Friday, October 18, 2019

DHPT Workday


We have a workday slated for Sunday, October 27th starting at noon!
Pearch will have the trailer parked at the gravel lot across from the Boa trail on Ice Cave Rd.
The focus will be working on Clay corner and possible the two Upper Dunnings gullies. 

Friday, July 12, 2019

DHPT Trail Workday

We will be meeting at the old Bruening Garage near the Luge trail/Palisades Park lower gravel parking lot. We will meet by the DHPT trailer at 6:30 p.m.

Bring rakes, hand-saws, and/or clippers. We will be breaking off into small groups to hit up as many of the mountain bike trails we can to remove sticks.

This is a GREAT opportunity for folks who are nervous to attend a workday, because there will not be dirt work involved- just stick removal. Perfect for ALL AGES! Bring the kiddos!

Thursday, June 6, 2019

DHPT Trail Workday

The plan is to work on some shoring on Pasche's Pass
Wednesday, June 19th at 6 p.m.


DHPT trailer will be at the gravel lot across from Boa trail sign on Ice Cave Road. There should be folks to walk up the trail with if you get to the parking lot before 6 p.m.


To get to the specific spot, go past the barrel on Lower Mother's Day. Wear appropriate clothes/bug spray, etc. Tools will be in the DHPT trailer, but you are welcome to bring your own.

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Upcoming DHPT Workdays

DHPT will be having a workday on Tuesday, May 14th at 6 p.m.
Meet at the old Bruening Garage (intersection of Quarry Hill/Ice Cave)

Also, mark down Tuesday, May 21st. Location TBD

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Trail Workdays

To prepare the trails for the upcoming Decorah Time Trials we are having workdays on the following Fridays at 5 p.m.

Friday, April 5th
Friday, April 12th---Canceled due to weather!
Friday, April 19th

On Friday, April 5th the plan is to work on River Trail. Folks should meet on the bridge-side of River Trail (Palisades-side)

Locations for the workday on April 12th and 19th will be announced closer to those dates. An email will be sent out to the DHPT mailing list. If you would like to be added to the list, please send an email to josie@decorahbicycles.com


Friday, March 1, 2019

Grooming Updates 3/1

You can find trail updates over on our Facebook page. Kruse went out on 2 different evenings and groomed the following:

2/27 a.m.
I got out grooming tonight (2/26). Public television, North Forty, Gunnar, East and West pines, Upper and Lower Little Bighorn, and First Right are all done. There’s some crazy layers of snow out there. Powder on top of hard pack, then a crusty ice layer with powder on top of that. No guarantees how well they’ll set up. Word of advice. Don’t fall off the trail...we might not find you till the time trials!

2/27 p.m.
I hit Public television, Gunnar, and the Pines again. I also hit Fred’s, The Luge, Old Randy’s, Upper Ice Cave, Stairway to Heaven/Boa, and Rocky Road. Should be a pretty good loop. Dunnings trails looked pretty good considering I hadn’t done any grooming on that side. There’s been a fair amount of snowshoeing going on over there.

Friday and Saturday look like decent days to hit up the trails. There will be tough spots where the snow is soft due to the snow depth, and getting to close to the edge may cause you to fall through. But a tough day of fat biking is better than a good day at work...right?!?

We totally appreciate folks who go out and hike with snowshoes! It definitely keeps the groomed trail happy and healthy vs. hiking in boots and poking holes into the trail. It can also help with grooming if we have too much snow to groom easily.

It's also frowned upon to hike and break though groomed ski trails.

The image off to the side is a great reminder for all of us on groomed trail etiquette!

If you're curious on snowshoes, you can rent a pair at Decorah Bicycles for $10.00- and that gives you 24 hours of use!

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

2019 Updates

The new year is upon us and soon, the riding season will be as well! We have some DHPT updates to pass on.

Carlson Property updates are very positive. It's not going to be a quick project, but we're excited for the conversations taking place and the excitement surrounding it.

DHPT Officer Elections were held on 2/5/19 and the officers are:

President- Nick Pearch
Vice President- Brian Fuhrmann
Secretary- Josie Smith
Treasurer- Jeff O'Gara
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We also want to remind folks who are signed up for our email updates, be sure to check your spam folder. We send out the meeting reminder or trail work day reminders via mass email, and sometimes email systems see it as "junk." If you are on our email list and seem to not receive emails, please let Josie know- josie@decorahbicycles.com

Also, if you wish to not be on the mailing list anymore, simply send Josie and email with the email address you wish to have removed.

If you would like to be added to the DHPT Mailing List or Trail Maintenance list, send Josie an email letting her know which list(s) you'd like to be added to.
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Donations to DHPT are always welcome and should be sent to:
Decorah Park-Rec., DHPT
PO Box 513
Decorah, IA 52101

Checks payable to DHPT
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Another way to donate to DHPT is by joining Fearless Women of Dirt.
To become a member of FWD is a minimum donation of $20 cash or check made out to DHPT.
Membership to FWD gets you perks to several Decorah establishments: Pulpit Rock, T-Bock's, Sugar Bowl, Impact Coffee, and Decorah Bicycles.
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Time Trials questions should be directed to Deke- rgosen@gmail.com
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2019 should be an awesome year with lots of positive things in the works. DHPT thanks you for your support!