redd(ish) knob(ish)- saturday int-adv mountain biking

OVERVIEW

WOWZA this weekend is supposed to be 70 degrees AGAIN!! despite rumors of our last stokesville trip… this time there are tentative promises of no hike a bike… and admittedly instead a rather long road climb to what is promised to be an awesome descent off timber & wolf ridge. we will be riding a good bit of mileage during the day and going through some harder descent trails (wolf & timber ridge), so you should be ready for a longer day in the mountains and be comfortable going down rocky, steep, techy terrain. that being said, stokesville biking big time rocks!!

The route we have planned is a combo between part of the narrowback loop (a flowy solid intermediate trail that we will do about 8 miles of https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/3771756/narrowback-mountain-loop) and the wolf ridge & timber ridge descent (a more techy tight steep downhill section that we will get to by climbing up a portion of road https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/7001381/reddish-knob-timber-ridge-to-wolf-ridge). All in all the route totals out to about 27 miles with ~5,000 ft of climbing throughout the day, so definitely a fair bit of miles and elevation. We plan to start out with the road climb and descent of timber and wolf ridge, then save the flowy fun! of narrowback for later in the day. *look at these mtb project links, really, actually they have helpful information!

If you are on the fence about anything or have any questions feel free to reach out to me (704-661-9552) or shay (540-750-5431).

xoxoxoxoxo,
shay & marion

route: https://www.gaiagps.com/map/?loc=6.8/-80.5989/38.1799&pubLink=rQUFkyBO6nvXAvo24sGeqli4&trackId=17373520-486f-442d-964a-ebac1e602543 *except that we will be riding narrowback second

the sched:
8a – meet at shrack grab bikes
8:15 – leave for Stokesville
9:45 – be starting our ride2:30 – done riding
4ish – back in cville, subject to change depending on riding conditions & if we are feeling sppeeeedy that day or not. bike rides are definitely subject to time changes so don’t plan anything super important later that afternoon.

We’ll provide:
– Bikes/helmets
– Bike racks
– Pumps, tools, etc

You bring:
– Water: around 2-3L
– Food: lunch and snacks! bring a few more bites and a few more sips of water than you think you will need, bike rides make you HUNGo are a subject to go longer than expected
– Appropriate clothing/footwear
– Gloves are recommended for keeping the fingers working in the cold and protecting your hands from scrapes if you fall – $10 Mechanix work gloves are great
– A bag to carry your water and food: the club has some daypacks if you need one (let us know in the questionnaire)