The Jersey Action Riders' Wharton State Forest Trail Project is an
all volunteer effort that is helping the state of New Jersey maintain
mountain bike trails in the Wharton
State Forest.
These volunteers are working under the guidance of representatives from
NJ's Department
of Environmental Protection Division of Parks and Forestry to mark and
maintain several sustainable trail
loops for mountain biking.
These all terrain bicycle trail loops originate at the back of the Batsto
Village parking lot and by the Atsion Ranger Station. And offer off road
bicyclists many options.
Maintenance on the Batsto trails officially began in September 2006
with a one day trail building school taught by Kristin Butcher and Ryan
Schultz from the Subaru/IMBA
Trail Care Crew. (View pictures of that day here.)
Parks and Forestry officials recently joined the volunteers on Earth
Day 2007 to open the Batso All Terrain Bicycle Short Loop and
the five-point-five mile Batsto Fire Tower Trail.
Work is currently being coordinated on the sixteen mile Batsto Penn Creek
Trail which we hope will be completed in 2008.
Trail Project News
Volunteer Recognition
New Jersey's Division of Parks and Forestry presented the Jersey Action Riders
with a volunteer recognition certificate for our efforts on the Wharton Bike
Trail Project. Much thanks to all that have coming out and working on the trail!
September 8 & 9 Subaru/IMBA Trail Maintenance School
Much thanks to all that came to the September 8 & 9 trail maintenance
school. The
trail maintenance done that weekend will provide some new giggles while
riding ou there.
Special thanks to REI for hosting the Thursday night workshop. And
to both REI and Danzeisen & Quiqley for supplying food and refreshments
for the weekend (mmm mmm good). Along with the IMBA items awarded to
those that correctly answered trail maintenance questions posed by
the Trail Care Crew. Raffle items were graciously donated by REI, Danzeisen & Quiqley,
PrincetonTec and the Jersey Off-Road
Bicycle Association.
2008 Wharton Trail Project Work Days
Trail maintenance is done on the first Saturday of the month, weather
permitting, 10:00 am to noon, followed by a quick ride.
Maintenance
on the Batsto
Orange Trail will be done of the following dates.
- February 2 ..meet in the Batsto Visitor Center parking lot at 10:00 am
- March 1 .....meet in the Batsto Visitor Center parking lot at 10:00 am
- April 5 ........meet in the Batsto Visitor Center parking lot at 10:00 am
- May 3 ........meet in the Batsto Visitor Center parking lot at 10:00 am
- June 7 ...............meet by the Fire Tower at 10:00 am
- July 5 ............... meet by the Fire Tower at 10:00 am
- August 2 ............meet by the Fire Tower at 10:00 am
- September 6 ..................meet in the Batsto Visitor Center parking lot at 10:00 am
- October 4 .....................meet in the Batsto Visitor Center parking lot at 10:00 am
- November 1 ..................meet in the Batsto Visitor Center parking lot at 10:00 am
- December 6 ..................meet in the Batsto Visitor Center parking
lot at 10:00 am
Watch the JAR Quick News page for updates and work day details.