It's ON!

2/7 PMT

Going up Perts Creek Road

Topping out on rt 119

Little Shepherd ridge

Scuttle Hole Gap

Near Full Moon

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Town Hill Road

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2/5 Surprise!

Mystery "bootleg" trail up from the marina at Greenbo Lake State Park. The first time I stumbled upon this rock outcropping on the hike-a-bike, I thought that would be a neat place to have a little trail to play in the rocks. Now there is a couple hundred yards of playground that puts you right in the middle of it. I had nothing to do with it, but it is pretty sweet, if you like that sort of thing - and I do.

As you can see here I have built up and have been riding a geared bike. So maybe you can now you can see why the blog has been a bit dormant. That time spent blogging is now spent cleaning and lubing gears, cogs, and chain-rings, or patching tubes. That is somewhat true, but really this glorious crazy spring-like winter weather calls for serious saddle time.

2/4 Grayson Lake/Deer Creek MTB

Grayson Lake State Park has official mountain bike trials, I know this because I have rode 'em. None of the following is on those trails.

Gloomy days means not a lot of folk out and about. I like that. I can sneak into the cracks for easy practice of "no trail riding".

Winter pools are fun areas to explore and this one had a path to the waters edge from the roadway. The trick is to look for the biggest piles of trash to ride through for the most productive trails to get you down. The smooth sailing is ruined by a road fill that crossed the low water line. A little hike back to the road to continue onward for the destination - the Api Su Aths trails.

Right on the commute home makes Grayson Lake a good place to ride that gets me on the bike quickly and hit the woods. Deer Creek is a WMA with most of the apparent road damage caused by equestrians. The soft gravel road that gets you up Deer Creek is close to traffic, and leads to some honest to goodness 3-5 miles of neglected single track on the ridge.

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So much has been the riding at Grayson Lake I have gave them their own linkable page here.

Barboursville FAT Tire Brethren

Beech Fork Association of Trails

bFAT is an informal group of riders who appreciate the land and ride for a healthy well being.

Beech Fork is mostly a single track trail that follows around the lake leading into a combination of creek bed, hill climb, and fast downhill back to the lake. Barboursville's Park has some nice runs from the top with numerous scenic overlooks from the sheer cliffs and steep drops. The flat single track that follows the river and comes out behind the lake - is where the real fun can begin or end. Click on the link at top of page - above left to see a map! The Kanawha Trace and Adahi Trails are 32 mile and 17 mile multi user trails crossing over private land. Check with the Tri-State Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America for trail information and registration.

bFAT email groupo<----click here Become a part of an e-group forum that will let all subscribers communicate (free!). Send an e-mail with the word "join" in the subject or body and you'll get hooked up with other riders, to do fun group rides, get trail info and conditions, technical advice, etc.

contact info administrator at bike bFAT

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