Spencer/Van-Etten Trails

[TrailCatZRT]

MAPEX and I went out for a night ride towards Spencer Van-Etten. Took the Spencer trails towards Candor. Trails weren't too bad, snow was really good. Some spots were a little rough (corn fields and some stream ditches). One spot had no bridge so we had to cross through a creek; must have been at least 1 1/2+ feet deep. We did about 70 miles worth of good riding. Here are some pics and a video of what we did. Anyone interested in heading up to the Spencer Trails let us know. It's worth it.

[glow=red,2,300]THINK SNOW[/glow]





















Video of MAPEX crossing the creek:
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[raceguy]

Looks like you guys had fun Joe....that's what it's all about!
Nice water crossing Mike, hope you checked the barometer before you went for it! ;D


Duane

[robBLACKCAT]

Looks nice guys. Wish I was there. It's nice to know that there is a good place to ride right from Mom & Dads house!

[medic944]

Wow...... you took that NEW Yammi for a bath..... HAHA ;D We need to get together and try those trails down there. Are they grooming?

[80srx]

Don't worry Duane, I ALWAYS check the barometer...I mean when it hits 28.4 we know what happens!!! Either way it was a solid 28.7 when I hit the water so I figured it was good to go and other than getting alittle wet it was actually pretty fun considering the water in the creek was flowing pretty good and nearly 2 ft deep near the bank. The trails had groomer marks on them but I'm not sure if they were out when we were on the trails since the snow was pretty new but I'm sure they were out grooming at some point today. The trails are pretty nice, some nice and wide and open for alittle speed break and others small and curvy through the woods across small bridges which makes it pretty interesting. I do recommend getting a trail map though as some of the trails are marked pretty far apart so if there isn't any tracks to follow its pretty easy to get off course. Either way Joe and I had a great time and saw a few others out on the trails as well so anyone who is interested in maybe just doin a day trip and wingin where we're gonna go don't hesitate to drop a PM and we can set something up. THINK SNOW!!!

[evilstevie]

Spencer does a nice job on their trails.

Where was the creek? Spencer or Candor?

[80srx]

The trails were pretty nice, alittle tough to follow in spots without a trailmap just b/c of the distance between trail markers. We did stand a few signs up since they were either knocked over or blown over but it looked as if they were hit and never stood back up. The creek was in between Spencer and Candor but was still on the Spencer club trails. It was near 96 but not exactly sure where abouts on 96 but still part of the Spencer System.