Originally Posted by
donheff
It is funny how you can live someplace for years and not notice a nice ride nearby.
You want to get out more.
I ride North of my house sometimes but no cafes out that way so I don't do it very often. But if I want short sharp hills and plenty of them- I go there. Went out with an occasional rider a few months ago and he took me up some lanes that I never knew existed. I was looking for the return as we had done a lot of climbing in a few hours and would have enjoyed the Downhill but he took me just a bit further on and showed me a neglected MUP that I never knew existed. It was an old drovers trail that had a hard surface put over it and it was good riding. Only problem this put us 30 miles from home and the wrong side of a steep hill that I did not want to do on a cloudy day that has just turned to rain.