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« Reply #30 on: March 28, 2008, 01:56:03 PM »
here's the satellite of the park entrance road off Possum Hollow RD. If you follow the park rd to the right the oval is where you park

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=135+possum+hollow+rd,+Newark,+de&t=h&ie=UTF8&ll=39.715341,-75.725005&spn=0.011273,0.019956&z=16
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« Reply #31 on: March 28, 2008, 08:06:36 PM »
Thanks for all the maps.   Grin

I was right, every link to a map on my home computer worked.  Damn crappy, old, piece of crud, work computer!  Angry
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« Reply #32 on: March 30, 2008, 06:53:02 PM »
WOW!!!!  Middle Run was fun as hell!!!!!

Jon, I, and two of my friends logged in about 12 miles, hit the skills park and had a great day.  I fell a bunch in the skills park, but finally made the double teeter totter, suspension bridge....well, almost  fell off at the very end before hitting the drop and fell onto Jon.

Great Day!!!!   Grin Grin Grin
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« Reply #33 on: March 30, 2008, 07:23:33 PM »
Rico thats awesome. the trails down there are superflowicious...
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« Reply #34 on: March 30, 2008, 07:55:40 PM »
Pictures from today's ride are at http://picasaweb.google.com/jpearce08055/MiddleRun3_30_08 .  I'm still trying to upload the video of Rico falling off of the bridge in the skills park.  Seldom is such a graceful endo caught on video.  If I can't get it into Web Picasa I'll upload it to my website and post the link here.

And we found that Mountain Goat trail by mistake.  Wow - what a great loop.  Scarey enough to be exciting but not particularly dangerous.  Gotta add that to my regular loop.

Update - here's a link to a WMV file of the run thru the skills park.  It's about 10 mb.  http://cid-a157a1578b02eb96.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/Skills%20Park.wmv
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« Reply #35 on: March 31, 2008, 06:15:22 PM »
DE Trailspinners do a great job on those trails!
daaaaamnn.. we missed those trails at Middle Run.. I didn't recognize those pics where you're walking across the creek!
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« Reply #36 on: May 29, 2008, 10:17:19 PM »
Going to White Clay/Middle Run on suday 6/1/08. Get there @10 ride Middle Run. Take lunch and then do White Clay. Pace will be laid back, meaning we may have different paces but nobody is in a hurry. Beginner friendly.

Weather permitting. Gonna park at the Possum Hollow rd lot. Use Chucks Super link for directions.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=11397994099248876874,39.714766,-75.730176&saddr=19128&daddr=19711&sll=39.714532,-75.719426&sspn=0.014509,0.033817&ie=UTF8&ll=39.710752,-75.723653&spn=0.01451,0.033817&t=h&z=16
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« Reply #37 on: May 29, 2008, 10:56:57 PM »
Quote from: Lust4singletrack on May 29, 2008, 10:17:19 PM
Going to White Clay/Middle Run on suday. Get there @10 ride Middle Run. Take lunch and then do White Clay. Pace will be laid back, meaning we may have different paces but nobody is in a hurry.

Damn, if I had a bit more notice, I would have liked to join you guys for this one, maybe next time.
I have a hard time with my endurance on some of the climbs there, but I DO like playing on the technical stuff! Grin

This was from my ride with Bonkers there a few months back:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWrkwhplZCE

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« Reply #38 on: May 31, 2008, 02:38:41 PM »
Quote from: fightnut on May 29, 2008, 10:56:57 PM
Quote from: Lust4singletrack on May 29, 2008, 10:17:19 PM
Going to White Clay/Middle Run on suday. Get there @10 ride Middle Run. Take lunch and then do White Clay. Pace will be laid back, meaning we may have different paces but nobody is in a hurry.

Damn, if I had a bit more notice, I would have liked to join you guys for this one, maybe next time.
I have a hard time with my endurance on some of the climbs there, but I DO like playing on the technical stuff! Grin

This was from my ride with Bonkers there a few months back:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWrkwhplZCE

