Sumas - Knobgobbler trail project

I'm away next week, but we'll be up the whole week of May 28. Trevor is back on day shift so we'll be working up there in the afternoons. Pics are coming…

New bridge on the left…you can see the old "bridge" (yes, it's those logs) on the right. It was a steep drop into the old one with a nice tire-sized gap right in the middle of it before a steep climb up. The new one is much nicer.

A bit further down the trail:

Here's the BEFORE pics:

That's been replaced with this:

Nice. Real nice. It's great that instead of braking down the steep slope, walking across the 'bridge', and pushing up the other side, it looks like it's now non-stop ride. Sweet.

In the first pic, I see the new bridge, the previous bridge AND the original bridge.

In the first pic, I see the new bridge, the previous bridge AND the original bridge.

We've been hauling the remnants of the chainsaw massacre away from the trail. That stuff looks bunk laying there in the creek. Still lots more to go.

The bridge is appox. 38 ft long and higher than the pixs look like,but it's built bomber. What used to be a tough section is now sweet.
After spending all weekend redoing these two bridges,on leaving.
We went and cut through a temp. line in the middle of TimeKiller,to reconnect it,short and sweet.
Those who have never done KG will be really pleased ,it is a XC ,with some teeth in it. If your a newer rider it is a good choice to check out.
Lots of work still needed on Sumas but it's getting done.
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I went up this morning and laid fresh tracks on the bridge, my tire mark was the only one in the dirt after it. The bridge deck is 7 feet off the ground at the highest part, but you just flow right through that section now and it feels easy.

I know what you guys are thinking…"Knobgobbler…I don't even ride that trail, way too much pedaling." Well guess what, the sooner we finish Knobgobbler the sooner we can get to work on trails you DO ride, like Time Killer.

I have never rode there, but you say that you have to pedal on that trail. So is that an XC trail? I have not found any good XC trails in Van. About as XC as it gets out here is 7th on Fromme.

Good xc places to ride.
Sumas KnobG , park at the upper gate and ride to the top.
Enter the KG and go down to the exit,at exit down 50ft. turn left(E.) go up access road(there is a big open spot E side)up this access rd 3/400ft see opening S. side and go in.(Holiday sauce)down ,out into a clearing turn R. West and go till opening L side back in.
Sumas on the E. side is very XC West side TimeKiller/NoahFear DH,bigger bikes home here.
Myself I ride both with my pig bike,fun.

Mission RED mtn - Park at Millpond cross the road S. and up the trail to top, a great XC ride with climb and a little steeper than most XC trails but many trails up there, home of this years XC BC Championships July 7th
It will soon be all flagged so riders can preride .\
BEAR mtn has one of the best DH courses around, haven't rode it lately??
Silly Fast…
Behind the Bear DH course is biguns, Backdoor,jolly rancher finish off by doing the DH course.
This sun 2pm lower sumas gate(big yellow) xc crowd going riding,
time to make some new friends,I am sure they wouldn't mind a newbie to their group.

I have never rode there, but you say that you have to pedal on that trail. So is that an XC trail? I have not found any good XC trails in Van. About as XC as it gets out here is 7th on Fromme.

It's XC-ish with some steep sections and natural rock drops.