PScherer79 wrote on 08/08/16 at 3:42pm:



You were wrong....

I remember that!


The Cycle Path wrote on 08/18/16 at 4:37pm:

THe old  original Entrance by the parking lot down the hill, was kinda blocked off. Had to ride all over the over flow parking area and  cross the road to get to it. THe old entrance seem to work best to me. It just was easier to connect without all the gravel path time.

THey sure do move things around out there.

sager wrote on 08/26/16 at 3:28pm:


So where is the new entrance?How can they connect since they are on diffeent sides of the road?

I'm indifferent as to which one is chosen, just frustrated with the lack on continuity.  I took a rest after riding by the old (pre-2016) entrance yesterday and watched riders coming from every which way.  The signage also points you to a dead end.  There used to be racers tape but that is gone too.

Its a 5.2 mile trail that they stopped building at 5.1...

I'd be glad to volunteer!

I'm aware the entrance/exit of East is not clear, but there are more variables involved than just putting up a sign.   
   
I'm in the process of developing a long term plan for how to connect the Parkway Path, East, and several other trailheads, but the plan is still a ways from implementation.  I do not intend to put a partial fix in place just to take it out and rebuild it again.

It seems you all know where the trail is.  Ride it from whichever entrance you prefer for the time being.

lee flythe wrote on 08/29/16 at 1:50pm:


I can understand that. I would probably do the same thing in your shoes. There's nothing I hate more than having to do something twice because it wasn't done right the first time. 

With all the work that has been done to add to East loop and build Academy, I have nothing but praise and thanks to give! Keep up the great work!

I don't mind the trail confusion. If I want to ride east it's not hard to get on the trail. My only major concern has been the ticks on academy. I got a pretty bad infection from a bite I got from a tick I picked up on academy trail.

You might ask how do I know it was from that section... well I'm not 100% sure but nearly every time I rode that section I was picking ticks off my body. When ever I skipped that section I had no such problems.

I like that section but I have since stopped using it, and no more ticks.

I have logged 800-1000 miles at WWC this so far this year. I love the system and appreciate all the work that is done there.

nicedart wrote on 08/29/16 at 6:21pm:


Curious where on the academy trail do you think the problem lies?  Academy doesn't seem to be much different than the thread trail in terms of environment.

nicedart wrote on 08/30/16 at 3:21am:



Ticks like tall grass areas, especially along natural trails where their hosts are likely to pass by and brush against the grass. Also, because that is generally where they drop off their previous hosts (deer and other animals are active trail users ). There are a few of these areas on East and Academy that I can think of. They did get a little overgrown at one point this summer, but I believe they have all been cut back by now.

I have been riding East and Academy a lot this spring/summer, as well as all the Charlotte area trails. Been riding 2-3 times per week pretty consistently and I have found maybe 2 or 3 ticks on me so far this year. Not sure which trails I was riding when I found them. If you're going to be riding bikes in the woods, ticks are an inevitability. Just check yourself after every ride and you should find them before they have a chance to really latch on.