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MEMBERS DISCUSSION AREA => General Discussion => Topic started by: jd30005 on December 30, 2017, 06:50:51 AM
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I had a chance to go to BKORP on Friday, 12/29 with Biscuit, Rob, Jeff and Drew. It was our first time at the park. Conditions were perfect. The terrain is a mix between AOP and Golden Mountain.
Since it was our first time, we started the day on a medium (blue) to gauge the ratings. We ran up Bootlegger Blvd and it was an easy medium. We then hit a red trail called Over the top. Off camber and steep. This trail was fun but would be nearly impossible if wet. Even in the conditions we had, Biscuit broke a unjoint in the rear driveshaft which broke the output shaft on the TC and the slip yoke on the shaft. Biscuit called a place that had parts and spent the rest of the day getting what he needed. Repairs were made in the cold evening, and he is ready to go on Sat.
We then hit another red trail called Northern Loop. Longest trail in the park and my favorite so far here. It's like Razorback at Golden, very technical and tight but all rocks. We then hit Lil Girl, Big Girl, Turbo, Ginger's Revenge and Lil Ledge before we ran out of daylight. We hit about a 1/3 of the park but didn't get a full day in due to breakage/recovery.
Lots of parking and a big field/area for camping. Portajohns for facilities.
We are riding again today (Sat) and I will post an update. So far, so good. It's been fun checking out a new park.
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Great start to the full report! You are having more fun than most of us.
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Thanks for the intell. Pictures?
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Good info!!!
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Excited sounds great John.
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Some pics. We are riding now.
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Robb make it up that ledge in the 3rd pic?
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Super cool, thanks for the great report John!
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Looks worth hitting
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Thanks again John. Looks like something to do.
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Robb make it up that ledge in the 3rd pic?
Yes, we both did.
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Update from Day 2. I just got home and we had a great day. Everyone was fixed and ready to roll this morning.
We hit every red (hard) trail in the park.
Notable reds that should be on your trail list include the following:
Northern Loop (like Razorback at Golden)
Jolene - can you say rocks? Like a creek bed with elevation change. Fun trail.
Tombstone - similar to Jolene
Lady Humps - at the top of Tombstone. 2 different lines. Steep hill climb.
White Lightning - more terrain like Golden with lots of rocks.
Booger - rocks and it takes a left hand turn and gets pretty steep with small v-ditches and rocks as you climb. This would be a winch fest when wet. We all cleared it with no winching today as conditions were great.
We also did the lower sections of a couple purple trails (extreme). One was Moonshine Canyon and the lower section is fun but then you get to some nasty ledges and it gets bigger and bigger. The good news is there is a turn out before the really nasty stuff.
We also ran the lower section of Slick Rock Falls. That also was a blast and there is a “bypass” to get back out before the ledges absolutely immense wall of rock that is the main obstacle. After seeing it in person it’s hard to imagine how anything gets up it.
So, overall we hit all the reds in the park and the ones I listed is what I would recommend hitting again. I would say for the red trails listed you should be on a min of 37’s and locked.
There are also several blues/medium but we did not run them all, but I would say there is plenty to do for all levels.
There is also a rock playground under the power lines which could be fun. We ran that trail down from the top of Jolene and it was a nice scenic view.
The other thing I liked about the park is that the parking/camping is in the center of everything and you are on a trail in 2 min from the parking lot and you are never far from camp.
Overall, I enjoyed the park and I look forward to going again and think it may be worth considering a GATR ride there.
Also, in terms of location, we all stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Kimball, TN (same one for AOP). It really is the best hotel the closest. But we did this in case the park wasn’t great, we were going to hit AOP the next day.
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Awesome write up! I really want to check this place out. Kinda reminds me of Mountain Side
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Looks pretty cool
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Thanks for the write-up. How from from the hotel is the park?
Going to try and make it this year since it's one of the few places i haven't been.
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Thanks for the write-up. How from from the hotel is the park?
Going to try and make it this year since it's one of the few places i haven't been.
It’s about 20 min from the hotel to the park.