Dry conditions on the weekend making for nice riding. The deer flies have not been an issue and mosquitoes bad, only if you stop!! Wind bringing down a few twigs and branches this week but overall good riding conditions. We will be working on the course pretty much every day next week up until race day to put the course in best condition possible for race day.
The course is open daily for riding and most of the intersections are marked with the key intersections marked. There is no charge to use the trails. The trail starts behind the Great Northern building and follow the maintained trail and white signs with black arrows. Please park in the first parking lot by the first freight house. There are no services in the main lodge as the Concordia Language camps are going on. Click here for a map/gps profile of the Sport/Comp/Expert loop.
The new mountain bike singletrack trail is open for riding. Head to Twin Lakes and look for the mountain bike trail sign. Ride the trail to the end and ride back!! We encourage riders to check out the trail and help us pack it down. The plan is to make a 3-4 mile loop but the trail is open for out and back riding for now. This new singletrack is not part of the race course but we plan on having a point to point event in the future using this new singletrack as well as other trails in the area.
Photos below from riding Monday and Tuesday last week.
The severe weather that moved through the area Wednesday stayed mostly north and south. Rain in the evening resulted in around a half inch.
Although the maple tree next to the cabooses is showing a touch of early Fall color, the recent rain the past week or so has “livened” up the trees and don’t look as “faded” as last week.
Just over an inch of rain on the weekend and a few passing showers on Monday. Cool and fresh rest of the day on Monday and today, Tuesday. The trails are in excellent shape and set up nicely for the winter. Frequent moisture keeping the woods green and lush. The trails are open for running, hiking and biking. They are closed to horses and motorized use.
Fallen leaves from a maple tree providing early Fall color.
A handful of trees have provided early Fall color around Maplelag. Most of the trees changing color have been subject to stress etc. Although we have been experiencing warmer weather this week, the summer has been cooler contributing to a different growth cycle for the leaves this year.
During the summer months, Maplelag is used for the Concordia Language Villages and we host the Spanish Camp and also the Portuguese camp at the end of the summer. We are not open for other business until Labor day weekend.
