The actual trip included about 122 trails or trail segments on about 23 different trail “systems” in 18 days of riding. It took 22 days in all. The extra 4 days were rain and travel days. All said and done it was about 352 miles of trail, but some of that mileage was dirt and …
By Morgan Tilton source How an endurance runner jumped into bikepacking and achieved one of Colorado’s most radical records. Before sunrise on July 26, ultrarunner Joe Grant pedaled away from his home in Gold Hill to pursue a fully self-supported trip around the Centennial State’s tallest peaks–the Tour de Fourteeners. His goal was simple: Pedal to and …
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I went here because Eddie Walsh from Tahawus Trails suggested I check it out. He actually told me to go to the Norwich University Outdoor Center Trail Network, but I ended up at Green Mountain instead. Mainly because it turns out it was (partly) built by the same trail builder as Norwich, Sinuosity (I imagine …
gps: http://www.geoladders.com/show_route.php?route=64796 pics: http://www.panoramio.com/user/7360633/tags/MTB%20Rides-CA-Santa%20Fe%20Valley-%20Del%20Dios%20Gorge-%20Hodges
one of many versions: pics: http://www.panoramio.com/user/7360633/tags/MTB%20RIDES-CA-San%20Diego-Elfin%20Hodges%20Loop gps: http://www.geoladders.com/show_route.php?route=65078
route: http://www.geoladders.com/show_route.php?route=61751 I think there is more trail being built in this area? and potentially some currently off-limits trails may be opened to bikes thanks to the Central Coast Concerned Mountain Bikers photos: http://www.panoramio.com/user/7360633/tags/MTB%20Rides-CA-Morro%20Bay-Montana%20De%20Oro
I lived in Livermore for about two years to help build the Wente Vineyards golf course. Helping build the course is one of the highlights of my life. I worked damn hard to help grow-in and open the course– quite often there before sunrise and well after sunset. When I had a free minute I …
route: http://www.geoladders.com/show_route.php?route=39715 photos: http://www.panoramio.com/user/7360633/tags/MTB%20Rides-CA-Big%20Bear%202012 our ride: http://www.geoladders.com/active.php?filter_rt=39715&activity=1&sort_by=5&user_id=4154#trips it was a good time, and the temps were perfect a little more fire road than we wanted to do, but it was still a nice ride
my post with photos and write-up at SDMBA’s site: here