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xrc800
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Location: Hopewell Jct
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 Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:45 pm Post subject: 909 July 4th weekend |
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First time out to 909 this year and here is my plan of attack based on the trails people are recommending. I may be overly optimistic but here goes.
From TSPlot
Mustang to Mercury
Snowmobile and over to Fongs Way.
From here get to the gut via snowmobile.
Then hit getaway or pirate creek
then find my way to bykhed via cop.
Anything I should reconsider? is this a reasonable ride in 2 - 2.5h and will I have any trouble with logging? |
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burtondogs
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| Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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That is a good loop.
Fongs Way is technical and might toss you around a bit , your first time back.
Before you head down to the Gut you can pick up Watchamacalit, which is a great trail.
If you do Getaway you will miss Pirate creek.
Doing the Outer Gut trail and Pirate Creek is a bit easier and may be more enjoyable for the first time back.
Also on the way back up Cop take a left onto camp trail, go over the hill to horseshoe, there is a cut thru on the lower side of horseshoe which will bring you to Bykhed.
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xrc800
Joined: 02 Jul 2009
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Location: Hopewell Jct
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| Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:51 am Post subject: |
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| cool thanks, maybe I will avoid fongs way this time around. whats the transition from pirate creek to cop, its a bit unclear on the map. |
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burtondogs
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| Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:03 am Post subject: |
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Its the Dark Purple Line on the map.
Its a washed out tough climb that has been there forever.
It used to be a road that went straight thru to Downing road.
When you get to the top of the hill take a right onto Cop Trail.
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Tim845
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Location: Poughkeepsie
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| Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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Add the Burn trail, its on your way although it does take a little figuring out the 2 doubletracks-its got Blue tags as does Watchamacallit. Also, the route into Pond Gut is where the majority of logging is going on. Its blasted, but its likely they've left a path thats beaten down. All the Gut trails are considered advanced, like Fongs.
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Chico
Joined: 26 Oct 2008
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Location: The Park Of Hyde
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| Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Its a washed out tough climb that has been there forever. |
Just the thought of that climb pisses me off.... |
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Forest_biker
Joined: 16 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Chico wrote: |
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| Its a washed out tough climb that has been there forever. |
Just the thought of that climb pisses me off.... |
I rode that today with the rock being slightly damp and humid...it does seem to go on just a little further than you think it should.
Interesting fungus on Gut Loop.
Seems like there are a lot of mushrooms growing in these damp conditions.
Seriously Big Tree (actually it is a very tall rotten tree with no top or branches, it seems like a perfect owl nest highrise.)
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Chico
Joined: 26 Oct 2008
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Location: The Park Of Hyde
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| Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:49 am Post subject: |
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| Kool pics... |
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xrc800
Joined: 02 Jul 2009
Posts: 15
Location: Hopewell Jct
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| Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:27 am Post subject: 909 July 4th |
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great ride on Saturday, thanks for the quick tips. Everything went pretty well except for when I arrived at the logging area at the end of watchamacallit. I ended up on the Road and missed snowmobile to pond gut. Found my way to the staging area then back to TSP lot after BYK HED. Really enjoyed burn trail and watchamacallit. looking forward to getting back there and finding more I missed. here are some pics...
connector near TSP lot
anthills on Mustang
start of Burn Trail
blue tag on Burn Trail
disaster at end of Watchamacallit
bridge on BYK HED
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Tim845
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| Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:54 am Post subject: |
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A great place eh 
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Tim845
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| Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:56 am Post subject: |
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Getaway:
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xrc800
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Location: Hopewell Jct
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| Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:30 am Post subject: |
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| very cool pics |
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