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Post by jp3 on Jul 16, 2013 19:00:20 GMT -5
DO NOT RIDE THE CANAL TRAIL
I did a recon on the Canal Trail this afternoon, it's in the worst shape I have ever seen it. I could not get in the south entrance. The red clay hill just before going under Riverwatch Pkwy has water running down it and it's like a slip-n-slide. I went in at the main trail head, the trail is real muddy in the usual spot and muddy in a lot of places I've never seen muddy before. There is one tree down on the pond side that I should be able to remove without any problems. There is another tree down on razors edge, it's going to take a big boy saw to remove that one. There was a 20 foot section just past the big gulley that is under water from the river. Three section of razors edge has fallen in the river, the good new though is a reroute shouldn't be too difficult.
EDIT: Pics added
River water flooding the trail
First of three different sections of trail that failed.
Big tree on Razors Edge
Second section of trail that failed
Third section of trail that failed
I did a recon on the Canal Trail this afternoon, it's in the worst shape I have ever seen it. I could not get in the south entrance. The red clay hill just before going under Riverwatch Pkwy has water running down it and it's like a slip-n-slide. I went in at the main trail head, the trail is real muddy in the usual spot and muddy in a lot of places I've never seen muddy before. There is one tree down on the pond side that I should be able to remove without any problems. There is another tree down on razors edge, it's going to take a big boy saw to remove that one. There was a 20 foot section just past the big gulley that is under water from the river. Three section of razors edge has fallen in the river, the good new though is a reroute shouldn't be too difficult.
EDIT: Pics added
River water flooding the trail
First of three different sections of trail that failed.
Big tree on Razors Edge
Second section of trail that failed
Third section of trail that failed
