4extreme
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Has anyone on here taken the back way into Renshaw? If so How is the ride in?
going in from Kakwa? I've heard of guys doing that, no one I know tho.Has anyone on here taken the back way into Renshaw? If so How is the ride in?
And how did it go? Did he get lost or not find the right trail in, was it too much of a ride? Probably not for Trent I rode with him before and he`s a good rider.Trent from Elk Island Sales try it a few years back.
I don`t know that way, is that in from the north near the park. I`m thinking of the back way the locals use.going in from Kakwa? I've heard of guys doing that, no one I know tho.
i thought that was the holmes river way, if that is the one that you are talking about. it is kinda a hellish ride lots of willow to go through and it is about 25-28 km non-groomed and yes the part that you poke up into the alpine is very steep and deep. i would rather take the groomed way, even if it is pounded out.
just my 2 cents.
that would be a great topic for a thread..."your first mountain trip, and the steed you rode in on"But 25 years ago the sled wouldn`t even touch todays mini`s,lol. Seriously, the sled today would make it much easier, there was no 162x2x16 tracks connected to a 150-160 hp motor.
You're talking about Holmes River/Chalco Creek. That used to be the main way into Renshaw 25 years ago. It used to take us a whole weekend to bust up that creek to the alpine. Boy those were the days. Trail is getting overgrown with willows now and only those too cheap to pay the trail fees still go up that way. Why bother for $15 saving? If you want more details PM me.
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Maybe we`ll have to take the main trail up and come out on the old trail to pack down the snow on the fallsThe people I know that still use that way do it because it's shorter for them to get to the back areas of renshaw from where they stay and avoids the crowds up front, not because they are too cheap. And unless the trail is already broke in and it hasn't snowed over it, the stretch up the creek and falls should only be attempted by experienced mtn riders.
I had some friends that tried that too and they need more gas also. Its a long haul.I think Trent tried it from the renshaw side to kakuwa but there was gas issues.