Does anyone know the current condition of this trail? i was thinking of riding up mt. lowe, dropping idelhour and then doubling back, then down middle merril, sunset, and finishing with el prieto. along the same lines, i know there was a thread on san gabes trail condtions but i can't find it. any update on condition of sturdivant or mt. wilson singletrack post wind? thanks.
From Chantry to top of Wilson I was told one down tree...via Winter Creek /Manzanita/Toll Road. Not many ride Idelhour so your turn to do recon. Dean
Try this link. Conditions may have changed due to rain/wind though! http://www.socaltrailriders.org/for...our-merrills-post-pancake-breakfast-ride.html
Roach and I did it a few weeks ago, before the winds. The trail was in great shape--beautiful, actually. I prefer Idlehour as a downhill from the west: route was up Sam Merrill, up the Lowe fire road, down Idlehour, up the toll road, down Wilson trail.
PM DC29er. He and some bubs did it last weekend (see the profile of the 4600 foot climb at Strava). - shud
The thread and pics that Hans (MountainCycler) put up were our ride a few weeks ago in the rain. It was in really decent shape with one slide area that had been worked on but not finished. Not a lot of poodle dog that was unavoidable, and no downed trees. They had been cleared out by the Mt. Disapointment 50K trail crew for their race a few months prior. That said, the wind brought down a lot of trees on trails in the front country, (El P, Sunset, Merrils), but none on the Wilson toll road, even though the road is closed at the moment for maintenance. There were a lot of slides on the toll road and it has been closed for work since Monday. You can still get to it from the Altadena Crest trail, but not from Pinecrest. If you go the other way, Mt. Lowe fire road had a lot of downed trees as well. If you go, take a hand-saw.
