We don't have any longer trails, either, NWG. The one by me has taken so long to start being built, because each town has its own set of rules, etc, that the guy who it is named after died (he was the one who started the push for it). But still, even now, it's only about 12 miles one way. In the end, it should be about 20. Even the Minuteman, which is well known is only 11 miles. It's just busy as hell.
I am being thwarted by the cycling gods and my own laziness. Got all dressed in my cycling clothes, prepared my bottles and set up my bike for a longer ride. Went to put on my shoes and I found the strap that you push into the ratchet was on the floor! These cycling shoes are only 6 weeks old, and the ratchet/strap is backwards from other shoes I've had, in that the strap is attached to the outside of the shoe and the thing you push it into is on the body/top of the shoe. These shoes were the closest to the old ones I had, which are no longer made. I did find a small screw on the floor next to my shoes, so who knows. And yes, I have another bike, with other shoes/pedals, but I don't have a bag on that bike; DH set up an attachment to move my bag from bike to bike, but I am not quite sure how it works. And I didn't want to tempt fate by riding 20-30 miles without flat stuff and food. I am totally useless when it comes to this mechanical stuff (moving the bag), that I will have DH show me, but that doesn't guarantee I will remember the steps.
So, I changed clothes and did a 4+ mile walk/hike involving neighborhood streets, a dirt road, and a trail. Didn't see a soul and I do feel like I got a good workout, but I want to ride.