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Rocky Knob Park- Boone NC

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#1 ·
Trail Dynamics was selected for a design/build contract for this new mountain bike facility in Boone. http://booneareaoutdoors.com/2010/07/14/trail-days-of-summer/

Phase 1 is currently under contract, this will be the beginners' loop trail which is just under 2 miles.

The design team (Kristian, Chuck and Bob) have been working for 2 weeks on the design and that is now complete. Volunteers began clearing corridor on July 22 and will work again this weekend. Trail Dynamics will begin machine rough in of the trail on Monday July 26. There are several very burly rock gardens to get through on this first loop.

Plans for the whole park include:

- More mountain bike loops including moderate and more difficult loops
- A flow trail with jumps
- An adventure playground at the trailhead
- Skills areas of different difficulty levels (beginners and more advanced)

This is a hybrid contract with TD staff responsible for the trail design and rough and finished grading with machines, while volunteers are responsible for corridor clearing and finish work.

This coming week is a great opportunity to get involved in the project. We have a kick off meeting at the Broyhill at 6PM on Thursday July 29. This will be a 1.5 hr general overview of what the project is all about. We will show some photos of what the landscape on Rocky Knob looks like, but also some images of visions for the complete trail system (all loops) and what we want the trails to look like.

On Sat. July 31 we will be presenting a Sustainable Trails Design workshop at the Best Western and out at the park. Indoor session will be 9-12 and then lunch, followed by a field session for crew leaders and volunteers from 2-6 at the park.

For more info, check out the Boone Area Cyclist website:
http://www.booneareacyclists.com/

http://www2.wataugademocrat.com/story/Officials_break_ground_on_biking_trails_id_003028

This is a very exciting project and TD is super excited about the potential for this park to have a great trail system. We look forward to working with many of the locals up there in the high country to develop the park and trails to the fullest potential.

Woody
 
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#114 ·
I know the amount of work that went into the place was tremendous and this will seem nit picky but if it really is all open someone should update the signs/maps and pull down tape that says it's closed. There were two other guys there that 2+ hours specifically to ride the trail and were (as was I) frustrated to find that it appeared it wasn't actually all open. With that said, I still enjoyed my time there and thought the trails were excellent.
 
#115 ·
I left from there today at 4:45 and there was tape across the trail and a sign stating "trail closed" where Middle Earth exits the second skills area at the entrance to PBJ. I rode down PBJ to the powerline road and back up to where Middle Earth would cross over. BREMCO (The local electric provider) has been doing work there with heavy equipment and have marking flags all over the place. The trail from the second skills area has been covered with a mound of dirt and brush and is definitely not rideable.

Beyond that point, I rode up to Boat Rock and then did the bailout before Ol' Hoss.

After the construction/destruction of the top of the powerline road and Middle Earth intersection, I didn't encounter any more trail closures.

2morrow, man I'm so sorry you didn't get to ride more. There really ought to be a sign at the second skills area describing the ride-around. Given the excellent park management, I suspect the tape and signs are reactionary to whatever BREMCO is doing as there may not be any communication from BREMCO.

-Lule
 
#116 ·
They are building a cell tower in that spot. As Lule stated, I would ride down the first leg of the PBJ trail and turn left under the powerlines, or reverse the return trail from the first four PBJ jumps. Everything else in the park is good to go.

Watch out for trucks/machines/etc on the road crossings on the PBJ trail!
 
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