trails – Bike Estes https://www.bikeestes.org Mountain Biking, Road Cycling, Bikepacking, Gravel Grinding, Dirt Jumping Good Fun Outside! Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:46:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Trail building @ Hermit Park https://www.bikeestes.org/2019/09/24/trail-building-hermit-park/ https://www.bikeestes.org/2019/09/24/trail-building-hermit-park/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:43:03 +0000 https://www.bikeestes.org/?p=10503

MORE TRAILS AT HERMIT PARK??? Sign Me UP!!!

Or rather, YOU can sign up to volunteer to help build .5 more miles of trail.

Saturday September 28th (national public lands day), join the Larimer County Trails and Open Space folks from 9 am – 2 pm. They are looking for 25 volunteers to help build 0.5 miles of new single track trail at Hermit Park. This will be basic new tread construction for a multi-use trail that will get the current trail off of a gravel road and up on a hillside to provide a better experience and sustainability for the trail.

Best way to sign-up is through this link: http://offero.larimer.org/calendar — that link would first prompt you to create an Offero account and then bring you to a view of the September calendar, which lists the 9/28 project

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for more info about the race, visit www.estesepic.com

]]> https://www.bikeestes.org/2018/09/03/estes-epic-2018-parcours-difficult/feed/ 0 Estes Valley Trails Plan https://www.bikeestes.org/2015/12/20/estes-valley-trails-plan/ https://www.bikeestes.org/2015/12/20/estes-valley-trails-plan/#respond Sun, 20 Dec 2015 17:58:41 +0000 https://www.bikeestes.org/?p=8316 Greetings,

On behalf of the Estes Valley Recreation and Park District I would like to provide some updates regarding this project and upcoming events. The planning team, project partners and trails committee have taken public comments regarding Estes Valley trail connections (including bicycle and pedestrian facilities) and mapped them, while also evaluating feasibility and new opportunities. The next step will be to present this map to the community and to hear feedback regarding the draft trails map.

  1. 1. PUBLIC MEETING #2: The next public meeting will be held February 18, 2016 at the Estes Park Town Hall from 4-7pm. This meeting will be an open house that will give the community an opportunity to review the proposed connections.
  1. PROJECT WEBSITE- EstesValleyTrails.com: Many of you have visited the project website and/or have provided input on the plan via the website survey #1. We now have a new survey! Please take a few minutes to respond to the second survey. We will be using this information to help us understand more of what you want from your local trails and facilities. Also, project information, public meeting #1 presentation and project flyers can all be found on this site. (direct link to survey)
  1. SPREAD THE WORD: Please forward this email to others who may be interested in attending the next public meeting and/or providing comments via the project website: www.EstesValleyTrails.com. Your feedback makes a difference and will influence the future of your community.

Thank you for your continued participation in this effort and happy holidays to you all.

Patsy McEntee

Landscape Architect
National Park Service
Rivers, Trails, & Conservation Assistance Program
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
Lakewood, CO 80228
]]> https://www.bikeestes.org/2015/12/20/estes-valley-trails-plan/feed/ 0 PWV’s First Restoration Trail Work Days for 2014 https://www.bikeestes.org/2014/05/17/pwvs-first-restoration-trail-work-days-for-2014/ https://www.bikeestes.org/2014/05/17/pwvs-first-restoration-trail-work-days-for-2014/#respond Sun, 18 May 2014 01:41:58 +0000 http://www.bikeestes.org/?p=1202 PWV is asking for the public’s help in rebuilding bridges and trail that were destroyed on the Lion Gulch trail near Estes Park. Restoration Days will be on May 24 and 25. If you are interested in helping, please see the Trail Restoration sign-up link at the end of this article.

Many of the trails in the Forest were seriously damaged in the floods last year. North Fork and Lions Gulch were virtually destroyed. Currently both trails are closed and are not planned to opened until next year. PWV plans to assist the Forest Service in restoring both of these trails this summer. North Fork is not yet ready for us to begin work on but the PWV Trail crew has started working on the Lions Gulch trail in preparation for public restoration work days.

PWV is hosting a Restoration Work Days on Lions Gulch May 24 and 25. We are inviting the public in to help us start the rebuilding of the Lions Gulch Trail. The trail is now closed and requires major work to enable the Forest Service to open it again to the public.

All levels of assistance are needed. We will be using tools to work on drainage issues, also moving rocks to create water dams, using down trees to help with soil preservation, building new trail and repairing existing trail. The goal is to create a safe experience for hikers and to stabilize the trail. We also need folks who can provide support functions such as tool check-out, signing in of volunteers and other support.

Later in the summer we plan additional work days on both Lions Gulch and North Fork trails. PWV has tentative plans for public work days on June 14 and 15 and at least one in Mid July. Other work days will scheduled if needed.

So if you like playing in the dirt and with big rocks come on our and join us in rebuilding these trails. Once you have built a trail you will never look at one the same.

You may sign up for a public work day at:

http://www.poudrewildernessvolunteers.org/restoration

You must be at least 18 years old.

If you have any questions either email Mike Corbin at mikejeanne1310@gmail.com or call him at 970-221-1492.

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