Today saw an overcast day but once again no rain fell. In the late afternoon the KBC MTB Club rode out for what would prove to be a slightly different ride. Instead of going into Meerdael Forest the guide took us through Heverleebos for starters and then through the Arenberg campus and Egenhoven. Here we kinda got lost and had to ride though fields and even someone garden to make it back onto a road. But then someone else took over and we set sails towards the Bertembos. Here we did some fine succession of climbing and descending on bonedry and and sandy roads. Some great biking to be had here but also to be avoided when it has rained.

But it hadn't rained for quite some time so we could enjoy the dust in the descents and through the fields we rode back towards Egenhoven and Heverlee. Here once again we entered the Heverleebos. In all a very special ride I'm sure we all enjoyed in the end. In the beginning it looked like we would get stuck in the city of Leuven but once we got through Egenhoven and the past the Fire Brigade site things were falling into place.

Ride Stats : 43K and 345/400 heightmeters (Polar/Garmin) in 2h14mins

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