Darling Hydroline Weekend 9 - 11th April (canceled)

Hi guys, since we are delaying the Ottawa valley route to sometime in May (most likely for the end of May),
there is a suggestion to do a camping + offroad + hiking around Calabogie:

Friday - For anyone coming from far away, we will be arriving at night and camping in the area.

Saturday - Darling Hydroline, rated 2 on of4wd trails (possibility of snow will increase the rating of this trail). This is not a Snowmobile trail.

Sunday - Other easy trails/gravel roads

Hiking: there is a chance we could do a small hike on any of the days to a couple of cool spots

Dates: 1st half of April.

Camping: there is a few crown land options around Calabogie

 

Let's start a list of people that are interested in going so we can finalize a plan. Its just a month away.

Going:

@vonclicas

 

I might be wrong but isn't that when the spring clean up is going on?

 

Ardbeg is may 1st.
Darling I am thinking for April 2nd or 9th

 

Oh. I did not see it said 1st half of April.
Anyway carry on.

 

some pics of the area

 

30 minutes away we have calabogie area/ wabun lake.

Black Donald Trail and Calabogie Line

 

Depending on how some things shake out in the next few weeks, I may be able to join for a day.
Weekend of the 9th would prolly work out better for me.

 

Count me in for that trip

 

Going:

@vonclicas
@Kronan49
@philth (Maybe for weekend of 9th)

 

@bzzr2

this one?

 

all crown around there

 

i believe so! been a few yrs, but the road into the lake is car accessible, then at the launch/beach on the left there is a fun/scary looking hill that goes around and reconnects to the hydro line. the OVO crew can confirm. i mostly know that spot from wheeling way way back as a stock friendly run with some extras, by stock friendly that doesn't mean it isn't rough, it is not a basic gravel road but is fun as i recall

 

I am up for it, I have some small things to fix with the car, I hope all will be done by then.

 

I do rally want to go on this but I am committed to the cleanup and that is very close to this. But that place looks great and those camping spots are spot on. Looks like its going to be a hell of an opener for the season of wheeling. Enjoy guys take lots of pics and let us know how the bugs are...

 

I'm interested for this run since it's in my neck of the woods... I've ran the Mazinaw a bunch of times (runs parallel to Darling)
i thought you were originally gonna go north bay area.

Found a video of "conditions" (imply snow) for Darling hydro line from 2 days ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lf7oOAx8ew

 

Nice teaser,
let's see if we still have snow at that time.

Temperatures may run between 0 and 10C

 

I think that trail is part of ofsc right now.
If we finish darling soon, and if there is no snow and ice and if the others want, we can look at calabogie or black Donald

 

Going:

@vonclicas
@Kronan49
@philth (Maybe for weekend of 9th)
@416HDJ80
@Shveet
Júlio (4runner)

 

Feel free to add yourself to the list on a new post.

Dates are set to 9 to 11th of April