The trails have really dried in the last 24 hours including Upper Jaywalk although a few wet spots continue in places along that section.

The closure continues on Upper EWR for the time being.

The trails have begun to dry out in many areas and should improve even more with a couple more days of dry, warm weather predicted. Cold Spot, Hammer, Haycock Run, LOWER EWR, LOWER Jaywalk, and South Park overlooking the Tohickon are in generally good shape.  Meanwhile, South Park in the cedars is beginning to dry as well in most areas.

Please consider avoiding UPPER Jaywalk right now (a lot of running water over parts of it nearer the dam - NOT a pleasant ride at the moment).  UPPER EWR continues to be CLOSED due to continuing serious mud issues on its eastern end near the dam access road -continue using the LOWER EWR detour until further notice. 

On a separate note, the RIDENOX Council worked on some drainage issues along the Upper Hammer on Sunday and noted that most riders respected the Council's request to ride elsewhere this weekend due to last Wednesday's storm.  That substantial level of cooperation has really helped the majority of the trails avoid rutting and they have dried faster as a result.

-RIDENOX Council

Between 4 and 5 inches of rain on Wednesday has resulted in a lot of water on the move throughout Nockamixon State Park and this has had serious consequences . . . .

A member of the RIDENOX Council went out on Friday afternoon to both survey the damage throughout the trail system on behalf of the Council needing the information to plan repairs as well as to issue the following advisory to all riders:

1.) There are a number of stretches of trail on nearly every loop where significant water continues to flow/stand.  Not pleasant to ride through and harmful for the trails.  
2.) Other areas like the Upper EWR continue to hold large muddy spots.  This trail remains CLOSED regardless of conditions improving elsewhere until either permanent drainage repairs can be made or a very long stretch of warm, dry weather takes hold - whichever comes first.  The Lower EWR detour remains in effect.
3.) There are a number of areas where debris has washed down the slopes and into the trail while others contain very greasy/slick corners where it is easy to lose control.  
4.) Other sections of trail have experienced some degree of washout due to extreme rainfall rates and which the Council will be repairing ASAP.   
5.) Several large tree limbs have just come down since Sunday's Adopt-a-Loop event - one on the Lower Jaywalk and one on the Upper Hammer.  These will need to be removed.
6.)  The creek crossings remain high and part of the rock armoring has been washed away in the flooding at the upper crossing between Cold Spot and Haycock Run on the return to Tower Rd. lot.  Please cross with caution until repairs can be made. 

Please wait until next week to ride at Nockamixon - do NOT ride this weekend as the high ground water levels must be allowed to subside and this will take at least several more days.  Thanks goes out to all of those who have stayed away on Thursday and Friday - there were virtually no new tire tracks evident on the trails since the storm and there were no vehicles in the Tower lot Friday afternoon either.


-RIDENOX Council