ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE CITYThe south side of the Salem Lake Trail from the point parking lot to the Linville Road bathrooms will be closed for trail maintenance beginning Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. For your safety and that of the work crews, please only use the trail on the north/dam side of the lake while this phase of work is being do...
Winter Break
My trail rides this year have been limited (1,200 miles vice 1,600 miles) due to the rain and flooding. Maybe next year's weather will be better. Since I'm a warm weather rider, my rides and trail status reports will be few until spri...
Trail Status
The greenway is clear. Sand has been scraped away and down trees have been removed. Sidewalk valley has some overflow but is passable. Rocks have been added to sides of the sidewalk. Ford has some overflow but is passable.
The trail is clear. It still has some large, water-filled mud puddles. North side of the trail near Linville Road has even...
Trail Status
Work was in progress on the greenway today. The pile of rocks at the valley sidewalk has been cleared. Hopefully, the deep sand on the greenway was also cleared.
The annual 30K foot race is this Saturday morning so the trail will be closed until afternoon. The city usually grooms the trail for the race so maybe some of the ruts and...
Trail Status
Everything is passable but be cautious.
Greenway
- Clear of fallen trees and limbs- 2" of sandy mud in places. Can be trickly if not careful. - Sidewalk valley is flooded but passable.- Ford has a rapid overflow that is powerful. It's passable if you use care. - At the west end of sidewalk just before the picnic table, the greenway has two feet of...
Trail Status
Salem Creek is still up about 6" from the last few rain storms, so if we get a lot of rain from Florence, it will get nasty.
The greenway has fast-moving overflow in the sidewalk valley and over the ford but the area is still passable. Deep sand at spots on the greenway. Sand on greenway at the sidewalk is nearly up to the picnic table...
Trial Status
The greenway is normal. The broken section of sidewalk below the dam has been filled in so it not a danger.
The trail is normal. Ruts, rocks, and roots are still there. Ruts are getting worn down so they are not as deep or abrupt. Upturned tree trucks, one on the north side and one on the south side of the lake, have left large holes...
Trail Status
The greenway is clear. The bridge in Washington Park has debris stuck in the side rails. Since the rails are over ten feet from the normal surface of the water, this shows how much flooding there was in Salem Creek.
From Marketplace Mall to Main Street the fallen trees have been cleared but there are patches of deep sand especially under the...
Salem Lake Trail Closed
As of 2 August 2018, the Salem Lake Trail, Salem Creek Greenway, and Muddy Creek Greenway are closed CLOSED due to flooding.
The Ford and sidewalk valley on the greenway are probably flooded with raging water as seen in the past when we've gotten this much ra...
Status Report
I and my dog are recovering from a disagreement we had with a swarm of yellow jackets.
Greenway has flooding in the sidewalk valley but it's easily passable. Ford has fast rushing overflow that is passable by experienced adult riders but would be dangerous for children. Watch out for slick mud under overpasses.
Trail has some rutting. Western...
Tire Report
I ride about 1,500 miles a year, half on paved trails and half on packed cinder trails. For 4 years, I rode on Kenda Slant 6 tires with small knob tread since that was the recommended tire for my Diamondback Trace XT, but this year I decided to try the Serfas CTR City Drifter tires with inverted tread.
I had to rotate the Slant 6 tires at 700 miles...
Trail Status
I've somewhat recovered from my nasty chest cold and I'm back riding again, but the rides are shorter and slower than before the cold. As my strength increases, I should be back to normal in a few more rides.
Since there has been little rain for the last few weeks, the greenway and trail are still in good condition. The newly groomed...
Blog author's status
I've had a nasty head and chest cold for the last week, so there has not been any riding, and very little walking. I'm on the mend now so, hopefully, I'll be back in the saddle this weeke...
Trail Status
The greenway and trail are in normal condition.
The city has dumped new material on the big dirt hill on the trail and graded it. It's still soft but nice. It will get better and it packs and gets firm...
Trail Status
Nice day for a ride.
The greenway and trail are in good shape. No overflow at the ford. Most of the overhanging limbs have been cut bac...
Trail Status
Greenway and trail are in usual condition.
A little overflow at the ford on the greenw...
Trail Status
The greenway is in good condition, Some limbs down. They have not been removed after a week, but they have been cut back to the edge of the greenway, which can still be a problem if meeting an approaching bike. The ford is dry today but rain is expected.
The trail is in good condition. It has the same problems with down limbs as on greenway....
Trail Status
Lots of amateur and professional bicycle racing events downtown from Friday through Tuesday so the trail will probably be crowd...
Trail Status
Quarry Park Greenway is in good condition.
From the Marketplace Mall to the end of the greenway at Waughtown Street is about 5 miles for a round trip of about 10 mil...
Trail Status
GREENWAY
Puddles on the greenway.
Large tree limb partially blocking the greenway between the dog park and Broad St.
Valley at ford and sidewalk is flooded but passable if you mind getting your feet soaking wet.
TRAIL
Puddles on the trail.
The trail is wet so you will get a racing stripe of wet cinders down your back.
Lots of low hanging tree limbs...
New tires
I've got 300 miles on my Serfas CTR Drifter City tires and they are great. The inverted tread design lets them roll faster and I've had no sliding in turns on the Salem Lake Trail. I used Kenda Slant Six tires for years. I had flats, a ruptured side wall, and they wore out at 1600 miles even with rotating them at 800 miles. The Serfas inverted...
Trail Status
Greenway and trail are in good condition with no new problems. Trail traffic has increased now that the weather has finally improv...
Trail Status
Greenway and trail are in usual condition. The ford has a couple of inches of overfl...
Trail Status
The greenway is in good condition. There is flooding over the concrete sidewalk and overflow at the ford but both are passable.
The trail is in good condition. Some standing water in the usual locations. Big dirt hill has more and deeper ruts. Foliage has leafed up so visibility in some turns is limit...
Side Ride
Very windy today so I made a side ride and rode the Long Branch Trail and The Strollway.
From Market Place Mall, ride the Salem Creek Greenway to the Research Parkway underpass and turn right on the Long Branch Trail cutoff. At the parkway, turn right and take the sidewalk toward town. Cross Ram drive to the bike path. Ride the path to MLK...
Trail Status
Greenway is okay; 2" of overflow at the ford but easy to cross.
Trail is okay; the usual rocks, roots, and ru...
Trail Status
Greenway concrete ford still has a 5 foot wide overflow. Easy to cross.
Trail has normal normal conditions.
Maybe spring is finally he...
Status Report
Did the lake loop from Marketplace Mall today. Very windy; my average speed was 1 mph slower.
Everything on the greenway and trail looks good. There are still deep ruts on the marina side of the big dirt hill on the trail and there is a 5-foot wide overflow at the ford on the greenway.
The Linville Road parking lot is clos...
Status Report
Down tree on the trail has been removed.
The trail is drying out but more rain is on the w...
Status Report
A tree is down across the trail in a curve on the north side of the lake about .5 miles from the dam. It's a small diameter pine with no limbs, which makes it difficult to see. From the dam side of the curve, the curve is sharp so you don't get a much time to stop. From the other side, the curve is more gradual and gives you more stopping...
Status Report
This was my first loop ride of the year and it was slow. Partially due to the soft lake trail but mostly due to a soft me.
The greenway is in good shape. The Reynolds Park Road bridge project is done, The new payment under the bridge is lumpy but they eliminated the speed hump on the west side of the bridge underpass entrance....
