Old Mine Road

[Mountain Goat]

Anyone know why Old Mine Road between Millbrook to WSF is closed for the winter?

Edited November 29, 2024 by Mountain Goat

[Roon]

Been closed all summer 

[Dave B.]

Park service website states that section of Old Mine Rd will remain closed for the winter.  Also the dirt section of Old Mine around the Van Campen Inn will be closed and the northern section from Mettler Rd to Rt 206 will not receive any winter maintenance, I.e. plowing, salting, etc.

[mike033089]

They did open it a couple months ago after the paving project.  Wonder if this will become a yearly thing to protect the new road.  No salt and wear and tear of a plow?  I though I read most roads there will close Jan or the first significant snow fall.  Haven’t had the snow yet though.  

[Greybeard]

They closed sunrise and sawmill because of the snow.  Anybody know if they are still closed or will be reopened if there is no more snow on them or if they will remain closed now?  Usually they wait until after 6 day.  

[LittleM]

Lazy government assholes on a power trip to exclude the public from PUBLIC lands.

[kohunter]

On 11/29/2024 at 5:02 AM, mike033089 said:

They did open it a couple months ago after the paving project.  Wonder if this will become a yearly thing to protect the new road.  No salt and wear and tear of a plow?  I though I read most roads there will close Jan or the first significant snow fall.  Haven’t had the snow yet though.  

I noticed in October, they only paved from Worthington to the Calno school house.  Maybe there going to finish paving? Too cold right?

[Nomad]

As per the "Director", "roads will open and close spontaneously, and without notice, at the whim of the "Director", regardless of paving, repairs, snow or other otherwise irrelevant factors that do not supersede the "Directors" wishes and whims".

Edited December 3, 2024 by Nomad