Rode the cool new Lakeside Trail at Carvin's Cove over Labor Day weekend. Parked on Timberview and went up Trough. Rode the ridge of Brushy Mountain for quite a few miles.
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Passed a lot of fungi
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Stopped for a short test drive on the new free ride zone at the top of the old Gauntlet
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I like the berms, but the tabletops are wasted on me. One foot off the ground is my limit.:)
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And vise versa
To an old favorite arse kicker
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Down Hemlock Tunnel AKA Clownshead to the new Lakeside Trail
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Rawer and wilder than the rest at the Cove, this is a great ride if you are a mostly national forest rider like me.
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Eventually, it does make it to the lake
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Right across from the dam
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Don't let the name fool you. This is a challenging trail, I am guessing somewhere between a blue and a black. It is narrow with lots of exposure and a fair amount of climbing no matter which way you ride it. I believe that it is also the longest trail at Carvins Cove.
Comes out at the bottom of Gaunlet
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Good Stuff - thanks so much to the folks that built this and the other trails at The Cove.:) Trail Volunteers Rock!
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Passed a lot of fungi
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Stopped for a short test drive on the new free ride zone at the top of the old Gauntlet
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I like the berms, but the tabletops are wasted on me. One foot off the ground is my limit.:)
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And vise versa
To an old favorite arse kicker
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Down Hemlock Tunnel AKA Clownshead to the new Lakeside Trail
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Rawer and wilder than the rest at the Cove, this is a great ride if you are a mostly national forest rider like me.
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Eventually, it does make it to the lake
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Right across from the dam
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Don't let the name fool you. This is a challenging trail, I am guessing somewhere between a blue and a black. It is narrow with lots of exposure and a fair amount of climbing no matter which way you ride it. I believe that it is also the longest trail at Carvins Cove.
Comes out at the bottom of Gaunlet
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Good Stuff - thanks so much to the folks that built this and the other trails at The Cove.:) Trail Volunteers Rock!