I have road loop 2 twice now. It isn't too bad other than the last mile. When you come out of the woods into the swampy area it is pretty rough from there on. It's a good workout and close to home so I definitely plan to do my part riding it in [emoji16]Hermannator wrote:The tree stand on loop 1 has been abandoned for a few years now. That wooded section was isolated from the rest of the park until we built the trail (it was really thick back there) so I think one of the the locals who lived accessed it from the nearby subdivision and poached there. There are two more tree stands along the edge of loop 2 along the edge of the park land. One is obviously abandoned and the other belongs to an neighbor who apparently used that part of the park as a personal hunting area. The tree stand is on his property by a few feet. Again it was in a area that was not accessible until we cut the trail there. He expressed his displeasure to me about the trail being built there and all but admitted that he used to hunt there. But the trail is on township land with no hunting. If you do see evidence of hunting out there please report it to the township. Glad you enjoyed loop 1. Keep riding loop 2 and wear it in!
Hartland_MTB-er wrote:Hello, I've rode (and ran) the Settlers Park trail a few times. I appreciate that there is a nearby trail, and the effort that was put into the design and construction of the trail. I had a nasty fall three weeks ago. I'd like the elevated wood ramps to be more safe.
Three weeks ago I was riding the trail, and rode over the elevated wood ramp. My front tire went off the side of the wood ramp, I spun forward because my rear bike tire was still on the ramp, and fell directly onto my head. I broke two bones in my vertebrae in my neck, and two in my vertebrae in my upper back. On that day I was at the hospital for 6 hours, and am currently in the neck/back brace for about three more weeks. The hospital bill (before insurance) was $13,000.
Obviously mountain biking is a risky sport. But in my opinion these ramps were both poorly designed and there should be significant warning signs.
What can be done?
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