Lurk Trails

Out with the old trails and in with the new!

Since the loss of our friend and fellow rider Luke Esgate, the city of Albany decided that the trails in Bryant Park, Also known as AREA 51 are going to be torn out this spring. However they have agreed to work with us and give us a new location that is accessible by vehicles in case of an emergency incident ever occurs. On the 16th we had our first meeting with the city and talked about our options and possibility's for the new trails. They have agreed to get us water hook ups and even pay for contractors to push around dirt for us. They suggested some spots where we could potentially put the new trails but nothing was set in stone. We came up with this spot because is has a 22 foot elevation drop and we thought it was the best we could work with. Bryant park has history in it of BMX and so we really didn't want to leave that location. 

This is the old location at area 51, submerged in water from flooding. 

 This is the hill that we are planning on starting the new trails at. As you can see there will be a lot of work to be done clearing the ground for the new trails (especially since it is littered with brick chunks)

This is the back of the hill with some ancient foundation still sitting atop of it. 22 foot drop elevation on the other side. 

Let us know if you are interested in helping with the new trails. We can use all the help we can get to make these trails better than the last.

This is a quick video of the new location for what we are starting to call the "Lurk trails"