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gmcunni, o3jeff, bvibert and I hit up Nassahegan from Stone Road this morning. We all met at the parking area around 7 am and got rolling shortly thereafter. The rain was starting just as we headed out. We started up the main access trail and I actually cleared the first climb (barely). The second one didn't go as well, but it's definitely doable. Clearing both will be a goal of mine.
Once at the Tunxis we headed East and then hit the twisties to the South. I forgot how much fun it is down in the there. We sessioned the big log crossing and shot some vid there and in a few other areas. Once back at the Tunxis we rested and then hit a few new trail to the North of it. Awesome flowy singletrack riding in there. The rain was coming down, but we were having a blast. The Stone Road area seems to drain well and while the surface was obviously wet, there wasn't that much mud to navigate.
We eventually made it back to the Tunxis and then headed West to Stone Road. We crossed and then headed towards the Devil's Kitchen. I was looking forward to riding it from the top. We seemed to get to the "cavern" area quicker than I thought we might. We all seemed to ride through probably the most technical riding Nass has to offer in the Kitchen. I think there will be much more riding than walking as time goes on. There seems like there was less leaf debris in there than the last time I road it. I walked one of the rocky drops which is totally rideable. Can't wait to try it when it's dry.
We then took the trail we usually ride down up. I rode it bottom to top, albeit slowly and I was shot at the top, but I felt good clearing the whole climb, one that is gradual and not technical, but long and grueling. Once at the top of that section, Jeff noticed a low rear tire. He tried to pump it, but we encouraged him to just change out the tube. We were soon off.
We took the turn down that powhunter accidentally rode a week or so ago and eventually came to this rather steep downhill. After that point, we started getting a bit lost, but we eventually made our way back around towards Stone Road. We road down Stone for a stretch and then headed in towards a trail with some free ride stunts. Gary and I had fun hitting some of the jumps at the bottom, although we only scored truly feeble credit card air. Still fun. Some 4 hours later we made it back to the car.
Brian uploaded his track from his snazzy new GPS here (map). Looking at that track closely in Topofusion, he seemed to lose satellite acquisition a few times, but the mileage overall at a bit over 8 miles seems accurate, although it felt at least 50% longer than that.
All in all, a truly sick freakin' ride! I was really loving the terrain over on the Stone Road side. I plan to concentrate on riding this area much more often to hopefully learn it as well as we know the Lamson Corner trails. Good riding with you guys!
Once at the Tunxis we headed East and then hit the twisties to the South. I forgot how much fun it is down in the there. We sessioned the big log crossing and shot some vid there and in a few other areas. Once back at the Tunxis we rested and then hit a few new trail to the North of it. Awesome flowy singletrack riding in there. The rain was coming down, but we were having a blast. The Stone Road area seems to drain well and while the surface was obviously wet, there wasn't that much mud to navigate.
We eventually made it back to the Tunxis and then headed West to Stone Road. We crossed and then headed towards the Devil's Kitchen. I was looking forward to riding it from the top. We seemed to get to the "cavern" area quicker than I thought we might. We all seemed to ride through probably the most technical riding Nass has to offer in the Kitchen. I think there will be much more riding than walking as time goes on. There seems like there was less leaf debris in there than the last time I road it. I walked one of the rocky drops which is totally rideable. Can't wait to try it when it's dry.
We then took the trail we usually ride down up. I rode it bottom to top, albeit slowly and I was shot at the top, but I felt good clearing the whole climb, one that is gradual and not technical, but long and grueling. Once at the top of that section, Jeff noticed a low rear tire. He tried to pump it, but we encouraged him to just change out the tube. We were soon off.
We took the turn down that powhunter accidentally rode a week or so ago and eventually came to this rather steep downhill. After that point, we started getting a bit lost, but we eventually made our way back around towards Stone Road. We road down Stone for a stretch and then headed in towards a trail with some free ride stunts. Gary and I had fun hitting some of the jumps at the bottom, although we only scored truly feeble credit card air. Still fun. Some 4 hours later we made it back to the car.
Brian uploaded his track from his snazzy new GPS here (map). Looking at that track closely in Topofusion, he seemed to lose satellite acquisition a few times, but the mileage overall at a bit over 8 miles seems accurate, although it felt at least 50% longer than that.
All in all, a truly sick freakin' ride! I was really loving the terrain over on the Stone Road side. I plan to concentrate on riding this area much more often to hopefully learn it as well as we know the Lamson Corner trails. Good riding with you guys!
