When does Schaeffer Open

[269er]

Are the trails at Schaeffer open yet?

[mjbrox]

When do we expect Schafer to open.

This week looks like it should dry everything out pretty well.

[jabberwocky]

I merged your guys threads, since you both asked basically the same question about 2 minutes apart.

I don't think Schaeffer is open yet. When it reopens is variable (there is no set date). Its generally weather based.

[269er]

Rode the Bakers dozen course yesterday, it was pretty dry.

[jabberwocky]

It will be up to the rangers. They usually reopen in the mid-to-late March timeframe, so it probably won't be too long now as long as the weather doesn't revert to what its been all winter.

[269er]

Thanks for the info.

[tonycrf]

Rode the Bakers dozen course yesterday, it was pretty dry.

What is the Bakers Dozen course?

[jabberwocky]

What is the Bakers Dozen course?See http://www.more-mtb.org/forum/showthread.php?t=9965 for info.

[269er]

The Bakers Dozen is a race in Leesburg that is held on April 19th. It's a thirteen hour race. The course is just under seven miles with not too much climbing. The trails are only open to pre-riding when the promoters post something on the event website. The race is called The Leesburg Bakers Dozen.

Last year the race was awesome!
Fun, well run and fast with a cool midnight party after the awards.

Here's the link.
http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=5576

[mjbrox]

Rode the Bakers dozen course yesterday, it was pretty dry.


ummmmm, not it was'nt

The first lap was a slop fest, Granted it started to dry on the second lap.

[Dooza]

Is there a phone number we can call or ranger point of contact at Schaeffer? I would like to be able to check in for up-to-the-minute status updates so I can plan my weekend rides :-).

[jabberwocky]

I'm sure it will be posted here within a day or two of it opening.

[punga]

Is there a phone number we can call or ranger point of contact at Schaeffer? I would like to be able to check in for up-to-the-minute status updates so I can plan my weekend rides :-).
Don't expect it to be open anytime soon. We're going to need a good bit of drying out after tonight's impending rain along with some consistently warm/dry weather. I would think a couple of weeks at this point.

Check out Saxman's recent posts about Black Hills (http://www.more-mtb.org/forum/showthread.php?p=102339#post102339) and Little Bennet (http://www.more-mtb.org/forum/showthread.php?t=10662), places very close to Schaeefer, both geographically and topographically.

p!

[denisvtt]

The phone number for Schaeffer is 301-924-1998.

At this time, the message is that it's closed for the winter :(

[DaveG]

ummmmm, not it was'nt

The first lap was a slop fest, Granted it started to dry on the second lap.

I think it depends on when you rode it. I got reports from people that rode it closer to 4 and they said it was almost perfect. The first lap was soup.