A super fun link-up of trails with great corners, ridge tops and rolling hills.
Dan suggested this link up of different trails where we ride out from Station Flats on Ridgebacks 1 and 2 and then up onto Bobcat, which climbs up to Ranger Summit. From Ranger Summit, we could get back across via Snakes & Ladders and then come back on Ridgesbacks 3, 2, and 1. I said, “Hey, great idea. Let’s do it.”
We had done Ridgebacks 1 & 2 already this year so that section was familiar. It was very fun and fast and I was so focused on the riding there that I didn’t take any photos.
On Bobcat I finally stopped (had to catch my breath, big ascent) and took a couple. It was a great trail, smooth and flowing in lots of places, but almost entirely uphill the way we did it.
The ride down Snakes & Ladders was incredibly fun! The twists and turns flowed back and forth down a hillside. Never too steep and rarely flat. The downhill section ended at a bridge over Ranger Creek. The uphill section was a lot of work but well worth the fun on the downhill. Dan and I agreed this is our new favourite mountain bike trail.
Here a photo from Ridgeback 3. We accessed this trail from the end of Snakes & Ladders where it topped out on the top of a ridge. Ridgeback 3 then travelled along the top of the ridge with some fun down and up sections. In some parts the trail was covered with rocks and loose gravel. In other places the trees were so narrow, I caught a handle bar on one and the bike went over. I leaned against a tree to stay upright. Good thing I was moving slowly through them!
Distance – about 22 km and 900 meters elevation gain. I didn’t get a precise reading because my phone died along the way.
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