Important Forest Service Directives Distance Bicycling From Motorized Uses

The U.S. Forest Service is taking important steps to differentiate mountain biking from motorized use. Fresh revisions to administrative directives include important new language clarifying bicycling as a non-motorized activity. This comes on the heels of a landmark internal memo on the same topic, announced at the IMBA World Summit in June.

Halo Trail Update

The NCC (Nevada Conservation Corps) has pushed through the roughest and rockiest mile of the Halo Trail.  We’ll be out again tomorrow, doing some finish work, and working on a couple of turns and crossings.  Come on out if you have some time to help, or even just drop by to see how things are coming along. We think you’ll be impressed with terrain covered, the views, the trail riding experience soon to be.

 

Check out our BUILD page for all our trail day information at http://poedunk.com

-Dale Beesmer

Local Trail Daze

The Halo Trail project is a new 6.5 mile long non-motorized trail for hikers, runners and mountain bikers that came out of the USFS Peavine Roads and Rec Strategy.  This project is being spearheaded by the Poedunks - our groups mission is to work with our local land agencies to improve and expand Peavine’s trail network legally.

 

We have partnered with the USFS, Washoe County Parks, Nevada State Parks, and the Nevada Conservation Corps to help implement this new trail segment.  The NCC has started work on the trail and we now have the opportunity to supplement their effort with volunteer days. 

 

We will be working the next two Saturdays on the Halo Trail, as well as the next Sunday on the N-Trail at Rancho San Rafael.

 

For more information on dates, times and what you need to bring, go to: Poedunk.com We hope you can join us and look forward to seeing you out on the trail.

 

-Dale Beesmer

View from the Halo Trail

The Halo Trail

Peavine Mountain * Reno, Nevada

The Poedunks have been busy since the beginning of the year to make a new legal trail on Peavine possible. Since then we have incorporated, received non-profit status, successfully applied for a NV State Trails grant and will be signing a Volunteer Agreement with the USFS to make it possible to do volunteer projects on the mountain.The State Trail Grant will provide funding to hire out the construction of a new trail on Peavine scheduled to begin in mid to late October of this year. In preparation for this we will be hiking the proposed “*Halo” trail alignment in 2 mile sections to further refine the trail layout. If you are interested in hiking the new trail alignment and learning about trail layout and design, we will be meeting and hiking on the following Wednesday evenings.

Halo Hikes – Wednesdays @ 5:30 pm

• August 13 – Section 1: meet at WEST Keystone Canyon TH (at the end of Leadership Parkway off North McCarran)
• August 20 – Section 2: meet at EAST Keystone Canyon TH
• August 27 – Section 3: meet at Hoge Road TH ( west on Hoge of North Virginia Street)

Be prepared for cross country hiking, suggest wearing hiking boots, long pants, bring sunscreen and water. Meet at 5:30 pm, hiking by 5:45 pm and get back to trailhead around 8:30 pm.

*The Halo Trail came out of the USFS 2004 Peavine Roads and Recreation Strategy, establishing a non-motorized zone around Keystone Canyon and this 6.5 mile long trail segment. Working with the USFS, the Washoe County Parks Department also has a grant to help sign and block off the designated non-motorized zone. Although Halo Trail grant will provide funds to hire the Nevada Conservation Corps (NCC) to build the new trail, we will looking for volunteers this fall to help with the new trail construction when necessary and to help with the boundary signage, barricades and roads reclamation.

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The Poedunks mission is to maintain and enhance Peavines non-motorized trail network by volunteering to do trail maintenance, trail building and mountain clean ups by working with the U.S. Forest Service, Washoe County Parks, the City of Reno, and other Peavine user groups.

Check us out at: http://poedunk.com

or email us at: poedunknv@gmail.com

Gravit-E-Works Clinic

Our buddy Tom Judy over at Gravit-E-Works in Auburn is giving a talk and a mtn bike clinic at the Tahoe Center for Sports Performance next month so get it on your calendar. Check out the flyers:

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Call Tom at 530-887-0875 if you have any questions.

