Recon mission for Grassi21

[Greg]

This is right in Southbury:

http://www.crankfire.com/trails/trail.php?trailid=191

http://www.crankfire.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7819

 

[severine]

:lol: After clicking the first link, the first thought that popped into my head was "Where's Waldo?" - imagine my surprise with the 2nd link. :lol:

Grassi - Do you accept this mission?

 

[Grassi21]

i won't be around on the 30th for the trail building but i am willing to go over and take a look. possibly onee night this week. stay tuned...

 

[Greg]

i won't be around on the 30th for the trail building but i am willing to go over and take a look. possibly onee night this week. stay tuned...

Cool! You need a GPS.

 

[Grassi21]

Cool! You need a GPS.

well that put a damper on things. i don't have a gps. is this trail they are working on unmarked at the moment? or is it a marked trail that they are getting MTB ready?

 

[Greg]

well that put a damper on things. i don't have a gps. is this trail they are working on unmarked at the moment? or is it a marked trail that they are getting MTB ready?

No idea. My GPS comment was meant more that it would be nice to log your track rather than to use as a route finding tool. I don't know much about this place, but it seems like there has been a lot of trail work this summer. I'd imagine that some of it is rideable.

So...there's your assignment soldier. Now head out and report back asap.

 

[Grassi21]

No idea. My GPS comment was meant more that it would be nice to log your track rather than to use as a route finding tool. I don't know much about this place, but it seems like there has been a lot of trail work this summer. I'd imagine that some of it is rideable.

So...there's your assignment soldier. Now head out and report back asap.

the weather looks good the next couple of days. this spot is a couple of miles from where i put my boat in the water.

 

[Greg]

I would love to have a trail system right in my town, no matter how small.

 

[Grassi21]

gonna check this place out tonight after work. i will bring the old camera incase i see something interesting. here comes the rigid rider...

 

[severine]

here comes the rigid rider...

Nice name for your steed! :lol:

 

[bvibert]

Have fun! Curious to hear how it is.

 

[Greg]

Have fun! Curious to hear how it is.

Likewise. If it's cool, I'll definitely head Chris's way to check it out.

 

[Grassi21]

Mission Complete

Agent Ridgid Rider reporting in. George C Waldo State Park is just 10 minutes from my place. Hit the parking lot at 3:40. Riding by 3:45. I rode for just under an hour only taking breaks to snap pics. Take my report with a grain of salt. I had no map, and no clue what to look for. I know they are doing some trail building stuff on Saturday so for all I know I was in the wrong place. Our even better, I didn't find the new stuff. Fun ride. I'll try to let the pics do the talking...

Parking Area

Trailhead - Trail starts out as a fire road I guess you would call it

Getting narrower

Trail is a gradual decline down to the Housatonic River

 

[Grassi21]

The Housy

At this point the trail was dissappointing until I turned to go back and saw what looked like the start of a single track...

The single track (what I assumed to be the trail) ran along the Housy, if you look to the right in many of these upcoming shots you will see it right off the trail, really tight in some areas

 

[Grassi21]

Nice tree run

 

[Grassi21]

I saw this sign just as the trail started to become rock and root free. I rode past the sign for a couple of minutes and then turned back.

On the way back, this one gives a good idea how close you are to the water in spots.

One nice climb on the way back. Looks steeper in person. Nice rocks sprawled across the top section

 

[Grassi21]

Not sure how they create MTB trails. But if you bang a left at that Northeast Utility sign (away from the river) you can create a loop that leads back to the parking lot through the woods. I believe the total area of the park is 140 acres.

 

[bvibert]

Nice work Chris. Looks like some decent terrain in there.

 

[Grassi21]

upon further examination of that sign, it doesn't say no trespassing or private property. could it just be a marker and they allow public use? i rode past the sign for a couple of minutes before i turned around. but the trail did appear to continue....

 

[Greg]

Sweet, Chris! Nice job. Time for some additional exploration it seems. I'd be happy to head over there and explore with you.