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TRAKS Trail Day for June 2008: Batu Dam
Written by Huang YH   
Thursday, 05 June 2008

TRAKS Trail Day for June 2008: Batu Dam

 

TRAKS trail day batu dam

 

Date: Sunday June 15 2008
Meeting Time: 0800 at the main gates of the Batu Dam parking area
Project: General Maintenance of the Batu Dam Hill Loop

Calling all Batu Dam riders! Here's your chance to give a great trail some much needed maintenance. As anyone who's ridden there knows there are always about 20 things that need doing, any one of which will make it a better place to ride. On the list are clearing deadfall, constructing some bridges and water crossings, adding some much needed erosion control and cutting back as much of the ferocious rotan as we can manage. We will concentrate our efforts on the loop through the hills as the lakeside trail is already well traveled and anything we do to it is probably a waste of time.

We plan to work from 8 until 12 so bring enough food and water to last you as long as you are able to stay. There will be lots of earthwork so changkuls will be the best tool for the job, also saws, parangs and clippers will be useful. (If you love to rake then by all means bring it along but to be honest I don't think it's a good use of our time on this trail.) It's 3 kilometers from the parking area to the start of the worksite so I'd suggest you think of a way to carry your favorite tool on your bike. Work gloves are recommended as are shoes that give your feet some protection. And leech proof socks might not be a bad idea either, along with your favorite leech and mosquito repellent. After all, it is Batu Dam.

I'm really looking forward to this work party. How about you?

 Pats Brunsdon

 

Last Updated ( Friday, 06 June 2008 )
 
TRAKS Trail Day 11 May 2008 at 2K, Bukit Kiara
Written by Huang YH   
Sunday, 11 May 2008

The new trail at 2K is a beaut. Many thanks to Tony for leading and planning today's work and for buying the participants lunch at Devi's Corner, TTDI.

Participants :
1. Winston Loo,
2. Rizal,
3. Lam,
4. Ai Ling,
5. Rebecca,
6. Tony Stapleton,
7. Jane Gapang,
8. Phil Bee,
9. Adrian,
10. Tee,
11. Jazlan,
12. Huang YH
13. Shi Fun
14. Umar Ridzuan


>>PICTURES HERE <<

group photo of trail builders

Last Updated ( Monday, 19 May 2008 )
 
TRAKS Trail Day for May 2008: Kiara 2K
Written by Stan   
Thursday, 24 April 2008


Date: Sunday 11th May 2008

Meeting Time: 0830 at Guardhouse on the jogger's tarmac road (further up the road from MPH/Bangunan BAKTI), or 0845 at 4 way junction of jogger's tarmac road.

Project: Maintenance of 2K trail, Bukit Kiara.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 April 2008 )
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TRAKS at "Earth Day at Ikano"
Written by Adminawi   
Thursday, 24 April 2008

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Stan and Joseph promoting TRAKS at Ikano's Earth Day celebrations 22-27 April 2008.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 April 2008 )
 
NST Article on horse trails
Written by Huang YH   
Tuesday, 08 April 2008

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/Streets/Monday/Stories/2205952/Article/index_html 

Bukit Kiara requires sense and sensibility

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Members of TRAKS (Trails Association of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor) on a clean-up mission. Trail maintenance is a concern to many users.
Members of TRAKS (Trails Association of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor) on a clean-up mission. Trail maintenance is a concern to many users.

BUKIT Kiara was once considered to have some of the best inner-city mountain bike trails in the world, but not any more.

Bikers and joggers are unable to use the 15cm thick mud trails.
Bikers and joggers are unable to use the 15cm thick mud trails.

Horse riders are one of several stakeholders and no one wants a turf war.
Horse riders are one of several stakeholders and no one wants a turf war.

The hill underwent massive development four months ago. To the shock of the bikers, the two-metre wide trails were widened to eight metres.

The joggers who frequent the tracks in Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI), too, are not happy with what Kuala Lumpur City Hall has done. The work was completed a month ago, leaving a 20km long scar criss-crossing the hill.

The expansion was done to accommodate horse endurance racing and horseback riders from the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort.

Concerned residents, joggers and mountain bike enthusiasts are complaining that the work was haphazard, and fear the trails will not be properly maintained.

Huang Ying How, an avid mountain bike enthusiast and president of the Trails Association of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor (TRAKS), said only the initial land clearing had been done.

"The work related to slope protection, erosion control, drainage and compaction has yet to be done," said the 47-year-old.

He added that the new trails were inaccessible to the public.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 April 2008 )
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