I'm kind of curious how much slower I am than most riders in my area, so I thought I'd start a thread so people could post some of their average times on local trails. I'd like to get an idea of where I might be in relation to some more experienced riders. Not sure if I'd ever ride competetively, but I'd like see how far behind other riders I am. I've been trying to keep a log of my rides, here's a few of my average ride times, including breaks:
Cookie: Dog Graveyard up to Cookie, down Tillman trail. Approx 4 miles, usually just under an hour.
Mud pond: 4.2 miles, usually just under an hour
Narrowback/Festival: Dog graveyard, up to Festival, then down to fire road, climb back up to ridge then down to house foundation. 9.5 miles, just over 2 hours.
Lookout Mountain: Loop starting with North River Gorge from parking area. 13.2 miles, about 3 hours.
Trimble Mtn: It was really hot and humid so we were dragging this day, and took a lot of breaks. About 4 miles, 1 hour 25 minutes (yeah, thats pretty bad).
Reddish Knob: Parked at bottom of Tillman trail, up the road, then down Hearthstone. Just over 21 miles and a little over 4 hours.
Apparently I average about 4-5 mph on climbs and rock, rolling parts.
So here's your chance to crush my spirit. Lets see what you've got.
Cookie: Dog Graveyard up to Cookie, down Tillman trail. Approx 4 miles, usually just under an hour.
Mud pond: 4.2 miles, usually just under an hour
Narrowback/Festival: Dog graveyard, up to Festival, then down to fire road, climb back up to ridge then down to house foundation. 9.5 miles, just over 2 hours.
Lookout Mountain: Loop starting with North River Gorge from parking area. 13.2 miles, about 3 hours.
Trimble Mtn: It was really hot and humid so we were dragging this day, and took a lot of breaks. About 4 miles, 1 hour 25 minutes (yeah, thats pretty bad).
Reddish Knob: Parked at bottom of Tillman trail, up the road, then down Hearthstone. Just over 21 miles and a little over 4 hours.
Apparently I average about 4-5 mph on climbs and rock, rolling parts.
So here's your chance to crush my spirit. Lets see what you've got.