Snowmobile Trail Conditions Report - The Forks, Maine
Snowmobile Trail Conditions Report for The Forks, Maine ITS Trail System
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Thursday March, 11th, 2010
There is riding on The Forks Trail System, but springtime conditions exist and you have to pick your spots. Anything in the Kennebec River Valley is not rideable. This would include the intown trails, the 1/2 mile trail down to Northern Outdoors, and the Kennebec River Trail. Most other sections are rideable, but there are some small bare spots just beginning to show in some places. A little zigzagging will get you around these spots. Also, anywhere there was plowed road is down to dirt. This would include a couple miles around Moxie Lake, as well as 1 mile on the Bald Mountain Trail (we will attempt to pull down the snowbank Friday night along most of this Bald Mountain Trail, to keep sleds on snow as best as possible). The Power Line section near Moxie Lake is not rideable. Other than these sections described above, there is enjoyable spring trail riding. Good off trail riding too. Watch for hazards popping up, with the spring conditions.
We will be grooming all groomable sections on Friday night. ITS 86 toward Greenville, ITS 87 toward Bingham, Bald Mountain Trail and Pleasant Pond Trail.
You can access the trail system easily at Pleasant Pond, and off the Shirley Road near Moxie Lake.
Also see the FAR club report immediately following this update.
Jim Yearwood
Northern Outdoors Snowmobile Club
Friday March 12th, 2010 - FAR Club Report
ITS 87 ..... From 15 mile stream north to is groomed and riding is good. The power line of this trail and wooded sections have some rocks still poking though a very short distance what your speed in these area,s and pick your line carfully once to the capitol rd the trail is great
ITS 86 ..... From town to the enchanted loop is DONE........ REROUTE TO THE ENCHANTED LOOP TRAIL
ITS 86/89 ..... from the junction south groomed and THERE ARE SOME BARE SPOTS SHOWING was groomed 3/12/10
ITS 89 ..... From the ITS86 junction north is groomed riding is great
Enchanted loop trail is open and groomed THIS IS THE REROUTE FOR ITS 86 TO TOWN
COBURN MT TRAIL ..... is groomed to the half way point and to the top
EAST SIDE IN TOWN CLUB TRAIL..... is groomed and signed this is a narrow wooded trail watch your speed riding is good
EAST SIDE ALPINE TRAIL..... is a 6 mile loop off ITS 87 riding is great with great views. This is a club trail watch you speeds
JOHNSON MT CONNECTOR ...... is groomed the riding is great only a 300 yard section west of 201 we cannot groom riding is great
RED BUCK CONNECTOR ....... off ITS 87 to 201 is great. From rt 201 to ITS 89 has been groomed take you time watch for obsticles in this 1 mile section
COBURN MT CONNECTOR ....... FROM ITS 87 TO ITS 89 HAS A LOGGING OPERATION AND IS PLOWED FOR A FEW MILES is passable i would try to go around and use a diffrent connector to get from 89 to 87 unless fuel is a issue
Overall riding is great with spring conditions
Jamie Vasquez
Forks Area Recreation Club