Out on my own tonight and probably could have done a proper ride or even a fatty ride on the trails, but figured they were sorta off limits so just had the Troll in the car.
Parked at McCormack's Bay, usual spot, treadled around and grabbed some water and then proceeded to follow my nose... Around the edge of the park, picking up a nice wee singletrack that petered out, so found my way to the bridge and followed the track from there. Around towards town, and just past Mt Pleasant Rd headed up a steep wee 'alleyway' (aka Rangatira Tce), right onto Quarry Rd through the park and down The Brae, not realising I could have headed left on it up to St Andrews. Along the Main Rd for a minute then ducked up Te Awakura Tce, crossed St Andrews and on upwards, around and up the alleyway to Cannon Hill. Down this, fast, right at the bottom and along what's known as Ferrymead Tce, then across the bridge and into the towpath. Met a guy on a commuter cyclocross in here, our lights clashing, then had the rest of the greasy way to myself. Quite squirrelly in parts.
Across the Tunnel Rd bridge and back down the other side, super greasy and squirrelly along here, slick tires finding little purchase. I proceeded around the ex-maori village site and then stayed on tracks that followed the Ferrymead Park Drive. Took a wrong turn and found a greasy dead end, so back to the Drive and on up into Heathcote. Up through the school and out onto Bridle Path Rd, up this as far as the Gondola turn off, and then back, lots of speed, down to Morgans Valley Rd. Up this to the top, the steepness of the upper end proving a good work out on the Troll's gearing. Turned around and bombed back down and hung a right on Bridle Path Rd, down to Cannon Hill.
Up Cannon, checking out Chablis Pl, and choosing to stay on Cannon all the way, again, steepness near the top giving a damned good work out. Around the top of the Crescent and down to Freeman, then left on Major Hornbrook, right into Billy's, and right into Mt Pleasant Rd, proceeding up this til Drayton. Down here into the McCormacks Bay tracks, sidling (surprisingly some climbing) around to the main valley track and taking this down, a bit greasy, to the bridge, then around and up the zig zags to Avery Place, the steep in here getting the better of me and making me walk for a stretch.
Up Avery and left on Glenstrae, right into Daring Lane, and down the zig zags we discovered a few weeks back, onto Challenger Ln. I had a look up here at Defender Lane which supposedly has a way back up to Glenstrae, but it was a 'Private' r.o.w, so I left it to it, and turned tail and bombed high speed down Challenger - Egnot Heights, left into Taupata and then back to the car on the flat.
All over the place... 23 kms and 477 m of climbiness
Parked at McCormack's Bay, usual spot, treadled around and grabbed some water and then proceeded to follow my nose... Around the edge of the park, picking up a nice wee singletrack that petered out, so found my way to the bridge and followed the track from there. Around towards town, and just past Mt Pleasant Rd headed up a steep wee 'alleyway' (aka Rangatira Tce), right onto Quarry Rd through the park and down The Brae, not realising I could have headed left on it up to St Andrews. Along the Main Rd for a minute then ducked up Te Awakura Tce, crossed St Andrews and on upwards, around and up the alleyway to Cannon Hill. Down this, fast, right at the bottom and along what's known as Ferrymead Tce, then across the bridge and into the towpath. Met a guy on a commuter cyclocross in here, our lights clashing, then had the rest of the greasy way to myself. Quite squirrelly in parts.
Across the Tunnel Rd bridge and back down the other side, super greasy and squirrelly along here, slick tires finding little purchase. I proceeded around the ex-maori village site and then stayed on tracks that followed the Ferrymead Park Drive. Took a wrong turn and found a greasy dead end, so back to the Drive and on up into Heathcote. Up through the school and out onto Bridle Path Rd, up this as far as the Gondola turn off, and then back, lots of speed, down to Morgans Valley Rd. Up this to the top, the steepness of the upper end proving a good work out on the Troll's gearing. Turned around and bombed back down and hung a right on Bridle Path Rd, down to Cannon Hill.
Up Cannon, checking out Chablis Pl, and choosing to stay on Cannon all the way, again, steepness near the top giving a damned good work out. Around the top of the Crescent and down to Freeman, then left on Major Hornbrook, right into Billy's, and right into Mt Pleasant Rd, proceeding up this til Drayton. Down here into the McCormacks Bay tracks, sidling (surprisingly some climbing) around to the main valley track and taking this down, a bit greasy, to the bridge, then around and up the zig zags to Avery Place, the steep in here getting the better of me and making me walk for a stretch.
Up Avery and left on Glenstrae, right into Daring Lane, and down the zig zags we discovered a few weeks back, onto Challenger Ln. I had a look up here at Defender Lane which supposedly has a way back up to Glenstrae, but it was a 'Private' r.o.w, so I left it to it, and turned tail and bombed high speed down Challenger - Egnot Heights, left into Taupata and then back to the car on the flat.
All over the place... 23 kms and 477 m of climbiness
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