Yes indeed, Was able to go out and ride the 525 out at the Warrensburg,Mo. scramble land today. Wow was it dusty!!! Did you go out to Carbondale?Harvey Mushman wrote;
I've seen some dirt bikes in some sig' lines and thought I'd throw this out. FMHS team Hare Scramble, Labor day at beautiful Santa Fe Trail Cycle park, Carbondale Kansas. Team up with your buddy and come ride some single track. Three hour race, two man teams, lotsa fun.
One of the roads didn't go through unfortunately. At the end of the ruts, you push through another 50 yards of 6 foot weeds to an old, abandoned, bridge. The changing river has almost washed out the dirt under the concrete footings on the East side and many of the boards are missing. The road on the other side looked to be a well-travelled 2-track. Would be cool if you could get across, but they have welded steel barriers across to prevent vehicles from getting onto the bridge. The road would definitely be impassible when wet.
I believe that road is still the "River Road" running from Leavenworth to the SW side of St. Joe. I looked at your photos--good stuff! I've never explored NE from St. Joe. I've ridden a lot of the area between St. Joe SE towards Smithville.ajayhawkfan wrote:Went to Atchison, KS and then along a dirt road that followed the river to St. Joe. From St. Joe NE to Albany and then home...(A lot like the river road.)
More in the middle of Miami, Co. 2 miles south and 1/2 mile East of the intersection of Hwy 7/169 and Hwy 68. Take Victory Rd south to where it crosses the South Wea Creek. This spot is just SE of Miola Lake.ajayhawkfan wrote:Troy and Mike, what areas were you exploring South of the city? You description of a dirt road ending at a closed bridge sounds like a spot in southern Miami county along the Marais des Cygens River, any chance it was?
It is named River Road.troy wrote: I believe that road is still the "River Road" ....I've never explored NE from St. Joe. I've ridden a lot of the area between St. Joe SE towards Smithville.
I have been in that area before but I don't believe I have been on that road.troy wrote: Directly East of Miola Lake is a an L-shaped mile that is a very rugged road. Although I could, I would not want to drive my 2WD truck down this road. Find the intersection of Hwy 7/169 and Hwy 68. Go about one mile East then go 1 mile South. Continue South on Woodland Rd. Ride the entire L shape, turn around, repeat. Repeat as necessary!
Btw, Mike, that Road with the abandoned bridge WAS the South end of my planned "spots to check out". I got confused I guess after the Woodland Rd/W. 295th St adventure and turned my navigation off thinking we'd seen all the planned spots already.
Eddie, now you need to tell us where your bridge is at.
When the wife lets me out to play!will_kc wrote:tu-safiri uchafu njia lini?
mimi ni tayari!
In mike's chosen language
*we travel dirt road when?*
*I am ready!*
Yes legal, but it's by invite when he is not sponcering a race out there.Troy wrote;
Kchusky, where is the Warrensburg scramble area, and is it a legal place to go ride?
. I'm over towards the South/East part of Olathe. Thats funny you mention railroad tracks. I rode my road bicycle out on 199th. over by Egerton Saturday. And crossed the tracks there and was eyeing come back down on the 525 and seeing were they went. It sure looked inviting and kind of fun.Troy wrote;
Kchusky, I don't know where you live, or we would have stopped by.
For your route down to the area, this little snippet of road is fun. It's an easy 2-track along the railroad that dumps you into the backside of Bucyrus, KS. Not spectacular by any means, but perhaps more fun that the typical, wide gravel road.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&g ... &z=14&om=1
Nope, no good stuff down around Fort Scott. None at all--right Eddie?kchusky wrote:I've also, been wanting to head towards Fort Scott I'm betting there is some good stuff down there.
Boring is what I would call it. Here is the worst of it.troy wrote:Nope, no good stuff down around Fort Scott. None at all--right Eddie?kchusky wrote:I've also, been wanting to head towards Fort Scott I'm betting there is some good stuff down there.
Guys, I can testify this stuff Eddie is sharing with you is golden! He led safiri, will_kc, and myself on a larger route that included the stuff he highlights here. A lot of great creek crossings and some nice country! It's stuff I probably would not have found on my own--Eddie's familiarity with the area is a valuable resource to our dualsport community.ajayhawkfan wrote:Here is the worst of it.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&g ... &z=11&om=1
Whoa! You aren't kidding. Why haven't I noticed all that minimum maintenance stuff, curvy roads, and rivers in that area before?!will_kc wrote:I down loaded the KDOT maps for my area. There is a lot of dirt east of Ottawa (Franklin). Has anybody explored it? I'm thinking of heading north and trying it out.
The guys and kids had guns blazing all over the place. I stopped and talked to the nice gentlemen 
is a blast. I put one pic of my bike in the woods on PICASA! Without a GPS and buddies, I stayed on the main trail. There were side trails everywhere!