| Ride Stats |
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Distance:
6.26 miles
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Route:
Kin-Mor-Way Trails
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Time: 00:57:28
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Avg Speed:
6.54 mph
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Max Speed:
0.00 mph
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Avg HR: 135 bpm
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Max HR: 151 bpm
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Calories Burned: 0
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Weight:
183
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Altitude Gain:
0 ft
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Terrain: Off: XC
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Bike: Cannondale Rush Trail/AM
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| Club: Secular Cycleism |
| Weather Conditions: Sunny. 50°. |
Ride Description: Checked out the new singletrack. Not too bad. Slow but the ground is soft. And the south end switchback still needs a little work, as it is still a little tight.
HR includes 4 and a half minutes of rest, taking pictures. |
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We have 16.06 acres in the back yard, about 8 acres of it is prairie with mowed trails, and about 7 acres are wooded. There's also an old limestone quarry at the south end.
I've been working on building some singletrack in the wooded section this Spring. (Part of the reason I haven't ridden much this year)
It's fairly flat back there so I tried to take advantage of any hills or elevation change I could find. I ended up making two bench-cut switchbacks that were a lot of work, but look nice. They are very tight and slow and will need some tweaking. After they get ridden on and pack down they should ride much better.
I cleared a long straight section of old trail that had grown in a bit and connected the new singletrack to it. The mosquitoes will be out soon so I think I'm done building trail until Fall. So until then I think I'll just ride and tweak the new trail and start adding new sections one at a time.
I doubt I'll do anymore bench-cutting, it's too much work. (although it is fun and looks sweet) If I'm the only one riding them, erosion won't be a problem.
There's a cool section at the south end I may work on next. Maybe I'll add some technical trail features with logs, rocks and maybe a bridge.
Maybe a short section through the quarry would be fun.
But for now, it's time to ride the new stuff.
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