- Trailhead: Slades Corner Road Parking Lot
- Riders: OMMB
- Miles: 6
- Weather: cloudy then cleared
- Temp: 32
- Trail Conditions: smooth as ice
- Technical Level: novice
- Whoops, Yikes, and Oh Sheets: just lots of thoughts of slipping, could have used studded tires (and golf shoes)
Notes: I normally shy away from any trail with "Destruction", "Jaws", "Ripcord", or "Blood-Curdling Scream" in it's name, but this place is a piece of cake. Very "novice" as far as trail riding goes. Actually not sure how it got it's name, maybe it was a way to keep the native Indians away? Anyway... although the trails were well maintained, fast, and very easy to ride, the mostly ice conditions made for plenty of hike (skate)-a-bike. I was hoping that any place south of the current "virtual" snow line would be clear to ride (Snow coverage map - hit the snowflake and zoom in). But not the case in "reality" world (maybe I need to find an "ice coverage" map). Any trails north of Ella's Bridge were mostly covered with snow and hard packed ice. South was much less snow with occasional ice across the trails...ride-able. "Happy Valley" was indeed nice enough to make a hibernating mountain biker "happy" for a short while. Going to keep this place on the list for any fresh snow conditions...and Spring riding!
Tidbits: I grew up only a few miles from here on Horseneck Road. Davol's General Store, where my mother would buy us (my brother and I) Matchbox cars, is still there!
Happy Trails,
OMMB
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