Palos Forest Preserve

Latest trail report
November 2021
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Neil Barnish: Once it starts getting significantly below freezing at night, we will need to avoid riding in the mornings.
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Neil Barnish: Please keep off Grass Hill until afternoon. 
 Higher trails are perfect, lower trails have some damp leaves to make it interesting.
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Neil Barnish: Enjoy!
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Neil Barnish: Wet leaves, roots and rocks... Neil Barnish: On our way to half an inch of rain. You know what that means. Neil Barnish: Rain arriving which will slick up the trails.
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Stephen Bremer: Trails are firm. Slick in the low lying areas. Get out before the freeze tomorrow night!
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Neil Barnish: Temps going to 25 Sunday night.  Trails will likely be slimy or worse Monday morning.
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Neil Barnish: Good until Wednesday's rain!
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Neil Barnish: Please keep off the trails until we get a solid freeze. Neil Barnish: Please keep off TURF and Grass Hill
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Neil Barnish: Freeze thaw.  Please keep off the trails if they're not frozen solid.  That means bikes, feet, hooves, everyone.
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Neil Barnish: No freeze last night, however there may be soft spots remaining so please tread lightly.
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Neil Barnish: Back to the freeze-thaw cycle.  Ride early when trails are still frozen.  25° and sunny means soft trails and damage. Neil Barnish: Light rain passing through this morning.  Trails are going to be slick.
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Neil Barnish: Rain.  We now need a solid freeze. Neil Barnish: Soft spots here and there... Please tread lightly. Please also keep up off TURF and Psycho path. Neil Barnish: No freeze Tuesday night.  Trails should be good Wednesday.
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Neil Barnish: Only ride when trails are frozen solid!
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Neil Barnish: Please keep off the trails until we get another deep freeze.
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Neil Barnish: Ride only when trails are frozen solid Neil Barnish: Trails remain closed.  It did not get cold enough last night, and we have full sun on the trails.
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Adam Zart: The trails have thawed and are too soft to ride. Please use the Multi track trails only
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Past history

Adam Zart: The trails have thawed and are too soft to ride. Please use the Multi track trails only

The trails have thawed and are too soft to ride. Please use the Multi track trails only

2021-11-29 15:13:00 Adam Zart
Neil Barnish: Ride only when trails are frozen solid

Ride only when trails are frozen solid

2021-11-28 23:27:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: Trails remain closed.  It did not get cold enough last night, and we have full sun on the trails.

Trails remain closed. It did not get cold enough last night, and we have full sun on the trails.

2021-11-28 07:41:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: Please keep off the trails until we get another deep freeze.

Please keep off the trails until we get another deep freeze.

2021-11-27 09:58:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: Only ride when trails are frozen solid!

Only ride when trails are frozen solid!

2021-11-25 19:43:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: Rain.  We now need a solid freeze.

Rain. We now need a solid freeze.

2021-11-24 22:12:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: Soft spots here and there... Please tread lightly. Please also keep up off TURF and Psycho path.

Soft spots here and there... Please tread lightly. Please also keep up off TURF and Psycho path.

2021-11-24 13:10:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: No freeze Tuesday night.  Trails should be good Wednesday.

No freeze Tuesday night. Trails should be good Wednesday.

2021-11-24 07:16:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: Back to the freeze-thaw cycle.  Ride early when trails are still frozen.  25° and sunny means soft trails and damage.

Back to the freeze-thaw cycle. Ride early when trails are still frozen. 25° and sunny means soft trails and damage.

2021-11-21 20:12:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: Light rain passing through this morning.  Trails are going to be slick.

Light rain passing through this morning. Trails are going to be slick.

2021-11-21 08:14:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: No freeze last night, however there may be soft spots remaining so please tread lightly.

No freeze last night, however there may be soft spots remaining so please tread lightly.

2021-11-20 08:03:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: Freeze thaw.  Please keep off the trails if they're not frozen solid.  That means bikes, feet, hooves, everyone.

Freeze thaw. Please keep off the trails if they're not frozen solid. That means bikes, feet, hooves, everyone.

2021-11-18 18:40:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: Please keep off the trails until we get a solid freeze.

Please keep off the trails until we get a solid freeze.

2021-11-17 11:41:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: Please keep off TURF and Grass Hill

Please keep off TURF and Grass Hill

2021-11-17 07:04:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: Good until Wednesday's rain!

Good until Wednesday's rain!

2021-11-16 13:35:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: Temps going to 25 Sunday night.  Trails will likely be slimy or worse Monday morning.

Temps going to 25 Sunday night. Trails will likely be slimy or worse Monday morning.

2021-11-14 23:45:00 Neil Barnish
Stephen Bremer: Trails are firm. Slick in the low lying areas. Get out before the freeze tomorrow night!

Trails are firm. Slick in the low lying areas. Get out before the freeze tomorrow night!

2021-11-13 09:04:00 Stephen Bremer
Neil Barnish: Wet leaves, roots and rocks...

Wet leaves, roots and rocks...

2021-11-11 17:38:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: On our way to half an inch of rain. You know what that means.

On our way to half an inch of rain. You know what that means.

2021-11-11 08:30:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: Rain arriving which will slick up the trails.

Rain arriving which will slick up the trails.

2021-11-11 07:00:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: Enjoy!

Enjoy!

2021-11-07 13:38:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: Please keep off Grass Hill until afternoon. 
 Higher trails are perfect, lower trails have some damp leaves to make it interesting.

Please keep off Grass Hill until afternoon. Higher trails are perfect, lower trails have some damp leaves to make it interesting.

2021-11-06 08:45:00 Neil Barnish
Neil Barnish: Once it starts getting significantly below freezing at night, we will need to avoid riding in the mornings.

Once it starts getting significantly below freezing at night, we will need to avoid riding in the mornings.

2021-11-01 18:22:00 Neil Barnish