Alright all you Damn Yankees have I got a loop for you. Like my previous post stated, the first three miles will be on some of the easier, well marked trails.
The next two to three miles will be a combination of some good, tight single-track linked together with sections of the chewed up hare scrambles track. This section is not well marked so don't try any alternate lines.
This will take us up to three miles of two-track that has some shallow water crossings that shouldn't cause any trouble. Just keep an eye out for the re-routes around blow downs.
Then we'll hit some more downhill single-track. At first this won't seem too bad, but then it turns into Oh Sh!t Hill (that's the name of this trail). Eventually we'll snake our way along the hillside on some off-camber stuff, then over a few logs for a couple miles before turning back uphill and onto the two-track again.
The next four miles will have some more water crossings and big mud holes topped off with a rocky hill climb up to a spot that has a view of a lake.
From there we'll back track about five miles and then drop into some good downhill singletrack. From here it's about two to three miles back to the parking area. This will be the second toughest part of the entire ride. Just be glad we're not doing it on the side of a hill this time. :eek:
This loop should take no more than three hours to complete. After that we can ride some other stuff depending on how everyone feels.
---Woods