Mianus then Old Mine

Early Morning Mianus Ride

I got out early today and arrived at Mianus at around 8am - the parking lot was already crazy full but I did get a spot. I rode pretty good today cleaning some terrain spots I normally don’t but the new reroute on the Treetops side still defeated me :-( . There’s a protruding stone near the bottom of the ascent I clammed on after trying a few times. But the ride down it was fun! I left Minaus around 11am and headed to Trumbull.

Old Mine

I decided to grab lunch and ride Old Mine - and parked in the back. Had a nice ride around the trails in the back and then did the top loop - no one was there and it was beautiful. I occasionally misjudge the width of my wider 29er handlebars and clipped my fingers on a tree on the edge of the trail.

I then headed down to Little Eden and descended on the easternmost single track. Nearing the bottom it got pretty overgrown but it was rideable. Of course, descending is easy!

Once at the lower level, I decided to take a rest at the top of the hill by the river at the rocky area and catch my breath before ascending.

I rode back to the eastern single track and did OK riding up until Little Eden. This superbly built up and over was a blast both ways.

The section from Little Eden up to Caldron Drive was super steep so I hiked it. But I did ride the last blast back to the double track and the slug back out up the hill. I was tired and headed on home!