We’ve just hit the mid-season mark for BETA’s 2022 Trails Program and so much work has been accomplished already by our Trail Crew and dedicated volunteers. Since April we’ve engaged nearly 100 volunteers in trail projects across the region and our Trail Crew has logged more than 720 hours of construction and stewardship work.  ​

The BETA Trail Crew returns for another six weeks of projects on June 27.  Priorities for the second half of the season include:

• Installation of skier-friendly bog bridging on various sections of the Jackrabbit Ski Trail in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid to address impacts from summer use of the trail, and related trail maintenance on the McKenzie Pass section 
• Assisting Peduzzi Trails with finish work and bridge construction on the new East Branch trails in Keene
• Installation of new trail signage at the Craig Wood and Lussi trail system and improvements to the Cinderella Story and Flying Wasp trails
• Construction of new singletrack trails at the Saranac Lake High School, a project in support of the school’s new mountain bike program for middle and high school students
• Continued planning for new mountain bike trails at Fowler’s Crossing in Saranac Lake and the Three Sisters Preserve in Wilmington

The registration fee includes everything you need for the weekend including a sweet festival t-shirt, stickers, a BETA membership good for one year, access to group rides & shuttles, food & beer vendors, parking and sanitary facilities. (Camping is available too!)

Adult 3-day Pass with camping (ages 16 & up) - $100
Adult 3-day Pass with no camping (ages 16 & up) - $50
Adult Day Pass (Saturday) - $35
Kids All Access Pass (ages 6-15) - $15
Kids under 6 - FREE

Unlike the price of gas these days, our festival registration fees have not increased since 2017! 
​Register online by June 21 and receive a 10% discount on the Adult 3-day Pass.  
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Did we mention live DJ sets by David Sommerstein, host of North Country Public Radio’s The Beat Authority on Saturday night!? If you know, YOU KNOW. Take our word for it, this is the kind of music that makes even self-proclaimed non-dancers dance. 

We want to thank the businesses and organizations that have joined our Community Partner Program this year:

Upstate Auto
Wilderness Van
Adirondack Process Control, LLC
Artemis Physical Therapy, PLLC 
Adirondack Field
Mountain Orthotic & Prosthetics
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The Community Partner program is for businesses and organizations, big or small, who want to invest in BETA, help us to inspire volunteerism and build upon our 35-year history of improving and expanding trail-based recreational opportunities in the region. In turn, we help to connect you with the ski and bike loving locals and visitors who want to give back to the businesses and organizations that support the trails. We have a growing network of over 1000 members!

And while we're sharing the trail, let's share other things too: encouragement, enthusiasm, snacks, bike tools or tubes (we've ALL been there!) and trail beta. 

Downhill riders should yield to uphill riders. Be courteous and slow down for runners, dog-walkers, and hikers.  Steer clear of wildlife and give them space.  It's always helpful to let the other trail-user know how many are in your party, too. A simple, "two more behind me! Thank you!" goes a long way. 
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Above all, welcome everyone and have a kind state of mind. 

Sign up to volunteer on the trails with BETA and you'll be entered to win a Theragun Mini courtesy of High Peaks Cyclery. If you've never used one before, prepare to fight over it with other members of your household. Perfect for recovery after a morning of riding or an afternoon spent digging. 
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Besides the Theragun Mini, other prizes include work gloves and foam/body rollers. Drawings will be at the end of May, June and July. 

For years, trail crews around the Adirondacks and beyond have employed badass women to build and maintain multi-use trail systems. We're so psyched and thankful to have some local experienced builders to help us with a women's trail work day. Let's dig, ride and celebrate women on the trails.

Please register only if you are able to commit to the entire day (10am-4pm-ish) as space is limited. Some heavy lifting/rock rolling (30-50lbs) will be required. Be prepared for typical moody, rainy, humid and/or freezing Adirondack weather as well as swarms of blood-thirsty mosquitos. Wear clothing appropriate for digging, hauling and moving (pants, work gloves, sturdy footwear and protective eyewear). Pack water, snacks and lunch, bug repellent, sunscreen and a first aid kit. 
All tools will be provided. 
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Bring a bike and if conditions permit, we'll tackle the features we just poured sweat into.

