Now the kids are back at school I’ve got time to ride. Just joking, with 3 kids, a hurricane and sickness there has only 2 out of 10 days when they’ve all made it!
What are some good trails for solo riding. I’ve been spending a bit of time at Fight but it’s time to branch out.
Looking for trails with a good amount of traffic throughout the day, easy to navigate and doesn’t range too far from the trail head. Also no dangerous animals would be a bonus! (I come from a country where nothing can kill you)
Have you been to the norawarren trails yet? Just down the road from fight.
Not much distance (yet) but well signed and nice for a bit of variety.
If you have the time, getting out of the city to the empire trails in gore or Victoria park in Truro would fit the bill.
If you want to go even further, take the kids to a day trip on the weekend up to keppoch, near Antigonish, about a 2.5 hr drive from halifax. You can shuttle or climb up yourself, really well signed. Lots of great trails. Depending on how old your kids are, there should be lots for them to do at the base- riding the pumptrack and the little peak trail,climbing boulders disc golf and a nice base lodge with fireplace, coffee/hot chocolate for sale. The leaves will probably be changing colours soon, making for nice viewing on the drive up and from the summit
As for animals I wouldn’t be too concerned they don’t want anything to do with you and it’s rare to even see any that would be a threat, they hear and smell you coming long before you see them. I’ve spent decades in the woods in NS and have never had an encounter with an animal that I would consider dangerous. In reality this time of year I’d be more concerned with the people looking to shoot the animals in the woods than the animals themselves.
Forgot about Brunello ($5 +tax/hour) pay to play… very small right now, just shy of 2.5km of trail.
I left Whopper out because it doesn’t really fall into the criteria of being easy to navigate unless you are quite familiar with it. Same with Spider Lake. Although both are quite popular and I wouldn’t think twice about riding there alone.
I’ve ridden Norrawarren and Whopper on Tuesday night rides. Whopper seemed a bit too isolated to ride without knowing my way around. I may go up there and have a nosy around. I’ve found the Trailforks on the Garmin pretty good for following tracks
Norrawarren is definitely a goer.
I’ve taken the kids to Brunello but it’s too short at the moment for a decent ride.
If you’re up for Bowater, I’d be up for getting lost with you. It is in my back-yard and would be up for doing some exploring.
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I wouldn’t recommend Bowater unless you’re with someone that knows it. It’s not on trailforks and there’s no maps. Also travelling in the wrong direction without linking up the different areas will quickly suck the fun right out of it.
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