Looks nice but is it mostly rail trail??
Why are you guys walking over those rocks??? Balance is the key![]()
Looks nice but is it mostly rail trail??
Why are you guys walking over those rocks??? Balance is the key![]()
Oh, I just stole someone else's pictures.
I have no idea why they're walking across the rocks.
Ah i see!
I'm sure that when you ride it, that rocky bit over the stream will be tons o fun![]()
mmmm..singletrack.mmmm
http://www.trailvoice.com/washington...ountain-biking
I finally went over and tried this today. The giles meadow trailhead is at 8400 Lorton rd - so less than a mile off the lorton exit on 95.
My older brother bought a mountain bike a couple months ago, so we met at Laurel Hills before heading over to visit our mother who lives close by.
It's not a super technical trail - okay, I didn't go on the most difficult route after my brother took a header into a tree through a pricker bush. I figured we should work our way back after that one. But what it is, is tight fun single track that you can pick up a lot of speed and has a lot of quick turns - good for skills work - lots of places the trail has gravel, so my back tire skidded out quick a bit... But it was a lot of fun, and I saw at least 3 Daddy & daughter pairs riding the trails - and it's super cute actually seeing an 8 year old girl on a trail. It does wind around the prison grounds, so there's boarded up old buildings, prison watch towers, old bridges, etc that are pretty entertaining - I should go sometime and bring a camera.
A few of the trails were reasonably rooted with some logs to jump, etc.
Cool! I've got up to DC for the Breast Cancer 3-Day walks. Our first year we went along those trails and paths - got to practive my mountain-biking skills while looking after the walkers. Loved that tunnel!
For 3 days, I get to part of a thousand other journeys.
"How about if we all just try to follow these very simple rules of the road? Drive like the person ahead on the bike is your son/daughter. Ride like the cars are ambulances carrying your loved ones to the emergency room. This should cover everything, unless you are a complete sociopath."
David Desautels, in a letter to velonews.com
Random babblings and some stuff to look at.