Special thanks to the women who are dreaming, scheming and volunteering their time to make this all-lady effort possible.
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Organizer: Keegan Kramer
Crew Recruiter / Organizer / Team Leader: Adeline Clayton
Team Leader: Kyra White
Team Leader: Julia Lareau
Team Leader: Carly Woodhouse

JUNE 4th: Wilmington Whiteface MTB 100K & 50K
Register.
The Adirondack Sports Council is still looking for volunteers for race day. Register here to help out on June 4th as a course marshall or at an aid station in Wilmington, Keene or Elizabethtown providing food, drink and good vibes to racers.
JULY 2nd: Whiteface Sky Race
Register to RUN.​
​JULY 9th: Pisgah Pedalfest
Register.​
SEPT 2-4 Labor Day Weekend: 5th Annual Wilmington Mountain Bike Festival 
Registration OPEN!

In a recent update, we mentioned our vision to identify and implement “transformational trail projects."  For BETA, “transformational” projects are those that provide access to new trails that offer high-quality experiences for all potential users; demonstrate good planning, have strong community support and are shovel-ready; utilize modern trail designs and plan for long-term stewardship; and meet the highest standards for sustainable recreational trail development in the Adirondack Park.

We are thrilled to share that work will begin this season on a new multi-use, non-motorized trail system in the Town of Keene that fits the bill, and we need your help.  

Before we get into the details, we want to thank everyone who took the survey to help name the new trail system. "East Branch Community Trails" is the winner with 62% of the vote. 

The East Branch Community Trails project is a community-based partnership between the Town of Keene, Essex County, Keene Youth Commission, Barkeater Trails Alliance and Peduzzi Trail Contracting.  The goal is to develop a new, sustainable multi-use trail system in Keene that is professionally designed to better serve the outdoor community and to be inclusive to people of varying mobility and ages.  The trails will accommodate mountain biking, hiking and other non motorized recreation, and will provide more youth-oriented biking opportunities like a pump track and bike skills area. 
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All partners are committed to moving the trails plan from concept to reality on a 112-acre Essex County property along Route 9N near the Keene-Jay town line. The final vision for the project includes 7 miles of hiking and mountain biking trails as well as a pump track and skills park.

This will happen through a deliberate, phased approach that will result in usable trails this season that will anchor the system for additional build-out in the next few years.  
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We are so excited and we hope you are too. Please help us get the word out by sharing the Keene page on our website, our blog and our social media posts. None of what we do would be possible without our partners, members, friends, volunteers and our community. Every ounce of support adds up. Thank you so much. 

DEAR FRIEND,
We can call you that, right? If you’re receiving this email, we must at the very least be a friend of a friend. We’re in your inbox, after all. Thank you for being here - for reading our occasionally long-winded, but heartfelt newsletters. Sure, trail work is hard, but if we're being honest sometimes words are harder. Yet here you are at the end of the first paragraph. See? We’re definitely friends.
To the not-yet members receiving our love notes, consider this your formal invitation to join something special. We’re not all skis and pedals over here. Well, we are - but we're so much more. We are riders, runners, builders, advocates, skiers, parents, stewards, friends. We wear skinny skis, powder skis, snowshoes and hiking boots. We wholeheartedly believe all bikes (old, blue, squeaky & new) are good bikes and that the trails are for everyone. At our core, BETA is a member-supported, volunteer-driven, human-powered trail building and stewardship organization.
To put it bluntly, we couldn’t do what we do without our members. 
Join us? Dues are $35 for individuals and $50 for families (households of 2 or more people). Membership is good for one year starting on the date that we receive your donation. Every member is an important part of our community. And every dollar counts. We mean it.
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Your donation will:

To our current members, we appreciate you. You are our backbone. Thank you for believing in BETA and investing in us as an integral community asset.

As we squeeze a bit more daylight out of the coming weeks and our Adirondack landscape shifts from the muddy in-between to deep green, we can’t help but dream of getting out with shovels and on wheels. We have an ambitious trail season ahead of us and we're so grateful to have you along for the ride.
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Not sure about your membership status?  Reply to this email and we'll check on that for you.  

Local youth initiatives are gaining momentum in communities all over the High Peaks Region. Need a pick me up? Read on and bask in the awesomeness of stories of Adirondack kids in the outdoors. ​

In 2017, Charlie Wilson and Henry Loher, each at the wise age of 9 pitched the idea of adding a kids' mountain bike race to the Wilmington Mountain Bike Festival schedule. Their first year as race organizers was a success and they used their profits to kickoff a multi-year project to build a bike skills park in Wilmington.

