Access Nature Forum – Through discussion making the outdoors more inclusive
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Join us for an insightful discussion by Tom Hennigan from the JORBA Trail Association. He will discuss how to provide access to native surface trails in the backcountry and adapt universal trail design principles to include a broad spectrum of trail users. He will also provide an introduction to adaptive mountain biking and discuss guidelines…
Northwest New Jersey Rivers Conference Adaptive Mountain Bike Presentation
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Access Nature Forum Presentation by Tom Hennigan This presentation was meant for the NWNJ Rivers Conference on September 30, 2023. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend. A special thanks to Peter Dolan from the New York New Jersey Trail Conference for stepping in to take my place.
Trail Run at Jungle Habitat May 14, 2022
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There will be a trail run at Jungle Habitat all day Saturday May 14th. Plan accordingly.
3rd Party Jungle Events
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Heads up, Saturday 4/2 there is a trail run and the following weekend there is a mountain bike race. Plan accordingly.
Paiute Trail Section of Tapawingo
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In October 2021, we started work on the Paiute Trout Trail, part of the Tapawingo Project. In consideration of our hiking partners, we set aside that project to prioritize the re-route of the old Hewitt-Butler Trail and connections to Jungle Habitat.
The Next Section of Tapawingo is Half Baked
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Moving north along the old Hewitt-Butler trail just past Stags we encounter several unsustainable sections of trail. One way or the other they are unrideable. We are collaborating with our partners at the Trail Conference to come up with a plan to address this next.
Ryno Connection
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Work on the Ryno connection to Tapawingo from Rhino, was completed in 2021. This is a slow speed technical expert trail with plenty of rock features. Pure Jungle riding.
Hippo Reroute
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We will be finishing a small reroute around the perennially wet section at the bottom of Hippo. Work starts ASAP.
Tapawingo Project
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A joint project with JORBA and NYNJTC the Tapawingo project will improve connectivity with Long Pond Ironworks State Park and Norvin Green State Forest. Work has completed Ryno, the first connection from Rhino in Jungle to Tapawingo. The next connection will be Stags, NJ’s first adaptive mountain bike trail.
Jungle Parking Lot Paving 8/16-17
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The parking lot at Jungle Habitat will be paved Monday August 16th and off limits Tuesday the 17th. It will most likely reopen Wednesday.
National Trail Day Build at Jungle
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We will be out, and with enough volunteers putting finishing touches on the connection between Rhino and Tapawingo. Please sign up in advance, we’ll need to know how much swag to bring, and how much BBQ to order. Saturday June 5th. 9:00 at the gate, we’ll drive up and park in the lot and and…
