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Date: June 11, 2009

Place: Tantalus Bike Shop or at the yellow gate at the end of Perth

Time: 6:00 (Tantalus) 6:30 (Perth

Ride Length: 1.5-2 hrs

Difficulty: There are two rides this week, one that is easy-intermediate and one that is intermediate. See below for details!

Routes:

Easy-Intermediate: Up Mashiter Trail & powerline road, down Rob’s Corners, Cliff’s Corners, and Mashiter Trail.

Intermediate: Up Mashiter Trail, powerline road & Alice Ridge FSR. Down Ed’s Bypass, Rob’s Corners, Cliff’s Corners, Mashiter Trail, Roller Coaster, and Trestle Trail (if you rode up from Tantalus).

Jen showing some “bike-body separation” on Rob’s Corners

Mashiter Trail is an old gravel road that climbs from the Highlands to just below Edith Lake. It is a great access to all the Alice Lake area trails. Most of the climb will be in the shade.

The Corners are both blue trails, they are in fabulous shape- they’ve bermed the corners and smoothed out some of the rough spots. This ride will be a great one for those of you who are working on cornering.

Ed’s Bypass is a blue trail with a tricky steep section at the end. We can stop there to give it a few trys.

Roller Coaster is an easy black. It starts with lots of fun corners that loop through the woods. Towards the end, this trail gets steeper and has a nice section of bermed corners. The last bit can be unnerving- it is a steep section of sometimes loose gravel. I find the line to the right to be the most smooth.

Trestle Trail is an easy blue trail that descends from the end of Pia and Condor to Coho Park.

Be ready to ride uphill for about forty five minutes- bring water and snacks!

See you there!!

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