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| Mtn Biking | 15.00 Miles |
1,172 AEG |
| | Mtn Biking | 15.00 Miles | 1 Hour 51 Mns | | 8.18 mph |
| 1,172 ft AEG | 1 Min Break | 8 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | | I've ridden parts of Gadsden trail so many times, but never the whole trail, end to end, in one go. Took the fat bike over to EMRP to do just that today. To my surprise, actually found a line of cars waiting to get past the entrance station. The rodeo grounds are closed for the next 2 years so I parked at my next favorite spot, Navy South. Crossed Casey Abbott road and took Horseshoe trail over to Toothaker for a few feet, the clockwise on Buttterfield to Gadsden, Pedersen, Toothaker, and back on Horseshoe to the parking lot. It was a bit windy on Butterfield and Gadsden. I thought going downhill at the sandy south end of Gadsden would be better than my normal up direction, but the hoofed out sand really beat me up. The south end of Toothaker is starting to look back again, it's good from Rainbow Valley north. Saw 2 horseback riders on Butterfield. There's a section of the parking area right at Horseshoe trailhead that's roped off for horse trailer parking. Lots of hikers out on the trails, mostly close to Horseshoe. Saw 2 or 3 bikers. |
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Temps were supposedly 109, but there were some slow moving clouds that kept me in the shade for a good portion of the run. 
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It was rocky but certainly not slippery. The section of the trail was wide enough for most runners. After that it switched to single track (which was rocky) then back again to wider trail. I managed to take a couple of pictures as the skies cleared midway through the run. Nice downhill section by mile 3, again rocky but not slick.
