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AerixJ
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« on: August 12, 2010, 04:42:00 PM »

With the heart of Wildcat under water, I've had to come up with a new loop and thought I'd share it.

My old loop went like this:

2nd Lot > Bobcat > Cat's Tail > Lolligagger > Jackrabbit > Devil's Dip > Colossus (w sidebar) > Plateau > Cotton Candy > Devil's Dip > Jackrabbit > Lolligager > Fireroad > Cambr Freeway > Wildcat > Vortex (w sidebar) > Boulder Dash > Anaconda > Vertical Velocity (through most of loop) > Wildcat (backwards) > Dominator > Anaconda (backwards) > Boulder Dash > Vortex > Cambr Freeway > Vertical Velocity (backwards at loop) > Wildcat > 2nd Lot

It was about 7.2 miles or so, and it typically took me 55 minutes or so.

Here's my new loop:

2nd Lot > Bobcat > Cat's Tail > Lolligagger > Jackrabbit > Devil's Dip > Colossus (w sidebar) > Plateau > Cotton Candy > Devil's Dip > Jackrabbit > Lolligager > Fireroad > Cambr Freeway > Dominator > Wildcat (up to 1st VV entry) > Vertical Velocity (from loop back) > Anaconda (backwards) > Boulder Dash > Vortex > Kentucky Rumbler (clockwise) > Vortex (w sidebar) > Boulder Dash > Anaconda > Vertical Velocity (backwards at loop) > Wildcat > 2nd Lot

This loop is something like 6.7 miles or so. But without being able to crank it on Cambr Freeway, it's a little slower going. Tough.

Hope I've got this right. Many of the new names on trails (new to the latest map, anyway) are unfamiliar.

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« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2010, 02:57:30 PM »

Looks good, Ill give it a whirl. I havent been starting from lot two since I started riding to SWK from my house. Today was the first time in a couple weeks that I even hit the bobcat/wildcat area.

My loop:
Start @ Galena Rd/Orchard>SWK Free 4.5miles with a hill and some grass to ride on to keep things interesting on the way and a good cool down back home.
@ SWK>1st Lot freeway>Kentucky(clockwise or counter)>Freeway>Vortex w/option>Quary>Freeway>Anaconda>To the ConcessionStand?Dominator area (I dont know what to call this jumbled area)>out to fireroad>Loligager>Jackrabbit>DevilsDip>CottonCandy>Camper's circle (couple loops to take a drink and check email)>Plateu/IFG>cottoncandy>colosus>Plateu/IFG>Cottoncandy>Devilsdip>doppleganger>loligager>firroad>dominator/concession stand area>Vertical Velocity>Screamer>Freeway>Quarry>Vortex w/option>Freeway>Kentucky rumbler>Freeway>Home.

16 miles depending if I redo any loops hour and a half to hour and 50 min. Lots of fun. Just need some jumps along orchard and it would be perfect.
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« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2010, 08:08:51 PM »

Nosaj - Are you on a blue full suspension bike? Saw someone riding down the side of the road on my way into SWK today.
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« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2010, 10:58:40 PM »

Nope black 29er monocog
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