Through the continued support and generosity of The Town of Wilmington, BETA, and numerous local businesses, the park was built by the "Hardy Kids" with help from volunteers and funds raised from the 2018 and 2019 races. Now after three phases of upgrades with one more addition on the way, the park is a town staple. There will be more information to come on this year’s Hardy Kids Mountain Bike Race, follow their Facebook page for more info​.​  ​

The Keene Youth Commission was established and charged with the responsibility for the coordination of all youth programming within the municipality to ensure that the youth are served with the best possible youth development.

In January 2021, BETA began working with the Town of Keene and the Keene Youth Commission to lay the groundwork for a new community trail system in Keene. BETA secured a $2500 grant from the Adirondack Community Recreation Alliance and the Youth Commission was awarded a $2500 grant from the Adirondack Foundation Generous Actsprogram.  The Youth Commission utilized the funding to hire Luke Peduzzi of Peduzzi Trail Contracting LLC to do a site analysis and identify property for the new trail system and pump track development.  
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Construction will begin in May 2022 on the new trail system in Keene. Learn more here, and help us choose a name for the new trails.

While Peduzzi Trails completes additional site planning work and begins construction on Phase 1 of the new trail system, BETA will work with the Town and Youth Commission to implement a grassroots fundraising campaign at the local level.  We have begun to receive earmarked donations for the project already (thank you to these early passionate donors!)  We have also identified and will pursue multi-year state and/or federal grant funding in partnership with the Town and the Essex County Office of Community Resources to support future phases of the project. ​​

It's a simple concept. Being able to use trails is an incredible privilege, and everyone benefits when we trail users recognize it as a privilege. It makes us careful about how we treat landowners, trail managers, town residents, and the land itself. The Bike Borderlands initiative has created a campaign to instill a strong code of ethics within the mountain biking community. It calls on riders to respect the gift of mountain biking, care for others, protect nature, and hold each other accountable.
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BETA is proud to partner with our fellow riders and trail builders at Bike the Borderlands​ to promote the Ride With Gratitude campaign in our corner of the Northern Forest region.  

Sign up to volunteer on the trails with BETA and you'll be entered to win a Theragun Mini courtesy of High Peaks Cyclery. If you've never used one before, prepare to fight over it with other members of your household. Perfect for recovery after a morning of riding or an afternoon spent digging. 
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Besides the Theragun Mini, other prizes include work gloves and foam/body rollers. Drawings will be at the end of May, June and July. 

APRIL 30th: Bike & Gear Swap
NYSEF Building at Whiteface
9-11AM
Bike inspections and maintenance recommendations
Bike Swap (Bikes should be in good condition and not older than 10 years)
Gear Swap, Raffles & More!

​JULY 9th: Pisgah Pedalfest
Stay tuned​.
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SEPT 2-4 Labor Day Weekend: 5th Annual Wilmington Mountain Bike Festival 
Stay tuned.

Did you enjoy our ski trail conditions reports this year?  We are endlessly grateful to Tony Goodwin for volunteering his time to publish frequent, informative updates for skiers throughout the winter.  Casual followers may not know that Tony was one of the founders of the Jackrabbit Ski Trail (back in 1986), and served for 29 years as the Executive Director of the Adirondack Ski Touring Council (BETA's predecessor organization). 

Tony's knowledge of Adirondack trails is unparalleled and his name is synonymous with ski touring in our region.  We often joke that Tony can look out his window in Keene and instantly know how much snow has fallen in Paul Smiths, and whether conditions are good on Avalanche Pass.  Thank you Tony for your many contributions and ongoing support! ​  ​

Your support makes our day.

Dear Riders,

No one likes to be told what to do. We get it. But we are urging you to resist riding muddy trails.

We know this topic is controversial and nuanced. This is the Adirondack Mountains - if we didn’t ride when it was wet, we’d NEVER ride, right? Well, kind of, BUT there is a very important distinction that we need to make between the state of the trails now - saturated, soft and delicate, versus the state of the trails in July after a thunderstorm - hardened, stable and tacky. Read a science-y explanation  here: Mud Season Unlike Any & here: Just Say No To Mud 
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This is the time of year when trails are at the HIGHEST RISK of erosion and long-term damage. The soil is exceptionally vulnerable during freeze/thaw periods. Damage done now before the trails are ready creates a bigger back log of maintenance which means less progress on scheduled projects and new trails and features. Sad face.

