Today was another dry and sunny day with some light frost overnight. I noticed when riding home from work that the forest tracks seemed dry and figured I might as well ride offroad. There was a cold northerly wind blowing when I rode out and made the connection the the Green BLOSO trail of Meerdael Forest. The tracks were indeed dry, with some light moisture here and there and some soggy patches in the lower regions in the Dyleland. When I crossed to the Blue BLOSO near the Zoete Waters I could start with the more hilly sections of this trail. The bike felt fine, the trails were great and the light sufficed to aalso connect the Red BLOSO and finish off with the remainder of the Green. I did leave out the long climb from Bierbeek towards the forest, instead looping around over the Bremberg - an extra climb - and also the track next to the Naamsesteenweg I did not do. Instead I followed the Naamsesteenweg for a bit before turning right into the forest again. It might have saved me some mud on my bike, and I did not lose anything significant. When I arrived home dusk was setting in and the sun was being reflected by the houses in Hoog Blanden . I had a good ride, average temperature of 5 degrees Celcius but I never felt the cold because I was protected by the forest from the cold wind.

Ride Stats : 56.5K and 515/605 heightmeters (Polar/Garmin) in 3h01min

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