i agree with the getting lost part. especially if you park at the first
staging area up the hill that you come to.
use a gps and take bearings on the first couple spots you start out from and
pass and you should be alright.
their use of signs is abysmal. however if you start out from the main
staging area in the center of the park with the johns and sign in it; then
you should have no problems with getting totally lost because most of the
trails lead to it.
if there has been wind lately; then you may find some trails blocked by
fallen trees and unless you can go over them, you will have to turn around.
there is rarely a way to work around fallen trees in the park.
i have fridays and saturdays off and wouldn't mind going riding one of them.
my email, tmh.rservatius RemoveThis @verizon.net
rich
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> "towman" <towman123 RemoveThis @cablespeed.com> wrote in message
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> > getting ready for a bike trip to tahuya orv park.
> > anyone have any reccommended trails?
>
> Hi Towman. Tahuya is a pretty fun area this time of year. Stay off of
> the DNR quad-sized trails as much as possible. There are miles and
> miles of nice TST (Tight Single Track, in case you're new around
> here). The main DNR trails (Mission Creek, Tahuya River Trail,
> Overland Trail) tend to be whooped out high speed freeways, and head
> on traffic can be VERY dangerous, resulting in a fatality or 2 per
> year. Treat every blind corner (there are lots) like RC is coming the
> other way at race pace, and you'll probably leave enough time to avoid
> any head on collisions. When you leave whatever parking area you stage
> out of (Elfandahl Pass Road is the best, Mission Creek is pretty good,
> but puts you at one end of the trail system, Spillman Camp is your
> best bet for a campground), watch for TST trails looping off to the
> sides. Once you get off of the quadways the single track is pretty
> nice. Lots of recently recut trail out there right now, too.
> Fair warning: Tahuya is one of the easiest places in the world to get
> lost. There are hundreds of intersections, with probably close to 200
> miles of trails from TST to 4X4 trail stuffed into an area that is
> only about 6 miles by 10 miles. It's not really that bad, but people
> tend to panic. Part of the problem is that the area is pretty flat,
> and with the trees you can't get any kind of a visual fix on where you
> are. Pick up one of the area maps, they only show about 40% of the
> trails, but it will give you a map of the main DNR trails and the
> roads running through the area. Pay attention to where you are when
> you cross roads, and you should be able to keep yourself pretty well
> oriented. Hopefully, you're going with someone who knows the area at
> least a little.
> When are you going to be out there? It looks like we'll be going over
> the weekend of the 13th/14th.
>
> Tim H.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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