The schedule is now up for the 2025 Honey Badger rides. If you click HERE it will take you over to the calendar with links t all the rides. There’s a couple less rides compared to 2024 for a few reasons. The rides kept me busy enough in 2024 clearing trees that I didn’t get out to actually scout any new routes. By scaling back on the scheduled group rides, hopefully it will free up a bit more of my time to really learn some new areas that I’ve only seen briefly and then, ultimately add some new routes for us to enjoy.

The Copco Honey Badger ride is back (tentatively). The road is expected to be open as of January 1, 2025 once they’re done removing the Copco, Iron Gate 1 and 2, and JC Boyle dams. It’s bound to look strikingly different riding next to the Klamath River instead of the reservoirs. The ride has been renamed the Klamath River Honey Badger to reflect the new scenery.

Wimer Honey Badger has been renamed Elderberry Flats. When I was first scouting the route out there, it was originally going to start and finish in the town of Wimer. Obviously that didn’t pan out and the ride start/finish is close to the Elderberry Flats campground. It’s also been shifted back to May for some warmer weather after the sleet and hail of 2024. It also means that the campground will be open so camping the night before or the night after is an option.

Greenspings Honey Badger is no longer a group ride. There’s a large section of the ride that is gated and off limits to vehicles. That means that if there were to be an accident or a mechanical, I wouldn’t have the ability to load up in my truck and pick you up or easily have an ambulance (god forbid) get to you.
That section is the classic canal part of the ride and it really does pain me to not have it as a full on group ride. The route is still ridable whenever you want. Feel free to download the GPS track and enjoy it when it fits your schedule. I strongly encourage you to wrangle some of your friends and go ride it on your own and share it with others if they haven’t ridden it yet.

Trestle Honey Badger is another one that I’m not comfortable to put on as a group ride for the next year. The area around the church in Hilt where we have been allowed to park has been sold and the new owners don’t want folks parking there. They are especially concerned about vehicles parking in the longer, dry grass next to the church do to the risk of fires. I’ve changed the GPS tracks on the routes to reflect parking at the bottom of Trestle Rd. That area is much less fire prone, but wouldn’t support the 20-30 vehicles we have turn out for a group ride. I’d rather have one less group ride than to lose access to the route completely. So please go and ride it with your friends, but be nice.

Lastly, the Lost Creek Honey Badger is going to take some time off. It’s received a ton more logging activity this last year and some of the amazing views have really taken a beating.

All the dates are tentative and can change in the future, so make certain you check back from time to time to stay up on the most recent updates. Also, there’s going to be some tweaks to a couple of the routes so make certain you download the latest GPS track before you show up to the group ride.

Thanks again for all the support and I can’t wait to see you all out there in 2025. Remember, if you want to help support Honey Badger Rides, you can Buy Me A Coffee or if Venmo is your thing, I can be found there at @Thom-Kneeland