Killer of a ride today. Absolutely sucked every ounce of energy from me.
Headed up to Skidder, drank some water, refilled, then dropped down into CAP, spotting Toka, which I'd never done before, and heading in, given it leads to Askins and lower Gungho, both of which I knew. Well... it's not very long, in no time flat you're on Askins, jumpity jump, then eventually I peeled off into lower Gung-Ho, which was more my style. The combo should be called Tokaskungho...
At the bottom I had a rest then headed down through the carpark and out into the wetland tracks, following my nose out to Worsley's Rd. Headed up this, grind grind grind up then dropped off into Farside, somewhere I'd not ridden for over 5 years - long time since. All the way into the bottom of the valley and meandered down and out to Penruddock, then over Happy Home, cruising from here into the wetlands area, finding my way across towards the Quarry park.
In here, drinking heaps and refilling again, and up to Download, then climbing C2, Crocodile, Low-Road, Siberia and finally the long and painful grind up Kennedy's. Heesh, what a bastard. Across the Summit Rd, and climbing up the Mt Ada track, surprisingly long way to where the crater rim track crosses, peeling left here for a fun blast down to the saddle, then onto the road to cruise around and enter Lower Nun for a hefty rockstrewn descent. Surprisingly the Park was shut by this stage, but I guess it was 6.30ish.
Up the Summit into the top of Vic Park for the usual fun, down around the jumpies, down the rabbit, into the rocks, gums, pop and weave all the way down to 19th, then road from here to dogparkcarpark and entered the overgrown ways around and through lots of lovely bermy fun, good jumps, and nice flow out to the very bottom. Clamber, road, home.
Substantial 25 kms with 806 m climbed - no wonder I'm so stuffed.
Off to Poteriteri early tomorrow.
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