12/26/12 Trail Conditions Thread

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  • December 26, 2012 at 4:00 pm #912611
    eminva
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    I see from another thread that some of you were out commuting on the trails this morning.

    I had to work late on Monday and my bike got locked in the garage at work, so I had to metro it home on Monday and back this morning. I’ve got the road bike with me and I would be traveling home via the Custis and W&OD.

    So if anyone can post trail conditions out that way, or even talk about conditions they are seeing on the roads and ground out there, I would appreciate it — I would be out there sometime between 5:30 and 7 p.m. If it’s really bad, I can just leave the bike here again and take metro. Sob.

    Liz

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  • December 26, 2012 at 4:27 pm #958330
    TwoWheelsDC
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    No trail info, but the roads in north Arlington/Fairfax seemed okay. The busy roads were just wet, and the less busy roads had a light coating of sleet outside the car tracks, but I think it was warm enough that ice wasn’t forming on the road surface and I didn’t find any portions to be slipperier than if it were just raining. Where I could, I took the lane and rode in the car tracks, but even when I had to ride on the shoulder it wasn’t slick and the slush didn’t seem to be affecting my bike handling at all. Forecast is calling for it all to turn to rain, so things should be clear by this evening…but I’m not looking forward to rain and 20mph winds. Bleh.

    December 26, 2012 at 4:55 pm #958334
    Tim Kelley
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    https://twitter.com/Rootchopper/status/283979051754991616

    December 26, 2012 at 5:42 pm #958339
    Rootchopper
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    My tweet was for this morning’s conditions. The NWS just revised its forecast for the evening. Temps are expected to be in the 30s, not the 40s. Bridges will be slick especially in low lying areas and outside the heat island of the cities (e.g. south of Old Town on the MVT). Keep in mind that the roadways will be treated but the trails will not.

    It’s not just a bike commute; it’s an adventure.

    December 26, 2012 at 6:09 pm #958340
    Arlingtonrider
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    Rootchopper – just read your blog. Great detail on conditions throughout the route. I hope things dry out a little for your trip back home!

    December 26, 2012 at 10:09 pm #958347
    eminva
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    Sounds like it is doable, though not ideal. Rule 5/Rule 9, or metro it? . . . . What a dilemma.

    Thanks everyone!

    Liz

    December 26, 2012 at 10:30 pm #958348
    consularrider
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    Snow covered and impassable below Patterson Dr/Grimes Lane, north of that the BLine Trail looks like it was plowed. Oh wait, you want DC area trail conditions, never mind. ;) I have to get in the car at 0 dark 30 tomorrow morning and drive to Cincinnatti since I could not be rebooked on a flight out of Indianapolis until Sunday! :(

    December 27, 2012 at 12:13 am #958353
    TwoWheelsDC
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    A little late, but the W&OD bridge over 4MR between Lee and Little Falls was absolutely treacherous. Still covered in snow and very slick. Thankfully, it’s a short bridge. That was my only wood bridge crossing. The paved ped bridge over 66 to the Westover Connector was just wet.

    December 27, 2012 at 1:52 pm #958366
    Rootchopper
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    MVT from Old Town to DC is no problem this morning. There’s one sad little pile of snow under the 14th Street railroad bridge.

    I’m looking forward to tonight’s tail wind!!!!

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