N-Trail Wrap Up

We’re finishing up work on the N-Trail for the summer this Wednesday June 4th. Meet us at the Rancho Ball Fields parking lot at 5:45pm and we’ll work on the trail for a while and have a wienie roast with brews afterwards. Hope you can make it!

Ph rides the rocks. Photo by Randy Meyer. 

N-Trail Rock Garden

We’re working on the N-Trail with the Poedunks on Wednesday evenings - including tonight! Come out and share your thoughts, lend a hand and check out the trail’s progress.

Matt Robison tests the awesome new rockgarden. Photo by Randy Meyer.

From Poedunk.com  upcoming in May 2008:

3rd Annual Nevada Trails Conference
May 16-18
For more information and to sign up.

N-Trail Work at Rancho San Rafael
Wednesday Evenings – 5:45 pm at the Softball fields.
May 14
May 21 – Bring a Brew or Two Night
May 28
June 4 – Wienie Roast and Brews

National Trails Day
June 7 – Galena Park Saturday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

N-Trail rails down Peavine

The work on the N-Trail continues it’s blistering pace down the mountain this weekend. Come out and join the fun. Meet at the Rancho Ball Parks parking lot this Saturday April 5th, 2008 at 9am. See www.Poedunk.com for more info.

Curtis Opperman tests a berm last weekend.

Huge thanks to last weeks volunteers:  Dave, John, Dale, Randy, Curtis, Quinn, Steve & Eric.

N-Trail Work Continues

We’ll be working on the N-Trail and  again this Saturday March 29 9:00 am till noon. Meet at Evans Canyon / Basque Monument TH. This week we’ll be getting into the the rock garden! www.poedunk.com

N-Trail revamp has started again!

Now that the mountain has dried out a little the Poedunks are kicking butt on the N-Trail revamp again. We had a great turnout on Saturday especially considering there was snow on the ground when we started.

Poedunks evaluate the trail before starting the work.

N-Trail work continues this Saturday!

Meet: Rancho San Rafael Softball Parking Lot (near the Basque Monument)
When: Saturday March 15th, 2008 at 9:00 AM
Who: Poedunks and downhiller volunteers

Photo by Randy Meyer

From Dale prez of the Poedunks  …  “the lower flanks of Peavine have finally thawed and we are looking to resume work on the n-trail again beginning this SaturdayMarch 8 at 9:00 a.m.  Meet at the Rancho San Rafael softball parking lot, tools provided.

With permission from the Park manager, our projects goal is to make the existing trail more challenging and sustainable, accommodating intermediate to advanced riders.”

 

Chill’n on the N trail

Poedunk Ntrail session * December 1st, 2007 

Despite the windy and freezing a$$ cold weather,  we had a record turnout to work on the N Trail this Saturday!  We’re working our way down the mountain at an amazing rate and the trail looks fantastic. Huge thanks to all the volunteers who came out and kicked butt with shovels and picks!  At the same time Poedunks Randy, Dale and other volunteers were working on reseeding the Rancho/Keystone connector trail – check out Poedunk Double Header.

Saturday N volunteers:  Joel, Brian, Ed, Casey, Eddie, Matt, Bernie, Curtis, Steve, Eric and Miles.

The NTrail will be awesome

Who knew that trail work can be so much fun! The NTrail maintenance not only creating a more sustainable trail – it’s gonna really gonna flow like crazy too!

Reno’s urban dh ….. this looks a little like Fontana from this angle.  Maybe one day we’ll have a National Series race here as well!

Next trail work on Saturday Dec 1st 9am Basque Monument TH.

Poedunks on Ntrail

We had a great turnout last Saturday – the weather was perfect for digging!

Maintenance on the Ntrail progresses……  Next Ntrail work – Saturday November 24th, 2007 meet 9am at the RSR/ Basque Monument TH parking lot.

Peavine Trail Work

This Saturday November 17th, 2007 from 9:00 am to noon 

The Poedunks (local IMBA trail club) finally have the ok to work on the N Trail at Rancho San Rafael.  We will be doing trail maintenance and improving the existing alignment by applying sound, modern trail building construction standards.  

• meet at Basque Monument TH / softball field parking lot at 9am
• bring a bike to test ride the line