Lovely sunshine this evening and even though it was only around 15 degrees C it was feeling pleasant to drive out. First I made my way into Meerdael Forest to interconnect to Sint Joris Weert. Passed the 'steps' downhill again, just to make sure I have the right line for this sunday. All went well even though the leaves make it tricky. I then rode towards the Margijsbos where I did a nice loop incorporating a few up-and downhills and some lesser-known paths. The GPS is really a big help here. I leave the map on and I can distinguish roads that are hardly noted when you ride by them, but are there nevertheless and also lead you somewhere. From the Margijsbos I climbed the Smeysberg - partly offroad, partly on tarmac and then dropped down offroad towards the Sint Agatha Rode Bos. Here I also made a very hilly loop to interconnect after a while with the Red Overijse Bloso. I followed that up to Ottenburg and further on until I arrived at Sint Agatha Rode again. When I blasted down along the side of the Sint Agatha Rode bos I stopped to make a picture of some sheep in the shady part of the field, with the sun dropping fast behind me.
I then decided to cut back towards the Meerdael forest where I added a few more heightmeters to my counter. The climbs went well, my heartrate is back down where it should be and even though I felt the mark of the flu injection I received today my muscles were strong. When I entered the forest again the sunny vestiges of the dying day were highlighting the upper trees and their shades of green, yellow brown and red leaves brought a smile to my face. Furthermore I had the wind gently pushing me northeastwards - what more can a mountainbiker desire on e thursday evening at the end of october?
Ride Stats : 40.5K and 580/627 heightmeters (Polar/Garmin) in 2h29mins
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