11 December 2017
01 December 2017
Trailwork Day at Swope Connector, Tomorrow, December 02
Well it's been a minute since we've had a public trail work day, so here we go...
What: We have a good chunk of phase 7 done and will be doing tread and rock work on a sweet downhill.
7501 Blue River Rd, Kansas City, MO 64132
What to Bring:
Tools:
The usual trail tools...Rakes, Shovels, McLeods, Pulaskis, Rogue Hoes, Handsaws,etc. If you don't have tools, come anyway...we should have plenty.
Recommended Clothing:
Long pants
Boots/Shoes with protection
Work Gloves
Safety Glasses
Bug Spray
Trail Tasting Afterwards:
If the trails are rideable and/or hikeable, we'll do a trail tasting of the new stuff. Workdays are the only time you'll get a chance to check out the new trail before it's open, so come work then get your ride on!
15 July 2016
Phase 6 Ribbon Cutting and Party, Sunday, July 24
Come ride our newest addition to Swope Park and check out the new features...Onion, S#!t Show, Lakefront Property, Glamour Shot, Big Bad Wolf, Piranha, Dum Dum, College Degree, and Dick-N-Joe.
Also, we're going to have demo bikes, road rides, food, beer, and some sweet give-aways.
The raffle is a benefit for the trails. Tickets are $5 and will go directly to trail construction and maintenance. Grand Prize is a 2016 Fuse Expert 6Fattie!
03 April 2016
19 March 2015
26 January 2015
Trailwork Day, February 14th
Yes, it's on Valentine's Day...but it's a made up holiday anyway.
Wudchuk Run Trail Work Day
This winter we plan to finish the Camp Lake of
the Woods area of Swope Park. We have approximately 2 miles of Wudchuk bliss to
go.
9a-noon
In the area we'll be working the corridor has already been
cleared, so we will be doing benchcut and rock work. If you haven't done this
type of work before, come anyway. It will be a great opportunity to
learn.
Meeting Place:
Hogan/swimming pool at Camp Lake of the Woods
on top of the hill. From the main Swope trailhead, drive up Oakwood Drive, take
a left at the "Y" and continue on about 300 yards. See map on the right hand
side of the page for directions to the Swope Park trails. We will then drive to
our hike in point.
Tools:
The usual trail tools...Rakes, McLeods,
Rock bars, Pulaskis, Rogue Hoes, Handsaws, etc. If you don't have tools, come
anyway...we should have plenty.
Recommended Items:
Long
pants
Boots/Shoes with protection
Work Gloves
Safety Glasses
Bug
Spray
Food and beverages
Trail Tasting Afterwards:
If the trails
are rideable and/or hikeable, we'll do a trail tasting after the
workday.
09 December 2014
December 13 Work Day Postponed
Due to the ongoing managed hunt at the camp and the predicted fantastic weather we are going to postpone the Swope work day for this upcoming weekend and ride our bikes instead. We will post a reschedule date in the near future.
14 October 2014
Upcoming Trail Work Days, November 15 and December 13
Wudchuk Run Trail Work Day
This winter we plan to finish the Camp Lake of the Woods area of Swope Park. We have approximately 2 miles of Wudchuk bliss to go.
9a-noon
In the area we'll be
working the corridor has already been cleared, so we will be doing benchcut and
rock work. If you haven't done this type of work before, come anyway. It will be
a great opportunity to learn.
Meeting Place:
Hogan/swimming pool at
Camp Lake of the Woods on top of the hill. From the main Swope trailhead, drive
up Oakwood Drive, take a left at the "Y" and continue on about 300 yards. See
map on the right hand side of the page for directions to the Swope Park trails.
We will then drive to our hike in point.
Tools:
The usual trail
tools...Rakes, McLeods, Rock bars, Pulaskis, Rogue Hoes, Handsaws, etc. If you
don't have tools, come anyway...we should have plenty.
Recommended
Items:
Long pants
Boots/Shoes with protection
Work Gloves
Safety
Glasses
Bug Spray
Food and beverages
Trail Tasting
Afterwards:
If the trails are rideable and/or hikeable, we'll do a trail
tasting after the workday.
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