Drew, contact Mark at the Cycle Path who is in charge of the trail while they search for a new trail coordinator. I just bought lots of stock in Technu after our ride last night, the PI is getting very thick and lots of low hangers growing into the trail. Had a couple guys saying that they are going to do a different ride on Tuesday nights till it gets cut back.

Enoch wrote on 05/14/14 at 5:47pm:


Enoch,

Thanks for pointing to that thread.  I did find it before I made my post.  You will notice that there is no trail coordinator listed for Signal Hill.  Also, I do remember reading somewhere that Jeff Archer is no longer coordinator for the State Park.  Seems like that is BigBikeMike now.  Although, Mark @ the Cycle Path was kind enough to send me Evan (?)'s phone number, in reference to Signal Hill.  I was more interested in knowing if there was some kind of coordinated effort, you know, so I wasn't trimming, spraying, and blowing off 5 miles of trail by myself.  I did mention in my post that I was willing to help out, and if it comes down to it, I'll go do it myself because I do like to ride there, it's close to home, there are no f)(*$&*^ing pine needles like the State Park, and I know the people I ride with will appreciate it and give me free, cold beer, with no Facebook strings attached.  Signal Hill, to me, is like a girl that might not look that good, but is really great in the sack.  Once you dive in and figure it out, it's a great time.  I'm still finding new ways to challenge myself there.  I don't know if there is a secret bro-code to get work day info or what, but I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't stepping on anyone's toes and/or doing duplicate work.  In fairness, I haven't talked to Evan yet, so maybe that will answer my questions.

So Evan is the trail coordinator at Signal Hill now?  I did a trail work day there last year, I think a guy named Scott (?) was in charge - goes by 'Marin Man' on the forum.  (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links) and (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)

Some of the bridges need some help also.  Boards are starting to break.  Again, I'm willing to donate time... but hopefully won't be working alone, hopefully can learn from somebody that knows what they're doing, and hopefully not paying for tools or materials or fuel myself.  I don't have the time to be a trail coordinator, nor do I have the skills, but I can pick up heavy things from one place and move them to another place, and put them down.  And I do really appreciate all of the volunteer work that everybody does.

If there is a secret bro-code, and someone who knows the code could start a thread here when there are work days, maybe that solves my problem.  Otherwise, I'll have at it as I get time, and maybe pick the lock to the gate so I can drive my truck back in with string trimmer and leaf blower and plenty of poison ivy killer.  Somebody is doing a heck of a lot of work on the pump track, it's pretty clean all the time.
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DrewK,

Contact Evan regarding trail work.  The Trail Blazers have a whole cache of tools out there in the shipping container by the pump track and he can help worker bees get access to them.

I heard that at the last North group meeting They came up with a general plan for maintenance (as far as weed-eating fixing bridges etc.) but I haven't heard the details.  

I always ride with my hand clippers in my camel back so I can cut back any face/hand slappers that I encounter at my local riding spots.  I wouldn't think you would need a full fledged workday to cut back a few low hanging branches, but I will let Evan speak to that.

Speaking of group gatherings at Signal, I know that a group of guys have started up Wednesday afternoon and Sunday rides, digging on the pump track, and doing general trail maintenance as well.  I won't be there tonight but I will most likely be out on Sunday with my hand clippers, folding saw, my trail bike and pump track bike.  As I mentioned there is a cache of tools out there as well that we can access.

If anyone comes out on Sunday I'll be riding a Blacked out Giant Trance on the trail and a Black DMR sidekick 2 on the pump track

Cheers to good times at Signal Hill!

The point Jerry is making is that A LOT of people won't stop their ride to clear the trail or cut something back BUT WILL go out saying someone needs to do something. I carry a Leatherman tool with a small saw blade. The wire cutters are great for trimming back briers, vines and other small growth. The saw blade will easily cut back smaller fallen trees, limbs and branches. It ticks me off to see people widen the trail to avoid something that they could have stopped and removed in less than a minute. 

Impaler 58 wrote on 05/17/14 at 3:37pm:


With all due respect:

Please don't change the trail to suit your skills.  I know the root you're talking about, and there are people that clear it every time... somebody already cleaned up the other "fun" part of that climb, please don't make it easier...

Dis widdle biddy root?

Pro Tip... the key is to hammer up the hill right before so you have some speed, stay high/left, and have your left pedal up as you go across it.  Tough on a single speed, but very doable.

I really did like the big washout better... that one was much more challenging because it was different every week.  Alas, it is no more.

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Once he gets some "ANDY" calves. Then he can really do some riding!!!!

I was out there over the weekend and met some of the guys riding.  I was told there isn't gonna be a trail coordinator and people could build and change what they wanted.  I say cut it out if u don't like it.  Or build an alternate line

Moto_Dude_08 wrote on 05/24/14 at 4:12pm:


this just sounds like a recipe for disaster...

The Cycle Path wrote on 05/24/14 at 7:57pm:


see it now. thanks! must have posted at the same time

didn't think that sounded right because i've talked to someone recently who has been working on those trails