Peterborough Plus

 Peterborough, ON

Peterborough Skatepark Plus

Peterborough got a beautiful new addition in an ongoing Bonnerworth Park Revitalization.

The Old Park - Gone. 

Just Kidding!

The old park's not going anywhere, the new addition is just as large and a pump track is on the way.  Is it a new skatepark or just a Phase 2? I put that question to the online community and they've allowed me to call this PARK 585!

The new stuff is right next to the old park so there's been a few park to park transfers. This is literally like the dreams I used to have that led to the title 'Spott Dreams of Skateparks' 

Local Advocates have been working for years to bring this project to life.

The design was done by CRC.

The build was done by Drop-In.

Clips.

Review and Tour.

This QP and the other lone quarter on the edge of the park appear to be last min additions by the builder. Great move as it made the park better with a corner to hit and something to gain speed for the ledge section.  The preliminary design is below.

There's a great variety of rails and ledges.  The quarter pipes are smooth with great transitions and you don't feel any of the seams.

Landscaping desperately needed.  Til it's done, bring a broom.

Compared to Waterford, the coping reveal is much better, the coping size is perfect and the coping material is perfect.

Nice Corner Hip.

Curved Slappy Curb on the Bank.

Nice bank to ledge with a step-up gap.

Long QP wall with pocket and hip.

Nice little corner QP.

Rainbow ledge with rail and low ledge/manny pad.

This is the concrete work I'm most critical of.  The last park I hit (McDuffe - built by CRC) had some wonky finishing lines.  The other side of this feature has much cleaner finishing.

The Kicker to Kicker gap feature.  

It sits parallel to the Bank to Ledge. 

Stoked that the rails are all fixed in the concrete. 

There's a good amount of space between features so I felt the rail could have been about a foot further from the kicker without affecting the bank to ledge. I'm not a fan of planters in skateparks. The trees drop leaves/seeds and the mulch often gets into the park, especially when it pours. Yes, I'm picky. When you've been to 580+ skateparks you can be. 

The Ledge was a perfect height and the peak in the middle is a unique feature.  The Local Advocates have let me know it's inspired by the Peterborough Lift Lock metal work. The Lift Locks are a National Historic Site

The Ledges Feature. Multiple out ledges, banked ledges, down rail and a rainbow rail. This section alone would make a dope spot. 

It sits next to the Rainbow Ledge feature.

This rail. I personally would rather have a double barrel rainbow rail because I'm old and don't grind rails that well. Hippy Jumps it is!

So that's it. I give it an E for excellent.  Not perfect. 8.5/10.

Here's a good way to judge a skatepark. 

Would you be bummed if it was Your local?

I would not be.

There's plenty to love, ride and progress on.

This is the concept.  The Pickleballers came out on top, sending the tennis courts to another park under revitalization. Here you can see where Drop-in made some tweaks (the 2 QP's) and the future Pump Track.

Forrest helping me with this post.

Good Boy.