Mountain Bike Weekend

Specialized 29er

I took advantage of the three-day weekend to get in some mountain biking. One of the advantages of where we live is being close to both Wilkesboro and Collettsville. These two areas offer great mountain biking options. On Friday I took on the Overmountain Trail and Shinners loop at Kerr Scott Marina in Wilkesboro. This is the easiest of the three Kerr Scott trails. The trails were dry and in great shape. The leaves covering the trail made for some interesting encounters with rocks and roots, but overall was a great ride. The temperature was cool at the start but thanks to Under Armor I stayed pretty comfortable. Nice two hours in the woods on some sweet single track. I finished the day with a couple of hot dogs on the way home, great way to finish a ride.
On Saturday I choose to go to Collettsville for a long dirt road ride. I started on the Brown Mountain Beach Road. This ride took me to Mortimer where I took a left and climbed over Staircase, followed by a left turn onto School House Ridge Road. This is a pretty tough climb after coming across Staircase. School House ridge after the initial climb is great fast riding through a beautiful wooded area. The road eventually intersects with Edgemont Road and a wicked drop back to Mortimer. A right turn back onto Brown Mountain Beach Road and a steady ride back to the car. The weather was awesome and lots of people were enjoying the Brown Mountain area. I saw dozens of trout fishermen and also passed a large group of riders going in the other direction. The parking lot at Harper Creek Falls was packed with hikers on this beautiful fall day. A great weekend to be outside.

“The secret to mountain biking is pretty simple. The slower you go the more likely it is you’ll crash.” ~Julie Furtado

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~ by oldtown51 on November 13, 2011.