Fat Bike Trails Grooming Reports

05:10 AM:Heading out on the Crystal to pack down the trails – trying to dial in Ridge Run to Altar 07:57 AM:Back in from the Crystal. Trails are in good shape for the most part. Two laps were done on most of the trails after Nemesis. Sublime was groomed twice but it is still soft, recommend avoiding it for now. Altar, Berm Baby Berm, Anymal, Sidetrack, Wedding Crashing Flying Squirrel, Gun Smoke are in great shape.Recommend tire pressure: 3-4 psi (adjust according to conditions)Enjoy the ride, and keep it rubber side downCheers

Trails were groomed by 7:30am. Good solid base will make for a great ride. 4 PSI is the recommended tire pressure. Be aware of low lying branches while riding, we will chip away at these as time goes on. A big Thank You goes out to all the volunteers that took time out of their day to snowshoe and help pack the trails down for us, it made a difference and also to Dusty for helping us out with Final Boss. Enjoy your ride

The 2km Myles to go trail is open as of 9:30am. There is a hard base which will make for a great ride. 4-5 PSI recommended. Enjoy!

Well we’re off to a great start in regard to the snow however it has also posed a problem in that it’s wet, heavy and weighing down trees. Many have fallen on the trail and will take some time to clean up. Thank you for your patience

Very icy in some sections and bare ground in other areas. Trails remain closed.

Due to the very mild temps and rain, especially overnight, the trails will be closed until it gets colder. The trails will be soft and any riding will damage what we have as a base leaving permanent ruts and making them unrideable. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

9:30 am Trails are in excellent shape this morning. Hard base with some icy spots so ride with caution. Remember that the start & finish will be at Connor Rd for the time being. 5-6 psi is the recommended tire pressure for today. Trails groomed: Sidetrack, Wedding Crasher, Anymel, Flying Squirrel, Yellow Brick Rd, Altar, Sublime, Bermese, Berm Baby Berm, Gun smoke, Root’n, Squishy, Guillotine, Yoda, Hawaii five-O and Flow. It’ll be a good day to ride…Enjoy!

This weekend Hiawatha will be hosting the 2024 Ontario Youth Championship ski race at Kinsmen Park. It’s great to see an event like this coming back to the Soo. We will be closing access to the Fat bike trails and Myles to go trail from Kinsmen Park(main parking lot by the blue building). The main trail that zigzags through the park will not be groomed. Ridge Run, Nemesis and Final Boss will not be groomed as well and will be closed starting tomorrow through to the weekend. We are asking folks to start and end their rides at Connor Rd parking lot or at the end of Case rd. Please ride with caution on Flow, Hawaii Five-0 and Yoda as there is a possibility of two way traffic(riders starting at the end of Case Rd). It is recommended riding the trails above Guillotine to avoid any potential issues. Recommended Route: Starting from Connor Rd….Anymel-Wedding Crasher-Sidetrack-Flying Squirrel-GunSmoke-Berm Baby Berm-Bermies-Altar-Sublime-back to Connor Rd parking lot. Additional routes could include Mabel Flats, Farmer Lake, Swamp Donkey, Trout Lake Rd loop which would make for a solid day out. Once the racing is finished we will be out Sunday afternoon to get things cleaned up and grooming will resume like usual, we will also start preparing for The Beaver Freezer the following weekend. Thank you to everyone for your understanding as this will be temporary.

Trails were groomed as of 1:30pm today. Base is solid with icy spots throughout the system so use caution when riding. The forecast is looking like mild temps for the next couple of days so consider riding in the morning or the evening when temps are likely lower. Preserve the trail as well by lowering your psi if your tire starts to sink and create ruts or consider riding at a different time when the temperature lowers. The recommended tire pressure for today is 4 psi. Enjoy your ride