Biking (Mountain) 2:30:00 [2] 17.5 km (8:34 / km) +650m 7:14 / km
Quadra Island
A figure 8 loop of:
Bite the Bullet, Lady Lumps, Cash Only, Rose Garden, Dick's Ride, Yellow Mud, Mud Lake, Ridge Trail, Seven Sins, Dead Fish, Walden Road, Straight as a Dime, Silk Stockings, Back Door, Little Black Dress, Silk
Stockings.
Did our climbs on the less-used trails so that we could descend the most popular trails. As a result, a lot of the climbing wasn't as flowy and parts of Yellow Mud could use to be trimmed wider and have a few fallen trees removed. I think most locals probably ride up the roads and then descend on these popular trails.
The descents of Dead Fish, Back Door, Little Black Dress and Silk Stockings were good but maybe not enough to justify what felt like a fair bit of non-flowy climbing... And/or we were also a bit tired from the hike (maybe it could flow a little better with a little more speed).
Glad we checked it out, definitely enjoyed some sections of it, but I wouldn't rush out of my way to hit it again. Maybe if I was already on Quadra Island.