Parked on Ashgrove Tce and rode around and up the trails behind Princess Margaret, up onto Lady Polson Lane and on up Hack and Dye. Above the Takahe I stayed on the road and at the 35 km sign, just out of the houses, headed down a trail someone (here at work) told me about. Upon entering I found a gazillion trails to try from, so mostly kept right, with the occasional crossing of other trails, made my way down the steeps. Some excessively steep stuff in here, and eventually across a log in the bottom and a short clamber to the lower reaches of Loess Rider. Into the park and up the lift, chatting with Josh and riding with a couple of his mates (who are trail volunteer crew for the park (and who told me of lots of plans)).
Off the lift, and Slummit Connector into Nun, then across the road and dropped into the Gov's Bay Trail. Dropping down this, it's running pretty smooth and then decided why the hell not all the way down, and zigged and zagged to the road corner driveway and dropped into the lower reaches, only my second time ever down this, first in daylight. Good wee trail down tho not as fun as it possibly should be, considering the climb it is back out. Which is what I did next. Ugh. Long bits of walking cos it was just too steep and hot.
On the way back up, looking back down. Nice bushy shade to rest in.
Up and up and up, riding as much as I could. Finally, out the top, across the road into the lowest end of Nun and then up the road and into Vic Park, dropping down across the rabbit paddock and into the rocks and gums, then Spazza's into Sneaky Ridge and bridges, off new bridges into old and down to hospital corner. Then up the hidden link into Old Skool. Finally following the roads back around to the car. Good spin.
20.96 kms ridden (and lifted), and 990 m climbed, of which 400 odd was lift...
Off the lift, and Slummit Connector into Nun, then across the road and dropped into the Gov's Bay Trail. Dropping down this, it's running pretty smooth and then decided why the hell not all the way down, and zigged and zagged to the road corner driveway and dropped into the lower reaches, only my second time ever down this, first in daylight. Good wee trail down tho not as fun as it possibly should be, considering the climb it is back out. Which is what I did next. Ugh. Long bits of walking cos it was just too steep and hot.
On the way back up, looking back down. Nice bushy shade to rest in.
Up and up and up, riding as much as I could. Finally, out the top, across the road into the lowest end of Nun and then up the road and into Vic Park, dropping down across the rabbit paddock and into the rocks and gums, then Spazza's into Sneaky Ridge and bridges, off new bridges into old and down to hospital corner. Then up the hidden link into Old Skool. Finally following the roads back around to the car. Good spin.
20.96 kms ridden (and lifted), and 990 m climbed, of which 400 odd was lift...
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