And if you think you can tip-toe your way from dry section, to dry section, your good intentions aren’t enough. Walking through the mud results in footprints and ruts that essentially act as moisture traps, further delaying drainage and becoming annoying cemented bumps when finally dry. Walking around the mud causes trail widening and is detrimental to vegetation and difficult to repair. Keep singletrack single! So unless you can levitate, please, please, please be patient.

As things dry out, check Trailforks and our social media for updated conditions. Keep in mind that it’s impossible to update everything in real time, so we ask that you use your best judgement when you head out. Is there standing water? Do you see ruts or footprints? Are you leaving either? If you are, turn back. Better yet, turn back and sign up for a volunteer trail day upon reaching your vehicle. It happens. We’ve all been there. Let’s try our best.

Mud season sucks, but waiting is the right move. Hit some gravel or pavement. Sh*t talk on Zwift. Put your pandemic sourdough baking skills to good use. Do literally anything else. And be grateful we have trails that we are so eager to get back to. 

Resist! The BETA community, trail crew and volunteers thank you.​

The birds are singing. The dogs are a muddier, smellier version of themselves. We haven’t heard a snowblower in 48 hours. Is that you, Spring? Happy gross transition season - when we have more daylight but aren’t quite sure what to do with it yet. (Hint: Trail work!). 

We are gearing up for an ambitious trail season and the more hands to help, the better. 
Think of it like this: Every time you boost that rock on All-In, or catch the morning light on Pisgah, you're taking a little piece of the outdoors with you. Every time. And you're better, happier and healthier for it. Moods are lifted. Beers taste better. Steps are pepped.
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So what are you doing to ensure the trails are better, happier and healthier, too?

Recent warm temperatures have us thinking about riding bikes, even if some of us are still skiing.  We are fast approaching "mud season" in the Adirondacks and we can expect some low elevation trails to be free of snow and ice within the next week or so. Does mountain bike season start the minute the snow melts on the trails? Unfortunately, NOPE. 

​During the spring, even the most sustainable trails with well-drained soils are vulnerable to damage caused by bike tires and boot soles. Riding, hiking or trail running on soft, muddy trails might feel like short-term fun, but it creates long-term impacts. Recreating on muddy trails also encourages trail widening which damages surrounding vegetation and decreases the quality of the singletrack trails we all love. Avoiding wet, muddy trails altogether is the best way to prevent trail impacts, formation of persistent muddy areas and the loss of precious soil.

So what can you do?  
BE PATIENT.  The Adirondack summer and fall trail season feels longer and longer each year (maybe the only silver lining of climate change).  The trails and mountains aren’t going anywhere and the soils will dry-out soon enough, let’s give them a break until they are ready to enjoy responsibly.  

SEEK ALTERNATIVES.  If you just can’t wait to spin the pedals, stick to the gravel or pavement roads.  Wait for a sunny day and stretch the legs with a cruiser ride around your town, or enjoy the sunshine by doing yard work at home - better yet, bring your rake to one of BETA’s spring volunteer days.

MAKE GOOD DECISIONS.  If you’re traveling to ride, be sure to check the weather at your destination. Research trail conditions before you plan a ride and respect trail closures and bulletins. If you do head out on a trail, pay attention to soil conditions and if you find yourself in a muddy situation, turn around and call it a day.

FLIP THE SCRIPT.  Help us harness the power of social media to make good trail etiquette cool again. Did you avoid going on a ride or a hike because the trails were too muddy?  Boast about it and set a high standard for trail use etiquette among your friends and followers.

RIDE WITH GRATITUDE.  It’s a simple concept. Being able to use trails is an incredible privilege and everyone benefits when we trail users recognize it as so. It makes us careful about how we treat landowners, trail managers, town residents, and the land itself.

Bike The Borderlands has created the Ride With Gratitude campaign to instill a strong code of ethics within the mountain biking community. It calls on riders to respect the gift of mountain biking, care for others, protect nature, and hold each other accountable.  In 2022, BETA is proud to be partnering with our Borderlands friends to promote the campaign in the Adirondacks.
   
Stay tuned for more on that.

