My understanding is that's part of the (State owned/administered) Military Ridge Trail, administered out of Blue Mound State Park. I believe the contact is Kevin Swenson ([email protected]). My guess is that, as it's a snowmobile trail and snowmobilers put up a lot more $$ than bikers, and pavement and sleds are a bad combination, it's a difficult work-out. Just speculating here...
On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 8:45 AM, Grant Foster via Bikies < [email protected]> wrote: > Also, FWIW, I'm a guy that thinks riding 100 miles on gravel roads is fun > and who loves riding crushed limestone trails generally. When I say it's > unrideable, it's because it's really, really bad. > > > On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 8:41 AM Robert F. Nagel <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thanks. Perhaps now that the ground is unfrozen, it's time for that. >> Anybody know when that will happen? >> >> --- >> >> Robert F. Nagel, Attorney >> Law Offices of Robert Nagel >> [email protected] >> www.nagel-law.com >> Thirty on the Square, 10th Floor >> 30 W. Mifflin St., Suite 1001 >> Madison, WI 53703 >> 608-255-1501 office >> 608-255-1504 fax >> 608-438-9501 cell >> >> On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 8:37 AM, Grant Foster <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I would call it unrideable right now. I rode PB to Franklin on Tuesday >>> and it was dry, but so rutted that I wouldn't suggest riding it to anyone. >>> This was unloaded with 32c tires. I do think paving is the long-term answer >>> for this stretch, but agree that some grooming and addition of gravel would >>> improve things significantly. This has happened at least the last three >>> spring seasons. >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 8:30 AM Robert F. Nagel <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Good question. I have a more narrow one though. How is the trail now? >>>> The ruts were so bad the last time I went out to it, it wasn't rideable. Is >>>> it rideable yet? Does it get groomed at all? Could it be groomed perhaps to >>>> be made rideable earlier in the season? I can't imagine a better use for >>>> the trail fees other than to take care of the trail. If it's not being >>>> groomed, what is happening to the fees? >>>> >>>> Sorry, I know I said my question would be more narrow, but I guess I >>>> ended up with more than question, some of which may not be so narrow, but >>>> at least I didn't jump the trail. >>>> >>>> --- >>>> >>>> Robert F. Nagel, Attorney >>>> Law Offices of Robert Nagel >>>> [email protected] >>>> www.nagel-law.com >>>> Thirty on the Square, 10th Floor >>>> 30 W. Mifflin St., Suite 1001 >>>> Madison, WI 53703 >>>> 608-255-1501 office >>>> 608-255-1504 fax >>>> 608-438-9501 cell >>>> >>>> On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 8:12 AM, Grant Foster via Bikies < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Good morning, >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone have any background or contacts related to paving the >>>>> Military Ridge Trail from PB to 18/151 on the southwest side of Verona? >>>>> >>>>> This section of path gets very high usage and the current conditions >>>>> result in an almost unusable trail each spring. Walkers and joggers and >>>>> cyclists can't keep off of it in late winter/early spring when it's very >>>>> wet and their footprints and wheel ruts then harden when things dry out. >>>>> It >>>>> takes quite a while for the trail to become rideable again, even with >>>>> fatter tires. Given its location in an urban setting and its >>>>> importance to accessing a very large employment center, this path should >>>>> be >>>>> paved. >>>>> >>>>> Would Dane Co. Parks be the lead on this sort of thing? Is the >>>>> obstacle financial or is it about snowmobile access? I'd be interested in >>>>> working with some folks to try and make progress on it. Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> Grant >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Bikies mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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