Going for a short but sweet ride today. The Path of Ad. Ad is Ad Wouters, a sculptor who has sculpted several figures out of living and dead trees, scattered throughout Meerdael Forest and Heverlee Forest. The complete path is around 26K and it comprises some very challenging trails. The path also goes by the Dikke Eik and Dikke Beuk, two of the largest trees in this forest.  I felt fine today and my legs were up to the task. Due to the fair amount of climbing I took it easy and enjoyed the early morning freshness of the forest. The sun came out during the ride but the temperature remained a chilly 13 degrees on average.

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Ride Stats : 26.5K and 300 heightmeters (Garmin) in 01h21mins

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28-09-2014, 11:17 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Today was a day with a lot of clouds. The temperature was hovering around 16 degrees C when I rode out with the Moots Psychlo-X for a mixed ride. Starting over Sint Joris Weert, Nethen and Pecrot I came into Dion and then rode to Wavre. Up towards Overijse and then from Hoegaarden along the boards of the river Yse towards Korbeek Dyle. From here I took the Green Bloso in reverse until I reached the Heverleebos. I stopped by the Neanderthaler for a couple of pictures.

26-09-2014, 14:00 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Could not sit still today so I chose to do a mountainbike ride in the early afternoon. Following more or less the perimeter around Meerdael Forest and trying to relax my riding style in order to make the ride not too heavy on the muscles. There was a spot of mud here and there and I did take some smaller trails but overall the ride went very well. The legs felt surprisingly good and I could maintain a good tempo throughout the entire ride.

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Ride Stats : 38.5K and 380 heightmeters (Garmin) in 01h54min30secs

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25-09-2014, 16:06 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

The forecast for today spoke of light rain and drizzle starting around noon so I rode out around 9.30 AM to be sure to keep it dry. I rode out with the Psychlo-X once again, keen on making some kilometers. The wind was blowing from the southwest and whilst I was riding through Hamme Mille towards Jodoigne I had it coming from my right. Took a detour over Lathuy to ride towards Dongelberg. Checking the castle gate I noticed it was open. This was a chance to slip into the castle grounds and make a quick snapshot of the castle before I was noticed.

Riding on towards Jodoigne and then taking the long cobble road towards Saint-Remy-Geest. Taking a right towards Saint-Jean-Geest where I injected myself onto the Ravel towards Hoegaarden. A little bit of off-road to reach Klein Overlaar - no problem with the Psychlo-X - and then I was riding upwards to the Goudberg geosite. To the north now towards Oorbeek and Kumtich. Here I took a left turn and had the wind against me as I made my way towards Willebringen. From Willebringen I drove to Neervelp and Bremt. Over Bierbeek into the Meerdael Forest for a stretch of forest road that took me to the Naamsesteenweg. Following that into Blanden I had a good solid ride under my belt. Average heartrate under 100bpm so no stress for my heart.

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Ride Stats : 58.5K and 490 heightmeters (Garmin) in 02h27mins

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24-09-2014, 13:00 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Two days without cycling, due to heavy rains on the sunday morning. But I did 2 forest walks, 12.6 and 13.9K respectively and I did feel those in my legs when I took the Psychlo-X out around 10AM today for a mixed ride. There was a strong NW wind and the temperature had dropped to 16 degrees - 10 degrees less compared to last week. That did not bother me much but the wind did play with me during the trip towards the north. When I rode back south I stll could feel it tugging from the side and occasionally blow straight in my face. But I took it easy and enjoyed the moments when the wind pushed me along. Coming back over Lovenjoel and Bierbeek I rode into Meerdael Forest for a last couple of kilometers on tarmac before following the Naamsesteenweg into Blanden.

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Ride Stats : 52K and 380 heightmeters (Garmin) in 02h07mins

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22-09-2014, 13:15 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf