The Trail Journal
Stories from the dirt.
Bike shop profiles, ride reports, trail updates, and the PFTS newsletter archive.
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Trail Update
Trail work day - Blue Heron & King Fisher - 12/12/15
We are having a trail maintenance workday next Saturday on Blue Heron and King Fisher trails. Please come and help if you can. What: Saturday Trail Maintenance – Blue Heron & King Fisher Where: Yanceyville Rd. Parking lot. When: Saturday 12/12/15 09:00 am to 1:00 pm Stuff to bring: Gloves, appropria
Dec 5, 2015
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Trail Update
All Trails are OPEN!
Nature has the blow dryer on high! All trails open at 2:30 Friday. Careful of any tree blow downs! Report trail problems here:
Nov 13, 2015
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Trail Update
CANCELED Trail work day Sat 9/26/2015
Trail Work Day has been canceled. We will reschedule it soon. What: Saturday Trail Maintenance – Blue Heron & King Fisher Where: Yanceyville Rd. Parking lot. When: Saturday 9/26/15 09:00 am to 1:00 pm CANCELED Stuff to bring: Gloves, Water, Snack. Rain gear might be handy. We are working on Blue Her
Sep 24, 2015
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Trail Update
Bald Eagle Bridge
A quick video of a test ride on the new bridge last Saturday.
Jul 1, 2015
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Trail Update
Trail Work Day - Saturday 6/27/15
We are having a Trail Work Day on Bald Eagle Trail Saturday, June 27, 2015. We'll be meeting at the Lewiston Rd. Trail head at 8:30 and getting started soon thereafter. Come out any time during the day if you can't in the morning. As you may know, there is a new bridge under construction…
Jun 16, 2015
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Trail Update
Saturday Workday Blue Heron / Reedy Fork
Reedy Fork and Blue Heron trail workday. What: Work Day - Blue Heron and Reedy Fork trails When: Saturday 5/30/15 9am-1pm Where: Church Street trailheads for both trails. On Blue Heron we will be cutting back the brush that is grown in on the first power line section from Church St.. We also will be
May 28, 2015
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Trail Update
CANCELED - Bald Eagle workday 2/28/2015
CANCELED: BALD EAGLE WORKDAY 2/28/2015. Unfortunately, it looks like the weather wins this round. We don't see a productive, enjoyable workday happening this weekend so we are CANCELING THE BALD EAGLE WORKDAY scheduled for Saturday. We will send out an announcement when it is rescheduled. We are hav
Feb 24, 2015
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Trail Update
Bald Eagle workday 2/14/2015
We are having a workday on Bald Eagle next Saturday 2/14/15 8am-2pm. Meeting where the trail crosses Lewiston Rd. If you are able to come out and help please reply by email with the Volunteer button: This will allow us to get an accurate head count and bring the correct number of tools. Looks like…
Feb 9, 2015
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Trail Update
Trail workday 1/24/2015 9am - 1pm
We are having a work day next Saturday 1/24/2015 and need to get a commitment from folks that they will make it. The reason is, we are hoping to have enough folks to support work on two different trails on the same day. We need 5-10 folks committed to determine if we will be able…
Jan 19, 2015
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Trail Update
Trail Work Day 05/24/14
Volunteers Needed ! Work Day Information When: 05/24/14 Where: Owls Roost Trail Our last work day was cut short by heavy rains in the afternoon. We need to put the finishing touches on the new sections we just built near the new bridge. Most of the heavy cutting is completed. The work site is at the
May 20, 2014
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Trail Update
Blue Heron Trail Weed Trimming Work 05-16-14
Blue Heron Trail Weed Trimming Work Day 05-16-14 This Friday (May 16) we are giving Blue Heron its first trim of the year. When we've done this in the past we had a 3 person team with 2 weedeaters, a blower, and a rake. We started From Yanceyville and worked our way in. If we…
May 13, 2014
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Trail Update
Updates to Country Park
The Country Park manager has requested that we close the section of the trail that goes up the hill by the jailhouse and down the field. Today we got a reroute rough cut in that still enables us to have a loop despite this closing.
Jun 20, 2011