Paudash Trail Blazers

19 hours ago

Risen from the Ashes

Although we thought that the season was done with the huge warm-up and rain over a week ago, followed by the devastating freezing rain that dumped a lot of trees onto trails everywhere, we are very happy to report that we are not done yet after all. Thanks to the heroic efforts of club volunteers and Committee members, who went out to scout out trails and remove an uncountable number of trees and branches, assess washouts (and fix a bunch), we have been able to make some trails available on the ITG. This enables some local riding, accessing services as well as parking areas and the clubhouse.

The work continues and we are hopeful that we will be able to open some more.

We are also in close touch with neighbouring clubs that have gone through the same massive effort and are hoping that we can establish links to them, making for much more substantial rides and other destinations.

We always talk about the volunteers and, frankly, thought that it was too much to ask them to answer the call when it was uncertain how much more riding could be expected. In spite of this, we had many out, as did our neighbouring clubs, and their efforts have resulted in some proper riding opportunities. They are inspiring and everyone of them should take a well-deserved bow.

The forecast (always to be taken with a grain of salt) is even looking decent for the coming week.

Of course, as you can see from the ITG, you cannot expect mid-season riding conditions so plan and ride accordingly. ... See MoreSee Less