Topic: Nice Additions to Gatorback and North Creek 8)

[BillT]

Just a FYI...I was out at Alafia yesterday and the new addition to Gatorback is currently unrideable and should probably be closed off.  The heavy rains caused a massive rut to form right down the middle of the drop   The new addition on North Creek was also a little soft but rideable.

[mm]

I was at alafia saturday and the trails got pounded. Someone said that the trails needed rain but that was not a good rain.

[RiskEverything]

1) I was interested to see that there is now a root-ledge drop before the sandy switch-back climb at the half-way ridge on the trail. I used to always swing wide and ride down the steeper part of that hill but now it looks like a 2' ledge! Will likely start riding off that ledge when I don't have a new rider following my lines. Which brings me to: this would be a good place to shore up before it erodes under the roots, and maybe add a wooden ramp going down about half it's length for an intermediate challenge.


2) Really enjoyed the short board drop that replaced a washed-out, rooty downhill. It was very nicely done and much needed.


Is there any way to haul dirt / rock / clay out to sections of the trails that are being eroded like this to keep from having to resort to man-made obstacles to save or replace them? Don't get me wrong, I like the man-made stuff, but it would seem to me that some clay mixed with gravel might be able to be applied before they get so bad that man-made features are the only way to save that portion of the trail.