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Quiet weather with a wind blowing from the northeast made me decide to do some forest riding. Obviously my home forest was beckoning and I embarked on the Blue and Red Bloso rides. In the opposite direction for a bit of a change. I added an extra bit in Mollendaal, instead of riding back towards the forest and following it towards Valduc near its edge I followed the Oude Geldenaakse baan, through a hollow road and with a little chapel hidden in one of the edges. I took a picture and hastened on, because the day was rapidly losing out to the onset of dusk and darkness. Already the downhills in the forest were a bit of a gamble with visibility reduced and I had to be very vigilant not to hit a log or other rut. On the uphills I was OK due to the lesser speed. When I arrived back in Vaalbeek on the end of the Blue loop it was quarter past 8 and the last bit through the fields was just do-able. Good timing and a good ride as well with a very good average speed. My legs felt good and rested.
Ride Stats : 39K and 385/475 heightmeters (Polar/Garmin) in 1h54mins
6941/68995
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