Anyone know what the trails are like right now?
Have you ever wanted to know what the current trail conditions were in Eagle? How about somewhere up valley or on the Front Range? There's an app for that! If you haven't heard of Trailforks, you should head over to their website and check it out - https://www.trailforks.com/ . The website and associated mobile app allow you to explore trail networks, plan trips, read reviews, and lastly, check the status of a trail. You can check the status on the mobile app, the website, or conveniently, we've embedded Eagle/Gypsum area status widget on our ride page. If you were to check the status from our site on your phone, you might see something like:
Yesterday when I went for a ride, I updated the status of the trail I rode (Haymaker). If you click on the trail that you're interested in, you get to the detailed report:
So this is awesome right? I can see if a trail is muddy, or go find a downed tree on a work day or just point any interested person to the current trail conditions. Well sure, but it only works if people are updating the status. It's pretty easy to add a report if you have the mobile app as seen in this Trailforks video:
With the trails opening in a few weeks, there is likely be a lot of questions about what a trail is riding like. A few of us here at HTC will be scouting and reporting on the app, so be sure to check out the status on our ride page!
- Rob