Did you know you can give back to the trails you love to ride and ski? Save the date for these upcoming trail days and stay tuned for more info about these and other volunteer opportunities during the 2022 trail season.
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Things you gain while digging in the dirt: bug bites, bragging rights and a deeper appreciation for the trails you love.

Bike Adirondacks (BikeADK) is an Adirondack owned and operated bicycle powered company based in Saranac Lake, NY. BikeADK creates, executes, promotes and supports charity driven events, curates a library of routes and trail networks, builds custom tours, and - BONUS - sells cool shirts that benefit BETA.

Bike Adirondacks just released this season’s line designed by Dan Cash and $5 from every BETA branded jersey comes right back our way. Last year, BikeADK donated over $2000 to BETA from sales of their MTB jerseys. Visit their website to browse these and other BETA swag.​​  

As Northeast skiers, we all know the heartbreak of a February deluge. We willingly ride the freeze/thaw rollercoaster from November to April. We accept the wind holds, the real risk of frostbite and still get out the door for dust on crust, or worse, dust on dirt.

But why? Why do we lace up our boots and go? Skiing isn’t exactly a low maintenance sport. First, the pile of gear is limitless. Some of us have one pair of skis - maybe they’re 20 years old, but they’re familiar and unwavering, reliable like the Christmas melt. Some of us, to the detriment of our bank accounts, have a corner of the garage devoted to our quiver - rock skis, alpine skis, backcountry skis, wax-able skis, skate skis, broken skis and of course the pile of old skis that we plan to turn into lawn furniture. Add boots, poles, helmets, skins and layers for every possible weather combination. Last, we have a pack (or several) that we stuff with extra puffies, dry gloves and socks, a first aid kit, three different waxes, a scraper, a brush, hand and toe warmers, snacks that don’t freeze at -23 and maybe some sunglasses that rarely make it out of the bottom of the bag because, well - the sun, much like the powder day, is an elusive and rare unicorn.

Yet we sign up for it, do it and love it. We love it even when it’s terrible, because a day on skis is better than a day not on skis. And frankly, don’t try to deny it, here in the Adirondacks, we secretly love suffering. Even better than suffering, we love to suffer together. We are proud, hardy and full of heart and we are drawn to the experiences and to the folks who bring those qualities out in us. We visit our favorite trails with our favorite people and we come out of the woods just a little bit better off than when we ventured in, even if it’s raining, even if it’s bulletproof.
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FACT: Friendships, business deals and big dreams are born from getting outside and pointing our tips in the same direction. We are proud to serve a community who celebrates skiing, no matter the conditions. Here at BETA we feel like we’ve just crested a big, nasty climb with you and all of your support along with us. Let’s point em’ and send it.

This spring BETA will begin working with Peduzzi Trails Contracting, the Town of Keene and the Keene Youth Commission on the first phase of a new community trail system on a 112-acre tract on Route 9N above the East Branch of the Ausable River.  The goal of this project is to establish a location in the town of Keene that accommodates numerous forms of non-motorized recreation with some of the trails optimized for gravity-oriented mountain biking (the property has roughly 850 feet of vertical drop - comparable to the “All In” trail at Hardy Road). 

The 2021 Keene Strategic Plan highlighted the need to provide safe, positive and ecologically sound recreation experiences for residents and visitors alike, citing alternative trails as potential improvements to the town’s recreation structure. The property on 9N between Keene and Upper Jay is owned by Essex County and offers a rare opportunity to implement this vision through the development of a new multi use trail system and mountain bike skills area for people of all ages and abilities.  

Though there has been a long-standing interest in mountain biking in Keene, there are very few places where bikers are allowed to ride and no specific mountain bike destinations without traveling to Lake Placid, Wilmington or Elizabethtown. With ongoing and increasing interest from Keene students and residents (bike to school day, school owned mountain bikes), there is a strong local demand for creating an outlet for this type of recreation in Keene.​

In January 2021, BETA began working with the Town of Keene and the Keene Youth Commission to lay the groundwork for this project.  We secured a $2500 grant from the Adirondack Community Recreation Alliance and the Youth Commission was awarded a $2500 grant from the Adirondack Foundation Generous Acts program.  The Youth Commission utilized the funding to hire Luke Peduzzi of Peduzzi Trail Contracting LLC to do a site analysis of potential properties identified for trail system and pump track development.  
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Ultimately the county-owned property was selected as an ideal location for a 6-7 mile trail system as well as a larger pump track and skills park facility.  Another site at Keene Central School was identified for a smaller pump track and bicycle skills facility. In the fall of 2021, Peduzzi Trails developed a conceptual plan and budget for both sites based on a phased approach to implementation.

