spring update

We went from winter to summer in one week! Hot temps melted all the open areas, but there is still snow in the woods, and much of the snowshoed singletrack still has packed ice. Rain today will take care of some of that. The ski trail still is 50% snow covered.

Regardless, any non snow covered areas will be very wet and frost has not come out yet. If you are trying to ride and slopping in the mud and leaving ruts, please turn around. Those ruts will stay all summer and hold water taking the trail longer to dry out.

trail update

Trails are in great shape. Lots of rain means more wet spots than typical.

Mike M from Gearheads has been taking the lead on pruning back the trails, and you will notice new direction signs! These will be put up over the summer, as there are hundreds of them. The Trailforks app is still your best bet for navigating the trails.

Enduro is back!

August 7th! Back after a covid hiatus, the Enduro is back as part of the Petawawa Water and Dirt Festival. Details at Gearheads in Petawawa. https://wateranddirt.ca/ 

More to come. 

Spring conditions

Trails are good to ride. We are in that nice time between when the snow is gone but the mud is not out yet. The ground is still frozen underneath, so riding is best early in the day, as on warm days the top will thaw and get soft and muddy. 

If you arrive on a particularly soft and mucky day, please ride elsewhere. There is a small window of a couple days as the thaw comes out that the trails are soup, and your ruts will last all summer.

Spring cleaning has not happened yet, so you will find lots of sticks and some trees down. Please throw off anything you can, as it helps speed up the whole process!

We are always looking for people to take a walk with the leaf blower. Get in touch with Gearheads in Petawawa if you can help out.

Winter biking

Fat biking is good at FLT! There is a short snowshoe loop that aligns with the Orange loop (or shorter) for 6km, and another 6km Red/Swamp Overlook. 

New this year, we will pack each loop with a Snowdog groomer. Please do not ride on the groomed cross country ski trails. Crossing trails is ok, riding along the ski trails is not!