There’s just nothing like new singletrack, is there? I don’t even mean new, as in freshly built (although that is always welcome). New to me is good enough.

So I figure it’s about time I got over to Rose Valley to check out a few additions that have gone in over the past few years. I’ve been hearing about them for a while.

Yeah, it’s worth the trip alright.  An instant classic.  I’m really not that into climbing, and I gotta say that this is a pretty damn good one.  It’s only about an hour and you get to enjoy views like this on the way up.

Unfortunately the sun didn’t last, so I had to settle for this view at the top.

There’s a couple of ways off the top to descend.  The more direct (and I suspect the flowier option) is called Jabbarocky, and I have yet to check out the whole thing.  Instead I chose to ride this…

This was suitably impressive enough to make sure that I came back to do it again on Easter Monday with Kurt, Jens, and Vance. A little 4:20+1 adventure.

It’s not just pretty, it’s also fairly challenging.  I see why these trails have been getting lots of underground buzz.  You even get to go underground briefly.

Vance now has to go back and ride this clean just to clear his name.   Really, overall this isn’t super hard, just steep and exposed.

At least I got to see the bottom of Jabbarocky.

Looks like there’s going to be a rematch out here to scope the rest of the ride.    It’s not too tough to find if you’re interested.  Here’s a quick map if you want to scope this one out yourself.

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