Do these trails share the same parking lot and what time do they open?

Is the trail alright to ride?

Casey wrote on 09/20/18 at 9:16am:

Leaves are off the trail, Fisher is in really in great shape!  I was bummed about this section of Thunder Road before you reconnect with Old Blue.  It was one of my favorite parts of the trail ... turn right over the bridge, up the hill, sharp right avoiding the tree, squeeze between the two trees, over the roots and down the hill.  It looks like someone had enough of the tree and is also creating an alternate line to avoid the handlebar check.  I'm blaming BTalley.
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btalley wrote on 10/05/18 at 9:57pm:


I'm fine with it too. It was not 800 approved. The fall line was getting a little rutted out and would need some TLC before long.  Need to leave the smaller tree. Taking it out will serve only to widen the corridor.

I'm waiting for winter to send some TLC to Fisher. There are several sections on Thunder and Old Blue that need some dressing up.

StevenA wrote on 10/05/18 at 5:23pm:



I did that about several months ago.  You can still go through the narrow part if you want.

Thunder Road and Old Blue have been attended recently as well. Riding very well!

Tom F wrote on 10/05/18 at 10:19pm:



I don't mind riding between two trees either but this needed to go.  I agree, glad it was fixed.  It wasn't a challenge for anyone with wider bars, it was a nuisance.  You couldn't fit between the them.  Overall Fisher Farm is in awesome shape and has been worked, morphed, eroded, into an awesome low speed techy trail.  I live in N Charlotte and for a quick ride it is my go to trail.

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Actually you can.  It just takes timing and technique.

drdirt55 wrote on 10/10/18 at 3:03pm:

It's still there. 

Jason, I think you're talking about the same area of the trail.  This is on Thunder Road right before Old Blue merges back in from the right and the boulder is just ahead.  It's book-ended with two short bridges.  There's a 3rd bridge right before the merge.  I'm not a member of the elite 800 club so I am able to bang my handlebars through the trees.  In my opinion these are not as tough as the ones on YMAB.  The second time I rode that one, I didn't fit, and flipped over the bars.  My bike graciously caught up with me with a seat-chop to the lower back.

As far as the downed tree, I guess my memory is bad because I thought it had been slowly leaning to its death for awhile.  It looked like BTalley finally came through to finish it off, probably driving his speedboat to Fisher Reservoir Loop the last time we had a hurricane.

The Cycle Path wrote on 10/11/18 at 4:55pm:



Ok.. well that's weird.  I guess the good news is I have no problem clearing that feature now.  In fact I don't even notice it's there!  Now I have to get back out there and take a closer look at what you did.  Last time I rode it I just breezed on through and thought "cool - they addressed that."   

Also - which one of you guys is going to ride with me and show me this line?  I am ready whenever the trail opens.