Work will begin on Phase 1 of the new trail system in April and will include 2.5 miles of multi-use trails including a 1.1 mile easy loop and a 1.4 mile intermediate climbing trail with a multi-directional loop on top.  Both trails will be machine-built.  The climbing trail will eventually be used to access the terrain that will feature mountain-bike specific flow trails.  Design and planning work for the flow trails is ongoing and we hope to start work on these in 2023.  The first two multi-use trails will form the "backbone" for the rest of the trail system, and will immediately provide a safe, high-quality, sustainable recreation experience for the community.

BETA will contract with Peduzzi Trails to perform the majority of the work.  Luke Peduzzi is a professional trail builder with many years of experience developing quality, sustainable trails for mountain biking and other human powered activities, primarily in the Catskills where he has worked for the Windham Area Recreation Foundation (WARF) and Tahawus Trails.  He is a graduate of Keene Central School and resides in Jay.  

BETA has allocated $50,000 from the newly created Sterling Watchorn Trail Fund (see story above) to kickstart this “transformational” project.  In January, 2022, we were awarded $25,000 in matching funds from the Stewart’s Shops Foundation / Dake Family which made it possible for work to begin on Phase 1 this year.  HUGE thanks to Stewart’s for your support!

While Peduzzi Trails completes additional site planning work, BETA will work with the Town and Youth Commission to implement a grassroots fundraising campaign at the local level.  We have begun to receive earmarked donations for the project already (thank you to these early passionate donors!)  We have also identified and will pursue multi-year state and/or federal grant funding in partnership with the Town and the Essex County Office of Community Resources to support future phases of the project.

Believe it or not, this year marks the 6th season of BETA’s seasonal, professional Trail Crew.  What started in 2017 as a dream with a small chunk of money has developed into a permanent annual program supported through BETA membership contributions, donations, fundraisers, business sponsors and grants from local and regional sources. Since 2017, our Trail Crew staff have worked with volunteers and partner organizations to build over 12 miles of new singletrack trails in Wilmington, Saranac Lake, Lake Placid and Elizabethtown, and they’ve performed countless stewardship projects to keep our existing trails in great shape. BETA Trail Crew staff provide the expertise and full-time work schedule which is required for leveraging the efforts of a committed local volunteer force in achieving our goals.  

We have some great Trail Crew projects lined-up for 2022, and many opportunities for volunteers to get involved in trail building, stewardship, and new outreach initiatives to engage and educate trail users.  Here’s a quick summary of the work we have planned this year.  Stay tuned for a schedule of volunteer days and more info as we get closer to the trail season.

• Elizabethtown - continued development of a new community trails system on town lands at Cobble Hill, including a new “connector” between the hamlet area and Blueberry Hill trails, and the completion of work on a new singletrack network that began in 2019 
• Lake Placid - Trail stewardship projects on the Jackrabbit Trail in the McKenzie Mountain wilderness to address rapidly growing summer use of the trail by hikers
• Saranac Lake - Trail stewardship projects on the Jackrabbit Trail in the Saranac Lakes Wild Forest to improve sustainability and access to the Fowler’s Crossing trail network from McKenzie Pond Road.  
• Wilmington - Trail stewardship projects at the Flume network, including improvements to Ridge, Marble Mountain, and River Loop trails
  
  

Hopes for resuming construction of new trails on state land this season have been dashed by the continuing fallout from the 2021 Protect v. DEC court decision on tree cutting for snowmobile trails. The DEC is pausing all new trail construction until at least May 2022 while it reviews and updates its trail design and construction guidelines.  BETA is an active participant in this process via the state’s Trail Stewardship Working Group.  

This will be the 4th consecutive season where we’ve been unable to continue construction of approved new trails on state Forest Preserve lands.  BETA will make the most of this continued delay and focus on completing important planning and design work for new mountain bike and ski trails in Wilmington, Lake Placid and Saranac Lake. This includes on-the-ground plans for completing the Fowler’s Crossing network, new singletrack in the vicinity of the Loggers trails, much needed reroutes of the Cooper Kiln trail, and new sections of the Jackrabbit Trail in the Sentinel Wilderness area.