Trail Conditions
The trails of the Roanoke Region are incredible and rely heavily on volunteers to maintain them. These volunteers are out there every day hiking and exploring but they can't cover every trail. We created a "Trail Conditions" section on the outoor forum that will allow users to:
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Learn about current trail conditions
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Post trail conditions
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Post hazards or areas needing attention (such as downed trees)
- Report a trashed area
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Post trail closures
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and more
Check it out and post often. While there, click on the "subscribe forum" link at the bottom and you will be notified when someone posts something. Visit Trail Conditions now (opens different looking webpage).
Helpful Tips:
- The only good time to go on single track trails in the winter is when the ground is frozen or about a week after a thaw.
- Go out early in the morning before the ground begins to thaw.
- At Carvins - the trails that thaw (and thus dry out the quickest) are the southern facing trails.
- Carvins Cove trails that dry the quickest are: GAuntlet, Trough, Buck, Hi-Dee-Hoe, Tuck-a-Way, Four Gorge, Arrowhead, and Songbird.
- Fireroads are OK to ride in a thaw or wet condition as they are much harder to damage and much easier to maintain.
- Mill Mountain Trails have more rock and are affected very little by rain and thaw.
- Pandapas (Poverty Creek) and Explore Park are two of the worse areas to use after wet spells or thaw due to the soil composition.
