SingleTrack6 bike race update for Sunday July 14

SingleTrack6 bike race this Sunday July 14 time update has start time at 7am at the Front St Park due to heat.  Route update has been made due to permit issues to use Hwy 31A. Please refer to the map below.

Trails / roads in use for the race include: Hwy 31 North from Kaslo to Brake Check, East Access trail, Bigfoot and Turnup trails, West Access trail, Friendly Giant trail, High Commander, K&S Wagon Road trail, Zwicky Road, A Avenue. 

For Kaslo & Area 2024 Trail map go to the KORTS blog spot  https://kortsbc.blogspot.com/

Happy Trails!

KORTS

iDidARide today

 Sunday June 30 2024

Please be aware that from 7:30am to early/mid afternoon several Kaslo & Area trails will be actively used in this year’s IDidaRide & Run event, locally sponsored.

For route details go to:

https://ididaride-kaslo.ca/ride-run-events/

In general, the following trails will be in use for the event: 

Unity Bridge, Trailblazer Bridge, Lakeview, Kaslo River trails, Buchanan Access, Friendly Giant, High Commander, Carlsbad, Mr Skinny, Wagon Road, Hemlock, Birch, River Moss, Bjerkness Road, Sourdough, Destiny Ridge, Connector, Strawberry Ridge, Straight Face, Look Way Up, I’ll Call Rusty, Lettrari Loop, 

For a map showing trail names go to:

https://www.korts.ca/2023_VisitKaslo.pdf

For answers to your questions please contact 250-354-3591 or info@ididaride.ca

Thank you.

Kaslo Outdoor Recreation & Trails Society

 Our next KORTS work party will be brushing and deadfall clearing the 2km Mt Buchanan loop trail……date To Be Determined…..as snow still blocks vehicle travel to the summit. 

If you’re keen and looking for something to do, please consider power weed whacking the Kaslo Mountain Bike Park Trail downhill connector between the Upper and Lower trail areas. KORTS can provide the string weed whipper, fuel, and safety equipment. RSVP if you would be interested to do this, and especially if on a regular basis over the summer.

Happy Trails
Stu

KORTS trails work party Tuesday June 11

 Our current work party project continues at the KOOTS sculptures on the Kaslo River South trail this Tuesday June 11 @9am meeting at the Arena Ave trailhead. We will be hauling and placing gravel in the newly delineated areas around the sculptures. KORTS has 2 wheelbarrows and so if you have one to bring along that would be good.

Hope to see you there.

Stu Heard
Dave Clement

Work Party June 6 9am - noon

Just a reminder that we will be continuing our project at the KOOTS Sculptures this Thursday starting at 9am. Last week we cut and placed logs to delineate the walking area around the sculptures and we still have a few more to place, before starting to move and place gravel for pathways and to harden off some areas. 

Meet at the Arena Ave trailhead.

Stu Heard 

Dave Clement 

KORTS Trails Work Parties May 28 and June 6, 2024

Our next 2 KORTS work parties will focus on the KOOTS sculptures area on the Kaslo River South trail and painting the outhouse interior.  We will be delineating walking routes around the sculptures with logs, and hardening off the preferred pathways with gravel. Our first work party will be Tuesday May 28 starting at 9am and meeting at the Arena Ave trailhead (at the west end of Arena Ave). We will be cutting and placing the logs. The second work party for this project will be Thursday June 6 @ 9am again meeting at Arena Ave trailhead. We will be wheelbarrowing gravel from an existing gravel pile near the outhouse, and spreading/tamping the gravel into paths and viewing areas within the log perimeter.

Dan Miles will be coordinating and providing tools and paint for painting the interior of the outhouse on May 28.

The plan is to cut some of the many downed/fallen logs in the area and lap join / pin them in place using ½” rebar on the first day, then wheelbarrow and spread gravel on the second day. We will have a generator for drilling holes and chainsaws for cutting the wood, wheelbarrows and rakes.

Hope to see you there.
Stu and Dave

 Hi Everyone

With May Days close on the horizon, there is lots going on and KORTS will be hosting a May Days information booth at Vimy  Park for the weekend. Everyone is busy and so our next work party will be after the May long weekend.

If you would like to be involved in the KORTS booth at May Days, please contact Francois Blouin for a volunteer time slot.

We are also planning a BC Trails Day event for Saturday June 1 and will be looking for volunteers.

A few tasks need to be done before the long weekend if you have time and would like to volunteer:

- weed whack the Hwy 31A trailhead area including the picnic table viewpoint and the lower picnic table area along with the trail leading to the lower picnic table area

- weed whack the Higashi Way trailhead and the Kaslo Family Mountain Bike Park downhill connector trail

- weed whack the upper Lettrari Loop trail section alongside the airstrip including the section leading from the transfer station road to the downhill trail.

KORTS can provide a string weed whacker, fuel, and safety gear. Please contact Stu or Dave directly by email. Thanks for considering this volunteer opportunit

Happy Trails and hope to see you at May Days.

Stu Heard

Dave Clement