Charlie's Creek, what a shame!

[Cannonballkev]

We knew it was coming but man I wasnt expecting what they did to it!  ALL ruts are graded and smoothed over, Ruby Mine road (dead ends to big circle , cool camp spot by creek). Is no more, road is blocked by freshly cut down trees and bermed up, it would be hard to even hike thrre anymore.  Natural rocks were graded out of the ground and replaced with dirt and gravel.
  Personally, I think more harm was done with all the grading, it was the muddiest ive ever seen it.  Lots of loose dirt, and mounds of dirt thst were pushed to the side.
So much for "treading lightly"  they left three crumpled up metal culverts that they dug up, just sitting in the bushes.
  You can drive a car on the "road" now. Hardest part is driving across the river.  I think more erosion and more expense to the county is going happen because more traffic will be on it because it is so smooth.
  I understand the reasoning behind it, just wasn't expecting this result. What's next? Trey Mountain?

Just my opinion!

[tcdawg]

  I understand the reasoning behind it, just wasn't expecting this result.

What is the reason?

[Cannonballkev]

Because idiots make their own trails off of the main road.  Caution tape was put up across the illegal areas.  Which most of was torn down. Why didn't they block access to those spots?

[Trail Duty]

Definitely sad to hear about this, but it was inevitable with the amount of traffic it was getting and all the idiots out there who think that they are cool driving off the trail. I went out there with a few friends in May as a starter trail for one of my buddies who just got a jeep and one section was so rutted out he actually had some trouble making it (stock TJ, no lockers).

[tjsahara00]

Helen Jeepfest.....

[DOUG]

That local Facebook club with 6000+ members

[8lugLJ]

That local Facebook club with 6000+ members

local to where Doug?

[DOUG]

That local Facebook club with 6000+ members

local to where Doug?

GA.  They've had folks piling thru there every week since they showed some kids where it was.

Dodd Road should be next.

[8lugLJ]

That local Facebook club with 6000+ members

local to where Doug?

GA.  They've had folks piling thru there every week since they showed some kids where it was.

Dodd Road should be next.

well i figured it wasnt FL or CA, I just doubt there is a local Towns Co FB page with 6000 members. NOONE can blame any of this on locals, its purely a traffic issue. The locals have been riding these roads for no telling how many years and there was never a problem until large groups started publicizing its existence, now the ones of us that actually used the road for camping and access to the river are just screwed, (well I guess I can take the Honda). We rode through Coopers Crk to flatlands last weekend and saw several places closed that we used to ride, unfortunately with the popularity of "off the shelf" ready to go OEM vehicles and people with more money than sense we in the local community are just forced to deal with the outcome. There is no amount of money or involvement that can fix some of these issues, the enforcement and counties are burned out on fixing roadbeds and picking up trash.

[DOUG]

well i figured it wasnt FL or CA, I just doubt there is a local Towns Co FB page with 6000 members. NOONE can blame any of this on locals

Local to Atlanta, but all of GA.  They are an Atlanta/N GA widespread group on Facebook.  They don't know any better and leadership has just recently listened to our cry's to condemn and police their own for activities that are far from TreadLightly.

[tjsahara00]

Well let's see......they have a big ride at Trey Mtn
soon so let's see if it get's  targeted after that.

[DOUG]

Well let's see......they have a big ride at Trey soon
so let's see if it get's e targeted after that.

You think they'll go off the trail and run the banks and holes?