new west suburban trail?

[MTB4LIFE99]

i was wondering how does MORC make new trails? i have ridden at a park called BIG WILLOW in MINNETONKA and i was wonderring if MORC could starta new trail network there? how do i find out if its possible to make one? does minnetonka public park district have to give MORC the okay to make a trail system?

[SpecHR55]

yo, went there today and there is a huge step up, you start at the top of a reviene and then go down at hit it, its a well made step up.

[Tim Wegner]

Harrison
Interesting process for building trails. Usually it starts with someone like you that has an interest in trails in a certain area. You can make the initial contact and get the names of the people that are in charge of the land (parks).

You make a call to myself or someone at MORC and we start making the contacts. The process from start to finish is not quick. My guess is that it averages 3 years from the time the first contact is made until we get permission to move dirt. Sounds like a long time but in reality it is not. There are a lot of ducks to line up and being a volunteer organization we have to do other jobs so we can find time to do our passion of trail building.

Right now MORC is very busy with projects but I am sure if someone such as yourself came to us and said "hey, i made a call and someone from Minnetonka would like to talk to you." We WOULD find the time to start another project. Now that we have a second IMBA rep in Southern Minnesota we have a bit more time to get to contacts.

Let me know if this answers your questions. I am always available by phone as well as e-mail.
Tim Wegner
612-845-1345