Trees cleared on the trails

We had a great crew yesterday and cleaned up all the downed trees.

Please remember to not widen the trails.  Happy riding.

This Weeks Snow Storm

We have had reports that the heavy snow we got this week has taken down a lot of tree limbs on the trails,making it nearly impossible to ride the front side and the back side is probably the same.

Please do not ride around downed trees or tree limbs we will get out there as soon as we can to get things cleared up. Also remember if you are leaving ruts when you ride to call it a day and head back to the parking lot.

Turkey Lurkey

The 10th annual Turkey Lurkey race will be utilizing the trails on Saturday November 19th, 2011.  The trails will be closed to Mountain Bikers until 10:30am.  More information can be found on RunKRA's website.

RUN.RIDE.RIDICULOUS -- OCTOBER 22, 2011

Looking for something fun to do this Saturday.  Join Metzger Outdoors for their Nocturnal 2 Bike, Run, Ridiculous Race.  More information can be found here.

The 2nd annual Cerulean 10K Hash Fat and Flat event will be held on October 8, 2011 at 2pm.  This event is a celebration of our trails and our community, registration is now open at $15 and you can sign up inside Cerulean or in the Beer Garden.  Day of registration starts at 1pm and will be $20.  Included in your entry fee will include one beer and a food item of your choice.  You will also receive a Mug Love wrist band so you can come and go all day to enjoy the several bands that will be playing throughout the afternoon.

All sales and entry fees from this event will go directly to the trails in order to keep them maintained for us all to enjoy.

Any question you can contact Cerulean at 574-269-1226 or better yet stop in and see them.


More details to come soon we hope to see you out there!

Poverty Cycle Challenge aka 12 Hours of Winona

Saturday September 15th teams from across the state will compete in the 12 hours of Winona Mountain Bike race.  The trails will be closed most of the weekend however, Sunday you can go ride if you want but it will still be marked for the 12 hour.

Better yet there is still time to register and come join the fun for a good cause.  Registration is limited to onsite only but you can find more details here.

Trail Conditions and Other News

A group of us rode this morning and the trails are in great shape so go out and have a good time.

We have also added a re-route at the top of Puke Point to avoid the large roots.

Trail Update & Work Days

The trails are in pretty good shape going into the Fall season Yes, I said Fall season it is hard to believe that in a couple days September will be here which means the Poverty Cycle Cycle Challenge: Ride | Run | Walk will be happening on September 17th for more information and to sign up visit TrueSport.com

Additionally we have been working on trail maintenance getting it ready for Fall riding.  If you would like to help out we will continue with trail maintenance on Saturday September 3rd and Saturday September 10th.  We will meet near the trail-head or by the grey barn.

Additionally, we have added in a new Rock Garden located in Caution Trail (technical) after the initial decent into that section about 25 yards +/-  If you ride this section be aware of this new fun feature.

Bee Update

The beekeepers came out this morning to assess the situation and help mitigate it. Half the hive and honeycomb came down in the storm. The other half is still about 20 feet up in the tree (and may eventually come down).


They moved all the honeycomb and debris about 30 feet off the trail. They found a chunk with the queen bee on the ground and have set up a white bee box on the side of the trail with the queen in it to lure the bees in. They will be coming back this morning with more gear and a couple more times in the next day or so. They say the bees should be much less aggressive now.


However, please stay off this section of trail to avoid getting stung.

Bees and trees 2

The bee keeper is coming tomorrow.  We will be closing that section of the trail.  Please avoid the area.