ONF

[zephyr]

Rode centennial yesterday and had a great ride   
Not sure is I will renew my croom pass even though i drive right past it it get to ONF

[SMP63]

How was the trail & did you ride with anyone? Had a blast in N. Fla.. Helped build a roof over
brother-in-laws dads 5th wheel, plowed & planted food plots for the upcoming deer season,
drank a bunch of beer, did alot of night riding & swimming in the ST. Marks River.

[zephyr]

Trails in good shape(starting to get some woops) but it was after a holiday weekend, a few trees down as usual a friend from that area meet me there

[08Honda400EX]

I rode the north system monday.  Bunch of trees down.  Yellow trail was wooped out as usual but the rest were in good shape other than the trees and other debris hanging into the trails.  Had a good, fast ride till a branch from the aforementioned trees knocked my chain off.  We where over on tobacco patch when it happened and we had parked at delancey!  And that's also when the storm hit.  So we decided to tow it back via FR75 and lucky did not get in any trouble.  The new 88 store connector is great, just wish you could ride up to the store vs. pakring in a corral.  USFS should at least give the store some gas cans so riders can buy fuel.  That trail is pretty rutted too.  Also, trails were nice in dry other than a few small water puddles.

[SpeedQuest]

We rode at Delancey on Saturday.  The two new trails are pretty nice.  I agree, the 88 trail is great, but not having gas cans at the station kind of defeats the purpose.  Almost makes a guy want to drop off his cans at the station prior to riding around, but even that is silly.

We really liked the Salt Springs Connector trail.  We parked, walked across the street and had some lunch at the restaurant.  Decent burgers and COLD drinks were not the usual ATV ride lunch for sure.

Looking forward to going back more often as the temps drop a bit.

[08Honda400EX]

I actually ended up riding my bike up to the pump anyway because I was nearly out of fuel.  The people at the store were cool about it, just don't get caught by the rangers or police, it could be a ticket.

Question for yall.  I heard that pub, Pig's Pen, in Hog Valley where the blue tobacco patch trail hits the road, sells pizza.  It's close enough to the trail that you could pop over there to stop and eat.

Also it should be mentioned that currently the 88 store connector trail crosses the paved road.  Rumor has it that they are gonna bury a Large colvert under the road for atvs to pass through.  Also will allow black bears and other wildlife to cross the road safely.

[Dirty Brutes]

Next time someone that is familiar with the trail system goes there I would like to tag along. Went there once with out a clue and thought it was pretty boring. Maybe someone that knows where they are going would help me see it better. Thanks

[Dorsey]

Next time someone that is familiar with the trail system goes there I would like to tag along. Went there once with out a clue and thought it was pretty boring. Maybe someone that knows where they are going would help me see it better. Thanks

Same here. Plus seemed unsafe with 2 way trails with people flying around the corners.

[1Scorpion]

 I'm hoping to be able to start or restart riding again in the next few weeks. I always park at trailhead on 316. It's the closest trailhead to the 88 store.
 I've never been to any of the places where I hear people go out to eat. I need to find them. 
 I find the trails are great fo all day touring just nothing technical though.
 As for the blind corners we need to do some trimming to make the two way traffic safer.

[SMP63]

Can one do this without getting in trouble with the rangers?

[1Scorpion]

 I'm sure Kris will see this post and let us know. However last I knew as long as you are trimming . NOT logging or cutting a new trail there was no problem.  But it's been a long time since I spoke to a ranger . 

[SMP63]

Would be nice to know.  Will check this later, headed out the door to ride Rancho!!

[Dirty Brutes]

SMP63 Hope you have fun and wish I was there with you. Had a blast last time we rode.

[Dirty Brutes]

400EX and speedquest look like the ones we need to hook up with to show us around ONF.

[08Honda400EX]

400EX and speedquest look like the ones we need to hook up with to show us around ONF.

