Bike 2:25:00 [3] 19.0 km (7.9 kph) +820m
Solo Hartland exploration on some of the outer trails. No trail markers out there and with a wonky trailforks app took a few wrong turns. Was hoping I was where I thought I was as it got closer to 5:30 but popped out onto South Ridge around that time - phew. Rough loop was regional trail to North Ridge to Bubble Wrap. This trail was great - old school tech but still felt flowy and nice open rock sections and lots of Arbutus trees. Damp rock and roots but only a few times did that cause problems. Then back up the RT and South Ridge to Cache (good techy climb) via Trillium and onto Legend. Really felt like I was in the middle of nowhere on this trail. Pretty relentless technical singletrack - fun but some hike-a-bike. More trails than what was on the map which led to some confusion but after a couple wrong turns figured things out and popped out on South Ridge and Fun trail. Took the fastest way back to the parking lot at that point. I have to say that my last few rides at Hartland have really given me an appreciation that there is more good riding here than I thought.
