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Post by Angela on May 5, 2015 21:23:36 GMT -5
June Explore The Trail Ride and Cookout
What: Ride and picnic celebrating National Trails Day
Where: Long Cane Horse Trail
When: Saturday, June 6th meet at 10:00 the ride starts at 10:30 - picnic follows
This ride/picnic can be cancelled due to weather or trail conditions so please check the website prior to leaving for the event! sorbacsra.org
We need a count of people interested in joining us for this ride/picnic so we can plan for food so we will be posting a Survey Monkey poll shortly to make it easy to sign up for this event!
The Long Cane Horse Trail is near Greenwood , SC allow about an hour and 30 minutes from Augusta . Meet at 10:00am at the Fell Horse Camp (directions to follow). We will be serving lunch (hamburgers, hotdogs and sides) at shortly after noon at the pavilion at the Fell Horse Camp. Members and non-members are welcome!
This trail system is a great flowing trail cut through varying terrain - tremendously fun and well worth the drive! You can easily put in 14 miles but many do over 25!
Even if you have not ridden this trail before, please join us, the Greenwood SORBA-CSRA members are always fantastic hosts and they do an excellent job of maintaining this trail which makes it an even better ride. We will have some ride leaders and people sweeping and with the various ride options available (short and long), everyone should have a great time.
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Post by brianW on May 7, 2015 5:25:15 GMT -5
This by far is my favorite EtTR of the year. Long Cane just rocks to ride and IMO is the real secret gem of riding in the CSRA. Trails offer a little of everything, some have a FATS feel to them while other sections are just old school.
This is not one to miss!
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Post by deano on May 14, 2015 6:32:57 GMT -5
We also have more of the trail cleared out now vs last year. So out of Fell you can now go left down 9 min trail and make a loop towards metal bridge and back. Should be some great trail conditions.
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Post by Angela on May 16, 2015 8:13:21 GMT -5
Please sign up here if you plan to join us for the National Trails Day cookout (it is free to people who join us for National Trails Day but we do need to get a count to make sure we have enough food for everyone). We will do a drawing at the cookout for a prize for attendees who sign up by Tuesday, June 3rd and attend the event!
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Post by Angela on May 31, 2015 8:24:28 GMT -5
Don't forget to sign up for the National Trails Day cookout up at Long Cane Trails this coming Saturday, June 6th. We need this information to make sure we have enough food for the riders/guests who are coming to enjoy some riding and socializing on this great trail system. If you haven't ridden this trail system before now is a great time to get the grand tour (or something shorter  by the riders who know it like the back of their hands). Bring your friends, you do not have to be a member to join us and the food is on us! Sign up here to be added to the list for food!
If you sign up by midnight, June 3rd you name will go into a drawing for a nice prize. You can still sign up after that date but why miss out on the opportunity for the prize. |
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Post by Angela on Jun 1, 2015 11:29:00 GMT -5
Great news, we will now have another ride option for National Trails Day. There will be a 15+ mile gravel road option and since it is an out and back ride, riders can opt for any length ride they want. This will be a moderately paced ride.
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Post by Keith Bowen on Jun 2, 2015 15:21:07 GMT -5
Put me down for 5. June Explore The Trail Ride and Cookout What: Ride and picnic celebrating National Trails Day Where: Long Cane Horse Trail When: Saturday, June 6th meet at 10:00 the ride starts at 10:30 - picnic follows This ride/picnic can be cancelled due to weather or trail conditions so please check the website prior to leaving for the event! sorbacsra.org We need a count of people interested in joining us for this ride/picnic so we can plan for food so we will be posting a Survey Monkey poll shortly to make it easy to sign up for this event! The Long Cane Horse Trail is near Greenwood , SC allow about an hour and 30 minutes from Augusta . Meet at 10:00am at the Fell Horse Camp (directions to follow). We will be serving lunch (hamburgers, hotdogs and sides) at shortly after noon at the pavilion at the Fell Horse Camp. Members and non-members are welcome! This trail system is a great flowing trail cut through varying terrain - tremendously fun and well worth the drive! You can easily put in 14 miles but many do over 25! Even if you have not ridden this trail before, please join us, the Greenwood SORBA-CSRA members are always fantastic hosts and they do an excellent job of maintaining this trail which makes it an even better ride. We will have some ride leaders and people sweeping and with the various ride options available (short and long), everyone should have a great time. |
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Post by Angela on Jun 3, 2015 6:42:18 GMT -5
Don't forget to sign up for the National Trails Day cookout by midnight tonight! Keep an eye on the forum leading up to the weekend, we will not have this ride and cookout if it is raining or if trail conditions are not okay! Here is the link - Sign up right here! |
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Post by Angela on Jun 3, 2015 6:43:36 GMT -5
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Post by Angela on Jun 3, 2015 12:25:27 GMT -5
Final day to sign up to be included in the drawing for the gift certificate (you can sign up through midnight tonight to be included in the drawing). Here are the directions to get to the Fell Hunt Camp (the start of the ride and the cookout afterwards will be held there at the pavilion)- Please bring your folding chairs if you can, there are a few picnic tables but not enough seating for the group we are expecting! Directions: From Augusta (Fury’s Ferry/28)>cross the bridge into South Carolina and travel 25.9 miles on 28 into McCormick...Take a right at the traffic light in McCormick onto Hwy 221. Travel 11.4 miles then bear left onto Hwy 10 towards Greenwood traveling for approximately 4.5 miles. Turn left onto Cedar Springs Road/state road S24-47 and travel 2.5 miles. Fell Hunt Camp will be on your left. Note: If you use Google maps, it will indicate that Fell Horse Camp is a quarter mile further on the right This route is about the same length but will take you by the old historic Frazier-Pressley House in the Cedar Springs historic district. From Augusta (Fury’s Ferry/28)>cross the bridge into South Carolina and travel 25.9 miles on 28 into McCormick...Take a right at the traffic light in McCormick onto Hwy 221. Travel 9.4 miles then turn left onto Cedar Springs Road/Schwy112/State Rd S-24-112. Travel approximately 4.7 miles and the road t-bones (the Frazier-Pressley House in straight ahead in the field), turn right still on Cedar Springs Road and travel approximately 1.5 miles to Fell Hunt Camp on your right. You can reply here or direct questions to SORBAcsra |
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Post by Angela on Jun 5, 2015 6:05:30 GMT -5
Looks like tomorrows National Trails Day celebration will be as successful as last years (we have over 60 people signed up for the cookout)! Tomorrow should be a great day for a ride and cookout with temps in the 80s.
We are still keeping up with trail conditions after the rain at this point and will have the final word this evening. Please be sure and check back here on the forum before heading out in the morning to ensure we have not had to cancel the event.
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Post by Angela on Jun 5, 2015 18:10:27 GMT -5
Trail has been checked and trail conditions are good for the ride and weather looks great! Looking at another great National Trails Day celebration.
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