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[nw3dogs]

Looking at possibly going up to Speculator this weekend how is it looking? Have a camo in Caroga Lake, so we would be coming from there sat a.m. Where can we drop at?

[MachZrush]

Word is drop them on rt 30 lots. Perkins is a 10+ lake connections are fine but use the piseco airport trail do not go out on piseco lake. See you there Sat morning bright and early!
I see your closer to powley rd. areas. I hear thats good too. I will be going up rt 30

[2012 Gade]

Any riding looking decent in any of those areas of NY??

[fogexp]

perkins clearing is awesome, trails around the village are the best they can possibly be with the amount of snowfall we have (some rocks but better then times when we have had 3 feet of snow) groomers have been out and done everything they can. If you are looking for a bumpless trail then it might not work but everyone I have talked to on the trails has been pleasantly suprised.Have heard powley road is good as well and old route 30 also. I will hopefully hit 500 miles total after this afternoons ride. Not a lot of miles but considering it has been done in the last 10 days with rain in between not bad (and no trailer).

[BigTyme]

Looking at possibly going up to Speculator this weekend how is it looking? Have a camo in Caroga Lake, so we would be coming from there sat a.m. Where can we drop at?

Depending on how the warm up goes tomorrow, you can ride from Caroga. I have a camp on North Branch and rode from Caroga this past weekend north past nine corners lake, up through Powley road and over to spy lake before i turned around (wanted to be back for lunch). The trails had a few water holes but could be navigated around. The trails all over Caroga are good, just need a little more snow to fill a few water holes. The further north you go, the more snow on the ground.

[clutched]

Depending on how the warm up goes tomorrow, you can ride from Caroga. I have a camp on North Branch and rode from Caroga this past weekend north past nine corners lake, up through Powley road and over to spy lake before i turned around (wanted to be back for lunch). The trails had a few water holes but could be navigated around. The trails all over Caroga are good, just need a little more snow to fill a few water holes. The further north you go, the more snow on the ground.

Cool thinking about rideing from the polly rd.through the spy lske trail to oxbow an over yo Speculator,See what this warm up dose hopefully not as bad up there sick of lake an field rideing want to hit some Trails an RIDE think SNOW!!

[fogexp]

ONE HINT, HIT PERKINS CLEARING!

[nw3dogs]

Depending on how the warm up goes tomorrow, you can ride from Caroga. I have a camp on North Branch and rode from Caroga this past weekend north past nine corners lake, up through Powley road and over to spy lake before i turned around (wanted to be back for lunch). The trails had a few water holes but could be navigated around. The trails all over Caroga are good, just need a little more snow to fill a few water holes. The further north you go, the more snow on the ground.

How were the moguls leaving Caroga Lake, past Morey Rd on C8? Also did you cross Canada Lake, and how was it?

[nw3dogs]

ONE HINT, HIT PERKINS CLEARING!

Exactly where is Perkins clearing, been through Speculator plenty of times by car, but never up that way on the machines. read great things about ut though. Thanks for the info, and hopefully the trails didnt get wasted with today's warm-up.

[MachZrush]

Exactly where is Perkins clearing, been through Speculator plenty of times by car, but never up that way on the machines. read great things about ut though. Thanks for the info, and hopefully the trails didnt get wasted with today's warm-up.

If you are driving north on 30 and go through town you go about a mile and there is a parking area on your right.The trail on your right is c4 heading to town. The trail on the left is the enterance to perkins clearing. From there you can head to Indian lake or Piseco. Be sure to take the trail that says mud lake you will thank me when you get back

[fogexp]

fyi that parking lot is small and fills up quickly. There is another parking lot further up route 30 on your left. Or you can park at the ballfield parking lot that is (driving north on rt 30 into speculator) on your right hand side across from lake pleasant. You would then have to ride the sleds up to perkins,that could be tricky after todays rain and temps. A better report on that trail by tomorrow probably.

[fogexp]

From the reports I am hearing besides powley road trails are real sketchy west of sacandaga. (between powley road and lake sacandaga) And that was yesterday, so this rain and heat temps aren't helping.

[BigTyme]

How were the moguls leaving Caroga Lake, past Morey Rd on C8? Also did you cross Canada Lake, and how was it?

Morey road is surprisingly good, minus a few water holes. No moguls on any of the trails with the exception of the trail coming off and down the backside of Nine Corners. Everything was groomed prior to last weeks warmup and no one was really out riding last week, surprisingly. We didn't cross Canada on Saturday but did on Sunday, it was clean glare ice, plenty of shanty's on the ice and alot of people ice fishing.

NOTE: Nine Corners Lake - the far side trail access has a large rock in the middle of the trail on the shoreline. It is passable but can always be bypassed taking the bypass trail around the lake. The bypass trail also cuts off a large waterhole off the lake as well.

[nw3dogs]

Thanks for all the updates, really helpful, still deciding what we are going to do this weekend. Not sure if it is worth the 4 hour drive.

[JBlavl]

Anyone ride Spec or IL this weekend that can comment on how things are holding up?