Trail Work and GPS'n

This past week has been busy out on the Allegrippis with both riders and RMBA trail projects.

The EMS map is currently being updated to show locations a bit more accurately on the county mapping system. In an effort to get the best data possible we are working with the Huntingdon County Planning Office to GPS the trail system and emergency access points along it.

Waiting for that signal

With the spring rains and winter trail debris the trails have begun to show signs of their holding capacity for water. Several sections that are already usually wet are now rising to the point of causing pooling on the trail. In an effort to alleviate the pooling and fix these problems altogther we have begun to armor a number of the sections. Below is one of the fixes in progress on the Fawn trail. If you have ridden this section in the wet weather or after a hard rain you'll recognize the location.

Tearing up some of the old armoring to reconstruct it deeper.

Creating a drain after the rain.

As you can see a massive amount of water was flowing into the trail.

Despite the wet conditions and sections of muddy trail numerous vehicles and large groups where in the parking lot.

Great Trail Conditions!

And for a little more inspiration to get out there and explore all there is at Raystown........

.....yes this is near the trails.

Early AM at the Allegrippis

This was the Weds morning ride out at the lake. With temps touching the twenties around 6:45am it made for a chilly cruise.

I had finished lacing up the El Mariachi's new dancing shoes and simply couldn't wait to get her out.

Here is the shot of the Armoring section that was recently completed on the Berry Patch Trail...Super dry ...however still needs some work.

The rest of the area:

mud, crud, and a whole lot of help

With 18 individuals showing up for about 4.5 hours of trail work, we had a very successful first "official" spring work day. Two cleaning and clearing crews headed out Alle-grippis Ridge and another on Red Legs, the rest of the lot headed up to the intersection of Berry Patch and one of the gravel roads the Corps. maintains.

The section had always had a mud wallow and has only become worse with so many early spring riders. In an effort to eliminate the problem spot it became a day of heavy lifting with 7-8 pick-up loads of rock moved to the site. Hundreds of shovels full of mud, and in the end a section of trail that will drain the trail.

Unfortunately did not grab any pictures of the cleaning crews who did an equally as awesome job

My apologies gang.

mud, crud, and a whole lot of help

With 18 individuals showing up for about 4.5 hours of trail work, we had a very successful first "official" spring work day. Two cleaning and clearing crews headed out Alle-grippis Ridge and another on Red Legs, the rest of the lot headed up to the intersection of Berry Patch and one of the gravel roads the Corps. maintains.

The section had always had a mud wallow and has only become worse with so many early spring riders. In an effort to eliminate the problem spot it became a day of heavy lifting with 7-8 pick-up loads of rock moved to the site. Hundreds of shovels full of mud, and in the end a section of trail that will drain the trail.

Unfortunately did not grab any pictures of the cleaning crews who did an equally as awesome job

My apologies gang.

No Salt Just Icemelt

With the recent onslaught of warm weather the lake has again made for some great winter riding. I haven't touched the trails as they are covered with a nastey slushy icey layer. However, around the Sevenpoints area extending south towards Aitch has made for some great backcountry trail-less riding.


Just exiting the Bay Camp area about forty feet up into the woods. Just below the timber harvest at Ridge Camp. Again, epic riding!

Feels like somewhere way up north and def. not Pa.

At points you could find nice thick ice to ride out across the inlets....however getting back to land sometimes proved difficult with 5 feet of melt to the shore.

Big Lake-Big Tires-Big Fun

Here is some recent fatbike fun out on lake Raystown:

The lake was frozen across but not thick enough on the main channel. I stayed close to the side but rode from the Bakers Hollow lot down the stream out onto the lake by Sidewinder and Hydro Loop.

As we just got two new Salsa Cycles Mukluk Fat Bikes in at Rothrock Outfitters. I've been taking full advantage of the awesome terrain crawling capabilities of the bike.

Shot headed down the stream
You can see Terrace mtn in the background, this is just after Yocum Cemetery point. Or about two miles of steady lake riding...pretty wild when there is no private development or other people visible yet we are so close to Huntingdon, Pa.

hey fred is that a bike trail?

"Hey Fred, is that bike trail?"

"Nah thats just a deer trail, they'll come back."

Well it appears that it was indeed a bike trail and not just another deer trail. Apparently the fine folks at Brumbaugh Lumber LLC didn't get that message.

The section of Eagle Trail affected by timber harvests didn't just "affect" the area. Here is a couple of pictures. FYI trails not open until further notice.

And Some Fresh Video: