Serendipitous ride this evening on the Jeht. Wasn't expecting it, but opportunity knocked and so I pumped up my flat rear tire too hard and off I trundled. Cold it were. Trails a bit mucky after yesterday's rain. Up through Vic to the top, via Worm at the last, then down the first Thomson. Back up the road and up the track to my stone shelter, hanging a right just before it, up and over the stile and up to the carpark (past the couples or stoners in their cars) straight into Cedric's track. Across this, over the stile, and down the greasy tech, lots of dabbing and scooting through slick tech to the next carpark. Straight through this (more stoner boy racers parked up) and continued along the trail above the road. At the saddle, I crossed the road, over the fence and onto the Traverse, climbing and cruising (avoiding puddles) all the way around to Huntsbury/Vernon saddle.
Across the road here onto Scott's Knob, techy greasy rooty over this, slippery and slow descent to the next saddle, then up the steps of the next bit and more slow greasy tech, picking my way down and across the road again at the same spot as a little earlier. Back around the pond and left onto the Traverse heading back to Vic. Lots of puddles again along this way, avoiding where possible. Into Vic trees, barely gaining enough speed for the first jump, then casing the second one with no where near enough speed. Down through the rabbit paddock and straight into the rocks, fast and smooth, and gums, slick and tricky.
Out through the skidder, along the road and left into the CAP trail, then peeling off this down the usual singletrack out to the end of the road and 19th. Below road from here, poaching Tawhairanui, then across the carpark and into my local, weavy blasty flow down through this, both jumps good, then out the 'To H'Ell' track early and fast tire cleaning spin home down road.
A moderate 10.7 kms and 415 m slipped upwardly.
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