When I came home from work and the temperature was still around 15 degrees C I rode out with the Moots YBB. I started out with no particular plan but followed the Langendaal along the edge of Meerdael forest towards Sint Joris Weert. Rode through the Doode Beemde, passing on the bridge where I fell last october. Everything is bone dry now so there was no risk of slippage. Towards the Wolfshagen and up the Smeysberg where I stumbled upon Green Bloso arrows. Since I had no other plans I decided to follow them. Into the Yse valley and then out of it towards Leefdaal where I came upon the starting point of this route. Turned out to be part of some new BLOSO trails which passed through Bertem and Huldenberg. I continued along the Green and gradually came back up the ridge where a nasty wind from the north greeted me. Luckily the trail turned towards the southeast and down into Neerijse.

From Neerijse it went back over the Smeysberg to drop onto the Wolfshagen again. I left the route and rode back through Sint Joris Weert into Meerdael Forest. Here I followed my front wheel along some nifty climbs and descents, following the Meerdael Bloso for a while. Doing a perimeter ride which brought me to Mollendaalbos and then back into Blanden along the Godensalon and the Margrietendreef. A solid 50K of riding which had me dig deep from time to time but I was able to maintain a good speed throughout the ride.

Endomondo track


Ride Stats : 52K and 620 heightmeters (Garmin) in 2h29mins

4725/15565