It was a beautiful day: sunny and not too hot, so I ventured over to Willimantic to continue riding the Airline Trail. I had ridden other sections previously so this was still on my bucket list.
I had planned on stopping somewhere along the ride to have lunch but it turned there was literally nothing at all anywhere - just wilderness and the occasional rural road to cross. Truth be told it was pretty boring after a while - I wasn't that tired but I turned around finally to find food - even rode off the trail to North Windham but there was nothing nearby! (I ended up chowing down way back in Willimantiic)
It was a barely perceptible climb going north but a blast when I headed back south so I bombed it as much as possible :-)
Highlights from the Ride
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| Start at Willimantic |
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| Marshland |
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| Kiosk along the way |
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| Singletrack for a change! |
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| Going under Rt 6 |
Rough riding - glad I was on the mountain bike!
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This next section was rocky...!
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I stopped here at a bench and decided to head back
Embankments
I always marvel at how much work was need to build railroads - the embankments were frequent and some were quite high!
Video Summation
The tread changed from pavement to gravel to dirt and then to stone.
