 Mountain bikers with Rock Cut Trail Crew were hard at work Saturday, May 30th at Espenscheid Forest Preserve, on South Perryville Road in Cherry Valley. The group worked with county officials and International Mountain Bike Association trail design experts to plan, repair and re-route eroded trails to make them more sustainable for all users including hikers, runners and mountain bikers.
The new trail was planned with the help of Dewayne Buratti, a professional trail builder with Talon Trails LLC, who has also built the product test trails for Trek Bicycle. Features of the newly re-routed trail include several grade reversals and switchbacks to shed water, reducing puddles and erosion and making the trail more sustainable.
The Rock Cut Trail Crew promotes responsible trail use, maintains off-road trails and works to keep trails open to mountain biking in the Rockford Area.
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