Riding in Whitecourt

[Summiteer]

yeah go down coal min hill road. almost every turn off is a great un load

Back road to Blue Ridge?

 

[sumx54]

Back road to Blue Ridge?

Yes sir it is:d

 

[SQUIRTIS]

there used to be a mine up there?????

 

[sumx54]

there used to be a mine up there?????

I've never actually seen a mine up there but I was told that the old road thats all grown in that leads off the backside of the towers up there was the old mine road. Maybe they were just prospecting for coal. Maybe a visit to the Forest Interpreter Center is in order. :d I always wondered what was in that building. My son came home one day from a field trip there and said its just full of Whitecourt History.

 

[SQUIRTIS]

As i was reading your post i was thinking hte same thing....maybe a visit to Forest Interpreter Center is indeed in order!!!!!

 

[Summiteer]

As i was reading your post i was thinking hte same thing....maybe a visit to Forest Interpreter Center is indeed in order!!!!!

Talking to some of the older folk that grew up around here, they said that folks used to go and dig their own coal out of the hill by the tower for their coal stoves way back when. On my GPS maps it has the area surrounding point marked as mining area. N54 07.316 W115 25.953 (Almost straight east 3Km from the towers, on the South side of the road)
Never been out to take a closer look myself.

 

[SQUIRTIS]

might have to take a ride up there, thanks for the location

 

[Summiteer]

I'm not sure if theres an actual mine there or not, the 'mining area' is pretty large on the map I have.

 

[Summiteer]

Went for a ride yesterday south of town to the Groat Creek warmup shack with Brew_doo and another buddy. It's friggin DRY out there boys and girls, care needs to be taken so our playground doesn't get burned down.

 

[EASYMONEY]

Where is the lions campground?

 

[shauncsmith]

Finally was able to get a couple of days off, and pick up the quad. Can't wait to check out some of the trails around whitecourt.

 

[lucm]

Where is the lions campground?[/QUOTE

Its on the East end of town, on the south side of Hwy #43 just as you come in to town from Edmonton way................

 

[shauncsmith]

Went for a quick little ride on some of the trails down the windfall rd yesterday night. It was alot of fun.
Need a early day at work, then i will have to check out some of the trails around the mountain...

 

[shauncsmith]

A couple of us are going for a ride late this afternoon at the mountain. Should be lots of mud to play in with all this rain....lol

 

[WCTHEMI]

If I wasn't stuck at work all day, I would meet up with you for a ride.

 

[shauncsmith]

To bad that you were stuck at work...it was a really good ride...maybe next time we will have to meet up for a ride..

 

[shauncsmith]

Saturday Sept 6. Going for a ride again this afternoon at the whitecourt mountain, if anyone is interested in coming along...

 

[jwishard]

Anyone been quading in the tower road area as of late? Whats the riding like and can you camp out there? Anywhere else in the whitecourt area good for riding as well as camping?

 

[Craneman32]

Google Windfall or Blue Ridge. Lots of riding in both places. We are going to head out there next weekend for a rip.

 

[jwishard]

what area are these pictures taken in? looking to ride in the whitecourt area