I'd be happy to go, I'm always looking for more riding partners, especially ones that can go during the week cause that's when most of my days off are.  I've only been up there twice so far but I plan on going more now that dirty foot is closed.  I know my way around, it's an easy place to navigate.  I'm not a super fast rider but I don;t like to poke around either.  What do you ride?

[Ranger]

I ride with Speedquest a lot up there, he's definitely the man to follow. I always get so damn lost haha...next time we plan a ride we'll probably post up here. We have mostly sport ATVs so usually  ride at a medium-fast pace but utes are definitely welcome to come along I bet.

[Dirty Brutes]

400EX and speedquest look like the ones we need to hook up with to show us around ONF.

I'd be happy to go, I'm always looking for more riding partners, especially ones that can go during the week cause that's when most of my days off are.  I've only been up there twice so far but I plan on going more now that dirty foot is closed.  I know my way around, it's an easy place to navigate.  I'm not a super fast rider but I don;t like to poke around either.  What do you ride?

Brute Force 750s. Let me know. Going to be doing some schedule changes soon.

[SMP63]

Post up when yall go, i would like to tag along!!

[Busta Nutt]

I am going up there sunday and monday if anybody wants to do some ridin. Got some fencin to do also maybe some mowin

[SMP63]

What time you plan on headin up that way Busta Nutt?  I take it you got property there?

[Busta Nutt]

I'll be there saturday night till monday afternoon sometime. I have an old trailer in the valley.

[zephyr]

As far as trimming on the trails see Kris's response on pg 3 of this subject
below is his answer
As for limbs...PLEASE cut them...with as much trail as I have to try and keep up with, I never get caught up on the trimming, it is almost impossible.  Riders like you are the only ones who can help out!  You are more than welcome to remove limbs, brush and downed trees (of course, at YOUR risk) you know the government!  If you want to look into maybe trimming for a lil bit during a ride sometime, I can talk with you or anyone for that matter about volunteering for the day in exchange for free riding instead of the fees...BUT it has to be arranged prior to the ride not the day of or afterwards.
Thanks, Kris

[SMP63]

My son & I are going to ride ONF north & south trails Saturday & Sunday. Anybody is welcome to join us. It's what he wants to do for his birthday.  Post up here if you would like to ride along
with us!!

[SMP63]

We had a blast riding the trails @ ONF!! Sat. we rode Centennial including the inner loop. Had lunch & went for a swim @ Blue Sink. On the way back to the truck had twin cubs jump out & run up the trail about 100' in front of us, let off the throttle & was going for the brake when
momma bear appeared. She took 3 strides up the trail then spun around in a cloud of dust &
stood up looking @ us! Thankfully she decided we weren't a threat & continued after the cubs.
Told my son we were gonna stay put a couple minutes to give them time to go about there way. To be honest I coulda used a courtesy wipe. It took a minute to get the seat outa my azz. LOL!! We loaded up & spent the night @ the Holiday Inn Express. They were nice enough to let me park @ the front entrance & kept an eye on the wheelers. Will definitely stay there again. Sun. we parked @ the 316 trail head & road Pipeline to the connector trail to Longleaf &
rode it. Nice trail until you get north of the campground then the whoops began, some parts not
bad but others i was having Croom flash backs!! Took the Salt Springs connector & had a burger & fries @ the "Square Meal" restaurant. Barely made before they closed, open 7am to 2pm 7 days a week.  Looked around the "Country Store", they have pizza & hot dogs & are your
basic convince store open 9am to 9pm. After that my son was ready to head back to the house. Headed back up there tomorrow for the day with a friend & do some more riding. Gonna try to find the pub i read about & give the pizza a try.    

[SpeedQuest]

A group of us are going to Delancey this weekend.  We plan to stay at this RV park:

http://www.lakeoklawaharvpark.com/index.html

You can ride your ATV/OHV from your RV site to the ONF Trail System.  We will be riding Saturday, Sunday, and possibly part of Monday.

Get a hold of me if you want a 'guided' tour.  We plan on riding all of the trails, going into Salt Springs and eating at least once, and hitting the 88 store at least once.