The MORC Trail Conditions Forum is the best place to get up-to-date trail conditions for singletrack around the Twin Cities area. There has been a mobile app for IOS for some time now and Apple device users have had trail condition updates at their fingertips. Just recently an Android version of the app was launched for the rest of us. I have been waiting a long time for this release and now it's finally here.
Although the MORC Trail Conditions app for Android is still pretty limited in its first release, it still uses data populated from the MORC Trail Conditions Forum in a list form with easy to understand icons as seen below. Information for Monticello, Memorial Trail in Red Wing, Jail Trail in St.Cloud, Whitetail Ridge in River Falls, WI and Woolly in St. Croix Falls, WI are also included in this first release.
Andrew Reitz, the app's developer stated "the plan is to keep adding features such as the ability to get push notifications for your favorite trail when the trail status changes, see twitter updates and much more. Stay tuned!"
The MORC Trail Conditions app is free and feedback can be submitted by contacting @andrewreitz_ on Twitter.
For Apple device users, the MORC Trails app has been updated on November 9th to be compatible with IOS 11. The app is a little more advanced than the Android version because it has been out much longer and has had updates along the way. Links to the Trail Conditions Forum and Trail Forum are found at the bottom of each trail's page. The MORC Trails is free and available in the iTunes App Store.
This app requires IOS 9.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Both of these apps let you see the latest MORC Trail Conditions on your phone or mobile device anytime so you can plan accordingly and avoid showing up to a closed trail. With winter fast approaching these mobile apps will be a useful tool for fatbikers to help determine tire choice and pressure to get the best traction out on the trail. Remember, never ride wet trails.
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