Slightly longer ride today in mostly similar conditions to yesterday.
It certainly pays to study your ride in detail as I encountered a few hiccups in two sections in the route.
The second mixup had me almost jump on a converted trail from an old railway line in Sudbury. When I approached the point where the route wanted to take me in the wrong direction I questioned the route and proceeded the way I thought was correct. I then passed where the route was wanted to take me and decided to investigate. I spoke with a few locals to enquire as to how passable the trail was with my bike. I received mixed responses and thought maybe this could be doable and avoid having to go through the town center during Boxing Day. Just as I was about to go for it a mountain biker passed me and spurted up the trail ramp and was gone. At this point I opted out and went through the town center on a diversion. Not as bad as I thought and after a few miles I was back on course.
Overall the traffic conditions were not that bad considering the day it was.
Route - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18142778
Recording - https://www.strava.com/activities/811815754
The first was to come across a section of a mud trail after 1/4 mile of smooth road which you can see to the right on the zoomed in image
Looking on the Garmin it appeared as a shortcut which was kind of silly given that it was hardly saving me that much time. Doubling back on the main road I was able to continue the long way round.
The second mixup had me almost jump on a converted trail from an old railway line in Sudbury. When I approached the point where the route wanted to take me in the wrong direction I questioned the route and proceeded the way I thought was correct. I then passed where the route was wanted to take me and decided to investigate. I spoke with a few locals to enquire as to how passable the trail was with my bike. I received mixed responses and thought maybe this could be doable and avoid having to go through the town center during Boxing Day. Just as I was about to go for it a mountain biker passed me and spurted up the trail ramp and was gone. At this point I opted out and went through the town center on a diversion. Not as bad as I thought and after a few miles I was back on course.
Overall the traffic conditions were not that bad considering the day it was.
Route - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18142778
Recording - https://www.strava.com/activities/811815754
Accumulative Mileage - 118.1 miles (190.14 km)
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