Looking for lilac trail tour guide

ScottK · **Posted:** Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:47 am

Hey all been meaning to give the new trail a ride but don't know the black mt. area trails enough to string together a ride. Anyone feel like playing tour guide next week for me? I've got the kids through Tuesday night but any time from Wednesday on would be cool for me. And I'm not really new but I'll still follow new guy brings the beer rules for the ride

Dirtrider · **Posted:** Sun Jul 26, 2015 6:06 pm

I live right there but I'm pretty busy this week and weekend since my son is getting hitched. I'll try to put together a route for you if you want. You will earn your downs but should really enjoy the new Lilac trail.
Bankerboy lives here too but he's too old and never rides anymore ( :mrgreen:

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ScottK · **Posted:** Sun Jul 26, 2015 6:35 pm

PM's been sent to Matt. I think I might actually be a little older than him and I still ride, so it's more likely just just a personal problem on his part :lol:

OldDogDan · **Posted:** Sun Jul 26, 2015 7:06 pm

Dirtrider wrote:

...I'm pretty busy this week and weekend since my son is getting hitched.

Congratulations!

random walk · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:38 am

Hopefully this will help. The new Lilac trail goes between Miner's Loop and Glider Port parking lots, at the north end of this loop.

The other new trail goes between the Glider Port lot and the ball fields, crossing under Carmel Valley Rd.

https://connect.garmin.com/activity/693312276

OhNooo · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:06 am

I usually ride there 1-2 times a week since it's right by my house. But I broke my foot so I'm off the bike for a couple more weeks. I'll probably be up to riding there again in another couple of weeks once I'm healed.

ScottK · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:20 am

Thanks, got a couple people lined up to show me around. Up for any and all future rides too though, it's just down the road from where I work so makes for a good / close after work ride.

TrailBurner · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2015 11:42 am

I'll be riding it tonight and likely Saturday a.m.

Unfortunately, this is not me:

bankerboy · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:01 pm

I took Scott and Mike up Black Mountain, across the Night Hawk connector, down Miner's Ridge, across Lilac and Awhee and over Doug Hill. For all of the effort, I was awarded some nice liquid reward. Made the rest of the ride home a lot more flowy in the dark. :drunk:

Thanks for including me. I needed it.

Dirtrider wrote:

Bankerboy lives here too but he's too old and never rides anymore ( :mrgreen:

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Ass!

You better take that back or I will send my daughter over there to kick your butt.

Dirtrider · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:19 pm

^^^^^I knew I could lure you out of the darkness with that comment. You should be thanking me for getting you to get off your butt to exercise and you got a cold one for the efforts. Now that you're energized go clear some trail, will ya... :cheers:

ScottK · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:24 pm

Worthless without pics you say?

bankerboy · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:47 pm

Dirtrider wrote:

. Now that you're energized go clear some trail, will ya... :cheers:

Somebody decided to clear brush all down Miner's from the Night Hawk connector to the base of the switchbacks. I am happy they took the initiative to do the work but why the hell do they leave it in the middle of the fucking trail? I wound up getting it caught in my wheels numerous times and had to stop and clear the branches. At least they were not large enough to create a superman moment. Just keep you eyes open for the errant branch on the trail.

DannyHuynh · **Posted:** Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:41 am

i love black mtn, not many people are on it ever. i also love that lilac is super flowey now and leads right to knoll DH!! linking together miners to lilac to knoll is a solid ride. for extra credit after knoll i like to go up and down black widow for good measure.

DWill · **Posted:** Sat Aug 01, 2015 4:04 pm

Black Mountain will be really good when the chair lift goes in.

Canaan · **Posted:** Sat Sep 26, 2015 4:34 pm

I don't have any pictures to prove it, but I took a nice ride at Black Mountain today. Started at the glider port parking lot, rode west and then south and did the fireroad climb to the antennas, headed down to Miner's Ridge and over to the Lilac Trail; took Lilac to Ahwee and did Extra Credit/Doug Hill before heading back to the ball fields and returning to my car at the glider port. Not a lot in terms of mileage (9.53 miles) but there was plenty of climbing, and just enough chunk to keep my mind focused.

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