My Hardrock Sport Disk 29er at the river overlook.
Alex and I met up over at "Hole in the Fence" aka Morris Brige Park. We started riding the main trail, starting at #4. At #5 we hung a left and caught the beginning of Gator Bait, and then left again on Misery. Misery really isn't all that miserable, in fact, none of the trails at Morris Bridge are any more difficult than the easiet trail at Alafia. We keep going down Misery till we hit Gandpa. We took Grandpa to piglet (aptly named for all the hog holes along this trail. We diverted over to techno pig, a section with lots of little "play" drops. Alex and I practiced drops and jumps here for about 10 minutes and then headed on down the red section (it isn't labled) to Grandpa again. We took Grandpa over to the start of washboard. This trail again is very aptly named, as it feels like what I imagine riding over a washboard would feel like. Once we got past washboard, we took Heart Break Ridge, a supposedly "very difficult" trail. Again, not much of an issue, lots of roots, and two nice little bridges. We actually passed another rider here. We rode HBR to the end, and then saw the sign for "river overlook" so we decided to check it out. The trail was very wide, likely so park vehicles could go down it. It was starting to get a little dark, which made this section pretty creepy. At any rate, there was a nice overlook of the Hillsborough river, but I cannot imagine being down there very long in the summer - between the mosquitos and the humidity, it was a little rough.
At any rate, we headed back and followed the main trails. The really nice thing about the trails here is that they are fast with lots of twists that really make you lean the bike into some of the turns. All in all it was a fantastic ride!
SWAMP Trail Map of Wilderness Park
Our route:
Alex's Trek 6000 at the river overlook:
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