Jonathan

I hear ya Fightnut! I just saw this post today. We're gonna have get back down there or maybe hit Fairhills over the summer.
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« Reply #39 on: May 31, 2008, 03:04:14 PM »
I'd like to roll out around 8:50 (gotta get gas) if anyone wants to tag along...    I'm still not 100% though and if I go I'll have to start heading home around 2pm, but let me know if any of you want to carpool... 267 934 1676

sorry folks, not going after all. I reckon the moisture will dry up well tonight and it will be perfect out there. Have fun...
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« Reply #40 on: June 04, 2008, 11:45:27 AM »
I went there yesterday and had a blast.  I did David English to Whiley Farms to Bryan Fields to Lenape and back on the other half of the same loops.  I liked it alot.  I like more technical stuff but there are lots of fast turns and waterbars for jumping so it still was fun.  The Skills park itself was worth going there. 
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« Reply #41 on: July 06, 2008, 10:37:41 PM »
I'm going to be going to White Clay Creek tomorrow around 4pm if anyone wants to meet up.
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« Reply #42 on: July 07, 2008, 10:51:17 PM »
Looks like I missed some trails at Middle Run like that log near the bridge. I did the Skill Trail clipped in and I thought it was pretty awesome.
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« Reply #43 on: July 08, 2008, 10:28:58 AM »
I know they just put in a new 'mountain goat' section somewhere too. I haven't' been down there in a while. We'll have to plan a trip...

we're you able to ride with anyone?
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« Reply #44 on: July 08, 2008, 11:48:38 AM »
Here's a helmetcam clip from the skills section from a trip there a couple weeks ago:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/repoman/2625136566/

Unfortunately, right after that clip my friend ate it off the end of that bridge and separated his shoulder. Cut the ride short and we missed our trip to Total Wine for cheap cases of Dogfish Head.  Cry
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« Reply #45 on: July 08, 2008, 04:08:01 PM »
I did what I think is the Mountain Goat section a couple of months ago when I was down there with Rico.  It's a tight contour trail along a steep hill, right?  Very cool.  That area has just about everything.  They're also planning a new bridge to replace the 3-stone crossing.
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« Reply #46 on: July 08, 2008, 04:28:01 PM »
yeah, little miffed about the bridge. Maybe it floods or something? Can't they just throw some planks over the existing stepping stones and a couple of anchor blocks on the ends? For $40,000 they must be building a floating restaurant!
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« Reply #47 on: July 08, 2008, 04:49:57 PM »
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For $40,000 they must be building a floating restaurant!

As long as it has beer on tap, then I am ok with it.....     Grin
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« Reply #48 on: July 09, 2008, 09:16:23 AM »
Quote from: jpearce on July 08, 2008, 04:08:01 PM
I did what I think is the Mountain Goat section a couple of months ago when I was down there with Rico.  It's a tight contour trail along a steep hill, right?  Very cool.  That area has just about everything.  They're also planning a new bridge to replace the 3-stone crossing.

Yeah, that Mountain Goat trail was fun.  It is the one you are talking about Jon, with the steep cliff on the side of the trail....well that's what they call it on the trail map.  More of a steep incline, if you fall off and manage to unclip the fall wouldn't be too bad.
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« Reply #49 on: July 09, 2008, 11:30:13 PM »
I rode alone, but I had my full arsenal of tools and tubes so I would be alright. I would be down for a ride if anyone wanted to plan  a meet. 
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« Reply #50 on: July 10, 2008, 05:43:29 AM »
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I rode alone, but I had my full arsenal of tools and tubes so I would be alright. I would be down for a ride if anyone wanted to plan  a meet. 

I'd be up for getting back down there but I don't know the trails at all. Last time I was there we were only focused on getting to the skills section that we missed a lot of nice riding. July's weekends are pretty full at this point with maybe the Sunday after the TMD being open for me.
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« Reply #51 on: July 10, 2008, 07:54:57 AM »
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maybe the Sunday after the TMD being open for me.

Keep that idea alive Bonkers. Maybe we can put that date on our schedule; trip to White Clay/Middle Run. I love that place.
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« Reply #52 on: July 10, 2008, 08:11:52 AM »
Count me in - maybe Sunday the 27th?  We've spend an entire day riding down there - ride the Middle Run loop, go back and eat lunch (gotta bring food - there's no place to get it nearby) and then ride the White Clay loop.  It's a great day of biking.
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« Reply #53 on: July 10, 2008, 01:02:51 PM »
Cool. Jon would you like to lead this ride? If there are no objections I'll put it on our calendar...our very full calendar.
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« Reply #54 on: July 10, 2008, 01:55:46 PM »
Well, I can organize it, and I'll lead it if no better leader is available.  But my sense of direction is abysmal and I generally need to rely on my GPS to find my way.  But I do have pretty decent GPS tracks of the park, so I should be able to plan and follow a route.
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« Reply #55 on: July 10, 2008, 07:51:03 PM »
 I know some of the older trails but the new ones I'm lost. Last time I led a ride there I just printed out the map.
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