Curiosity made me try riding Ride NoCo’s new flow trail, Tornado. I heard it was fun and challenging, a blue trail. Though I consider myself an intermediate rider, I’m more confident climbing than descending. Going fast downhill is not my speed, so I was a little nervous about riding it.
Fortunately, the group I ride with was going to ride it Monday. It was a weekday and they were mellow, so I didn’t feel pushed to take it fast. Everyone picked their own pace. In Cranmore Mountain Resort’s parking lot near the new hotel construction, a group of 15 riders met up. Mounting our bikes, we pedaled over to the North Chair Road and rode past Arleberg Children’s Center. Heading north from there, we climbed up behind the condos toward a steep ski run. Fortunately, Hurricane Highway ducked into the woods on the left to spare us that climb!
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