Weather report shows 50% chance of rain on Thursday. I want to ride Friday. Do the trails drain well? Does anyone manage trail closure? Thanks for any information.

--John

One must beware of what is known as BUCK FEVER. That typically is worst the first and last weeks of GUN SEASON.Nuff other places to ride that are less dangerous. 1. Charlotte Whitewater
2. Itusi ,kinda boring
3 Dark Mountain
4 Hobby Park
5 Fisher River Park
Try Em
GUY
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I don't ride during gun season...except on Sunday's. Long ago, I rode about midday on Saturday. I would never ride just before dark.

My deer hunting friends who live near the Uwharrie advise me to never to go in the woods during gun season. They always hunt on private land from a stand. They say that there are many novice hunters in the Uwharries.
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During the gun season, it's safest to wear bright colors, travel in groups, and stay on the trails. Riding on Sundays is usually pretty safe, as no one is supposed to hunt on Sunday.

The trails are not closed because of hunting season.

Don

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Any concerns riding UMBA trails during deer hunting season?

Uwharrie has a few long semi steep climbs. but otherwise quite fun.Yes by all means enjoy. GUY
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If you ride Keyauwee and Supertree, it's 11+ miles including the trip down Woodrun road to get there. You'll run into a number of uphills/downhills; one may be a mile long....but nothing like the NC Mountains to the west. It's in the Uwharrie National Forest....and is marked with royal blue blazes.

www.childrey.com

http://www.rideumba.com/woodrun.html

Tommy




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I'm going from NJ to Myrtle Beach in a week, and I thought I’d make a stop in the area to do a little mountain biking. Would someone be good enough to recommend a place to go if you only have time for one place? I'm somewhat a skilled rider but a little out of shape because I haven't gotten out enough this year. so, I'm looking to avoid long steep mountain climbs. wharrie looked pretty cool on trianglemtb.com. Any thoughts?

Survey link goes to main surveymonkey.com site. Where is the survey?
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Dear Uwharrie Visitor,

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Thank you for your help!

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Montgomery TDA

New Uwharrie Mountains website is now online. www.theuwharriemountains.com
Pleas visit the site and let us know what you think as it is still a work in progress. We are looking for Trail videos of Biking, Hiking, Kayaking etc. If anyone uploads any to youtube please let us know by email as we would love to include it on our site under the "Experience" link. Please check the site now and then as we have lots more to come. A photos section will be coming soon where you can purchase prints made in the Uwharrie Mountains lakes and trails. You just might see your self!
Thanks guys...

Gary B.
TheUwarrieMountains.com

Skyrock is currently closed. It was flagged and had some work done on it 2 or 3 years ago, but is not rideable. We are waiting on an archaeological study to be done so that we can apply to the USDA Forest Service. Brian at Middle Ring Cyclery in Albemarle knows more.

Tommy


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been in 6 days in 14, trails are in good shape, little wet now,
does any one have any information on what is going to happen with the "Skyloop" trail?

Brian Bristol, Lynda Campbell, and myself completed a second workday out at the XTERRA course this past Sat, April 14. We cleaned Blackburn and Kaitlyn. Some log work is needed on the Short trail back to Greg. We had worked on the start of the loop a couple of weeks ago. The trail is in pretty good shape already. We haven't had a good opportunity to look at any drainage issues yet, most of our work has been concentrated on downfall and overgrowth. The trail is rideable in it's current form. If you would be interested in working on the trail or volunteering for the race on May 6th, please contact Middle Ring Cycles. We can point you in areas that you could work on by yourself, if you only have a little time to devote or can't make any of the trail work days.

Chris Green
christophertg@yahoo.com
Sandhills Cycling Club

Trails were in great shape on Saturday (Mar 31). I liked riding Keyauwee clockwise. Others might not agree with that but I enjoyed it. That first climb was a bear but doable however the long descent down the gravel road was awesome. The following singletrack climb wasn't so bad and the creek crossings were refreshing.

The Badin Lake Group campground was in great shape. Showers had hot water and the site was clean. The bathrooms could have been a bit less smelly but that's hard to achieve with just a hole in the ground for bio-waste.

Was over at Badin Lake campground a few years back and found it very dirty and in poor repair Beer bottles and worm containers everywhere. Has this improved?? I hope so..
GUY

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