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There is a bypass to the chain that many of you may love or may be a real sucker for a bypass. Anyway, about 2-3 weeks ago there was some massive remodeling. Today I was not paying attention and literally hit a barbed wire fence. So, if you are hitting the GB, the chain is your only option. Just upstream from the chain there is a spot where you can cross to the Northside. Oh, and I found some new stuff too. If you are having a beer with me, ask me about that, not posting here.

We made it out here the Sunday before President's Day. There was a port-a-potty by the registration shack. They are pretty inconsistent, you have to check the facebook page every week if you plan to go out, someone basically has to go out of their way (likely ride the trails while they are there) to open/close the gate. The gate was listed as only open from 2-4:30 so we felt really rushed. The gate was open a little before 2 when we got there. The guy who opened it says someone else usually opens it and thought it was open until 5. I ended up getting back to the gate along with another guy around 4:40 and hustled to get loaded and ready to roll. We drove down the road a bit and could see the gate (still open) and were able to chill a bit and have a beer and taco and be able to stop anyone from locking us in, we were there well after 5 and no one had come to close it. No printed maps available there, I expected it to be a cluster of many small loops by looking at on-line maps but it is about as well marked as anywhere I have ever been. Just follow the red arrows for the full (13ish?) mile loop and at some point you see blue arrows directing you to a shorter loop. You regularly intersect a jeep road(s) with signs directing you 'back' to the parking lot. Overall it is extremely fast and flowy, with most of being in the bottoms in the woods with a few miles worth out in the scrub and up high, It is in really good shape, it seems to get just the right amount of traffic and is mostly true singletrack, not the 3-6' sprawl most of our local trails become, brake ruts, bypasses, etc. Interesting features and trail names. We went when we had the following day off (President's Day) and then went to Kerrville for the night and rode the Kerrville Schreiner trails on Monday before coming home. If you look closely you can see some golf balls in the trail. This was literally the only sandy part though. Mostly very smooth dirt. Lots of fun.

Got a ride in with @throet and a few others sunday at MT lakeway. Second MTB ride since hurting my back and I lived to tell the tale😁 Feels good