Sunday was a trailwork day and after a full day of cleaning, pruning and raking, now three more trails in the SFdA Smoking Section are ready to ride:
Trail E (Encendedor (Lighter))
Trail Ca (Calientaplatos (Hotplate)) (Trail page not yet posted. Damnit!)
Trail T (Tostadora (Toaster)) …except the upper section above Trail ML…which will hopefully get cleaned this weekend.
But, during that work, a new trail was stumbled upon between Trail E and Trail T. Or, more accurately, an old (lost) trail was discovered.
Here is a a screenshot from Google Earth pointing out the potential new trail, as well as the surrounding trails. Active map (and download link for the KML file) is below.
The tread is fairly well established and the vegetation is only slightly grown in. So, with a little trail work, another kilometer of singletrack could be added to The Smoking Section. The exciting part is that it runs across the hill as compared to the other nearby trails and has a gentler grade of <12% as compared to 20% and 18% for Trail E and Trail T, respectively. Also, the area it crosses has some broader sections that would allow for trail re-routing to give an even gentler grade and longer distance. Right now it isn’t rideable, but we’re hoping to get some volunteers out to flag and clean it ASAP. If you’re willing to help, drop us a line via a comment below, the OaxacaMTB.org Facebook page or the Contact Us form on this site’s About Us page.
Come help us build this baby!