I started on the KVR (Kettle Valley Railway) which is part of the Trans Canada Trail in the late morning. It was a little rocky and sandy but the first 20km between Princeton and the 3 lakes region was ridable.
My brother suggested that I try it and I thought of all sorts of jokes to tell him about the rocky surface of the trail-- but it was certainly beautiful--especially at the top looking down into the valley. Around the first tressle, the condition became worse.
With my 60kgs of gear, soft sand and melon sized ankle-busters interdespersed between the sand, I was going 7km an hour and crashing in an unnavigable mess when things were bad
ATVs and dirt bikes have been sharing the trail and unfortunately it's just not meant for a bike like mine in that section of the trail.
I had injured myself, lost some things and broken one one of the clips for my saddle bags. To top it all off, I also had a bungee wrap itself around my rear sprocket and I had to cut it with a knife.
Carrying half of the gear on my back, I went to the main road via a logging road and then somehow made it to Osprey Lake.
Lake Osprey is half way between Princeton and Summersville but there's no potable water, but there were a few people there and I really enjoyed my time-- even jumped into the water!
Despite the difficulty of the trail it was a nice result!
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