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Ellicottville Conditions
What’s ‘Big Merlin’? Now you’ve got me afraid, I’m terrified of gnomes

So if we’re not from around there, are the trails well marked? I don’t want to be doubting myself 20 miles into a ride :shock:
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Hey - I also heard from Mack that someone got hurt badly running on Big Merlin too... crazy eh?
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That link was in response to this thread:
http://www.wnymba.org/viewtopic.php?t=1986
Note, Hurricane Ernesto is scheduled to flood the area on Saturday, so it might be better to wait a week. Conditions are great right now, but...
That's why a night ride is scheduled for this evening at 8 PM . That will probably be pretty epic if you can make it.
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I usually park by the by the tower on Mutton Hollow Rd. Take RT 242 to Whig Street, then make that sharp left onto Mutton Hollow Rd. follow the dirt road up to the tower. If you want to aviod the training center hill.
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I’m planning to ride the IMBA Epic route this weekend (actually Sunday). I have a few questions!
Most importantly how are the trail conditions?
Does anyone have a map of the actual route? I’ve seen the topo maps but there is no highlighted route for the Epic ride
Are the trails well marked for people coming out of town riding on their own? If not, would someone be interested in joining us to guide?
Is there a way to avoid the climb out of Holimont / Holiday Valley? Is there a parking area at the top of the hill and how to get there?
Is there a place to dump water / food at some sort of halfway point?
Any other advice would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks in advance!
Phil Szczepaniak
Ontario, Canada
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Why...so...serious?
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Long Live Long Rides
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The soil is definitrly different from Hunters Creek. That much use at hunters under wet conditions would lead to a lot of problems with widened trails and deep mudholes being dug.
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Jon Sundquist wrote: I think this year should be the last for the RR&R. I think it sends the wrong message that it is OK to ride in those types of conditions.
or maybe just the last wnymba RRR?
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And yeah, much of FLT is too delicate to ride. But we actually rode the section between 4 rocks and Billygoat with the state College guys. This section is rarely ever used and it shows (because its insane-2 more flats!). It mostly rock gardens in that area as you know.
Mike and I were surprised how little mud was on our bikes, but we rode only the drier areas (literally turned around and did it back again). Bill's hill was the wetest area we rode-no surprise there. Rim's conditions were surprisingly pretty good.
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