I'm not planning to take my quad out again until Spring, when the weather is nicer and the days are longer. But here are some ideas:
There are two trails up on Eagle Ridge that I'd like to check out; the first might lead to the ghost town but I've never done it so I don't know. Requires a chainsaw, as there's a LOT of deadfall on the trail. The other is just off the "hard line"; I tried it with my truck but it kinda petered off into a goat trail or something, and it was too narrow and off-camber for my liking. Don't know if it actually goes anywhere (does anyone know?). However, I did note that there is a "no motorcycles" symbol at the Eagle Ridge trailhead by the gate. Are we classed as a "motorcycle" or can we argue that we are an "all-terrain vehicle" since we have 4 tires, and that we do not even remotely resemble the 2-wheeled vehicle depicted on the sign?
If we aren't allowed up there, whether due to being a motorcycle or because it's been gated, there's a trail in the Squamish area I've spotted; also requires a chainsaw. But those trails are the best; nobody else has been in there for a while.
Treasure Mtn has some interesting trails that, when I was there, I didn't want to take my truck on, but now that I have a bit more experience and an upgraded truck I might see things differently now. I don't think a chainsaw is required, but the last time I was there was in Aug '97.
So far, I haven't taken my quad anywhere I wouldn't take my truck, but I hope to change that next season.
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Greg Sue
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