Well, I am sad to say that it looks like Sugar Island has finally bit the dust.  I rode from the Adventure Rd parking lot yesterday & after the trail splits to the left off Tunnel Trail to head toward Sugar Island the way is completely blocked by trees placed on the main corridor after the bridge going over to the school side at the top of the hill & there's a No Trespassing sign nailed to a tree.   

Sugar Island will be missed. 

Anyone know when the new section off Prairie Loop is slated to open?

Sad But True

Losing a trail is akin to losing an old friend who's always been there for you thru thick & thin.  The trail never asks questions or offers any condolences...it just takes what you give it & asks for more.  But...such is life.  All good things must come to an end & Sugar Island definitely qualified as a Good Thing.  So long old friend...you will be remembered frequently & fondly.

School Loop East plus Sugar was a true single track grinder kinda trail.  Hate to see it go for real.

The closure of Sugar has/was known for quite a while. The town land development map had it being turned into housing for years. The other day at Springs they had a rather large meeting with a major local company (I don't know if they want the name out so I will not say who it is not part of the released news story) and from the take away I got was they were or are going to be involved with trail development.

There is a lot more than just a new frog pond going in, there will be many more announcements coming.

FMWilly wrote on 10/31/17 at 7:26pm:


And so the proclamation was declared, no lands shall be spared by the noble quest of the peculiar gaggles of Fort Millionaires to continue to shun the modest homes of the Queendom and Exodus both family and feline to the promised land of tree-less, planned communities, traffic as far as the eye can see, crowded community pools and unsightly homes on tiny lots.  Go forth and pack thine oversized SUV's with all goods needed for safe passage of the long and trying journey down I77 or 521 to the land of unchecked growth and fountains of youths.

I received the same e-mail yesterday as FM Willy & I responded inquiring if the mtn bike trails will be affected by this new development but have not yet received a response.

I rcvd a response from ASG stating the trails will remain unaffected by the pending development & that the new trails should open before years end.

I rode it today if you look hard enough you'll see it!

Rode here yesterday and saw what looked like new trail being created off of Prarie loop that was roped off.  Anybody know what's goin on?