"Dorks"? I am pretty sure that pussified comment reveals enough about your low character for me to know that the average Devil Dog would have you crying for mercy in seconds....
I heard from one of the Rangers that a Running Team from Yale was cited at the top of Rusty Barrels a few weeks ago. Over Memorial Day they were out patrolling as well according to SDMA.
Since the big crack down they have put up more signs: so yeah they are out there pretty regularly.
Was being facetious. there's signs but no fences, so wide open. The original poster should just ride it if he/she wants to ride it.
Amazing how those "dorks don't look very scary" but he/she seems to be afraid to go find out if there are patrols or enforcement.
So, sure. Wide open, go ride, stop being scared of those dorks that may or may not be on patrol. Unless of course he/she is scared of being caught. Probably just a slow rider. There's way better trails around anyway, unless you don't have the skill to ride them.
FYI none of the Mel Brooks trails are legal, they are all on private land. Be respectful of the neighbors whereever you park, and enjoy them while you can - they may soon build houses there.
Please, go ahead and ride all over the trails. The fact that some of the trails are within reach of some of the weapons they fire at the range won't hurt a bit. Have fun, report back if your brains are still in your boney bucket.
So is the three barrel trail open to the first fireroad section? I have a hard time telling by the maps and I haven't seen any signs. It even looks like some trail work has been done on the lower part.
Can anyone confirm whether or not the MCAS boundary includes the top of the ridge line on the "D-back" trail? It doesn't appear to from all of the maps I've seen but I noticed a sign had been placed near the end of the trail where it starts to go downhill. The sign says not to trespass but does not say anything about Military or Government property specifically, but the font and style matches the military signs. I'm looking for a good way to get over to the MB trails from the Poway side of Sycamore without crossing MCAS land, hopefully a route that doesn't suck. You can PM me if you have a way and don't want to post it up.
I also noticed that the "Sidewinder" trail has been hacked up and some non-native cactus has been planted every 10 feet or so on the trail, so much for "restoring the natural habitat".
The bottom of Diamondback does go onto the Marines property. Where Sidewinder drops down, it is within Sycamore-Gooden Park and the rangers closed that trail down, I thought.
The only way to get from Sycamore-Goodan/Poway down to Fanita that I am aware of is to take the ridge top fire road south from the 67 staging area all the way down. If you climb Cardiac this fire road is directly across the access road. Then you can drop down Slotcar or one of the other trails or ridgelines. This is the only route that I know of that seems uncontested.
The only way to get from Sycamore-Goodan/Poway down to Fanita that I am aware of is to take the ridge top fire road south from the 67 staging area all the way down. If you climb Cardiac this fire road is directly across the access road. Then you can drop down Slotcar or one of the other trails or ridgelines. This is the only route that I know of that seems uncontested.
Yeah, this is the only way I know of as well... And even this route is questionably legal. I know it's not on MCAS land for sure. I believe this is the route the SDMBA has been working to actually make fully legal. It's also not fun.
I dont understand why this is even a question. Its like asking, "Was NORAD patrolling the skies when 9/11 happened?" No they were not, but should they have been? YES!! Same thing applies here.. Of coarse they are actively patrolling the area, just like NORAD was patrolling the skies...
Refer to the map here. The yellow line is the approximate boundary of the MCAS property. The bump-out at the far right (East) side covers the southern part of the Diamondback trail, where it climbs up to the ridge top from Clark canyon.
Hey Black Cat, did you lose your password or just make a new handle?
Keep building bro, keep building! you're a true hero, like that dude in high plains drifter who comes to town and paints everything red.. like barrels and signs and ... well yeah, you get it.
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