking area at the north end of 287th
Location: BCIT Woodlot, park at the north end of 287th in Maple Ridge
If you have any questions, email woodlotbuilders@gmail.com?
Refreshments provided by Experience Cycling.
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