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Going on my honeymoon to Orcas Island. Any good riding there? Or any of the surrounding islands?
Seth
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There happens to be some great riding in Moran St. Park. BUT, most of it is closed to bikes till the fall. Go to the bbtc trail wiki for Mt. Constitution and find a map there. Don't take it personal, please don't poach, we could lose this in a heartbeat. I don't know of any trails on the other islands. It's unfortunate (for riding sake) that you are going there in the middle of the summer. At least that's my assumption, you didn't say when you're going.antiherohio said:Going on my honeymoon to Orcas Island. Any good riding there? Or any of the surrounding islands?
Seth
Haha sounds like you got your priorities straight.:thumbsup:antiherohio said:Maybe I can talk her into rescheduling the wedding from next month too next winter then....
I don't think there's a real good loop to ride on the red trails (open to bikes all year). For 3-4 hours you could ride them all, ride up the road to the top of the mountain and bomb down. That's all the time you'll have during the 4 days you'll be there? If you had more you could also island hop with the roadie and circle some of the other islands.dnlwthrn said:Can someone fill me in on why the trails are closed to bikes during the summer? That doesn't make a whole lot of sense...
I'm headed out that way next week (on island Jul 10-13) and was thinking of bringing the bike. However, it may not be worth it. Maybe I'll drag the roadie out instead...
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hmm, looking at the map, I think maybe the trails that are open year round would be sufficient for this midwesterner. Can someone give me a decent loop to ride? I can't tell from the map, but it looks like some of the trails are on roads or next to roads. I'll probably be coming from Olga, and was thinking of riding up Heritage Hill Rd to get to the park. It looks like (at least according to Google Earth) there is a road that runs almost all the way to Twin Lakes. Is this paved, or gravel, or no road at all? Like I said, I'm debating whether to bring the Blur or the old Trek roadie with me. I'll probably only have 3-4 hrs to ride while we're on island, so give me your best loop...
It was a compromise, they were going to close the trails to bikes altogether.dnlwthrn said:Can someone fill me in on why the trails are closed to bikes during the summer? That doesn't make a whole lot of sense...
Why do you follow up a post about a work party with your post suggesting to poach?ICE said:Another alternative is to bring your night riding light and you know...