If you’re like us you’ve been itching to get back that motivation to ride outdoors. So here we are after our bye week ready to get back at it. We’re not straying too far from S2 for our third segment, taking a short jaunt over to Island Lake Recreation Area. New to the FBC, ILRA has some well-established trails and we’ve got a bit longer of a segment this time around. At eight miles, this will be our longest segment so far in the ’23 campaign.
Navigation is pretty straight forward, although keep an eye on where you plan to start and end your ride. The segment begins near the JC Penney trailhead, which is the closest place to start. However, the end is at the main mountain bike trailhead within the park, so you’ll need to know how to get back to where you started – or start at the MTB trailhead and get a warmup in as you ride to the beginning of the segment.
A couple other housekeeping notes:
- We’ve all learned quite a bit about Strava’s newer features this winter. Please ensure your Strava settings are good to go for catching the segment – from our Strava PSA/FAQ’s over the past couple weeks (privacy settings, public ride, star the segment, etc.).
- Island Lake trails for S3 are one way, except for the first half-mile or so of the segment. Keep an eye out for bike and hiking/running traffic going the opposite direction both there and throughout the full segment.
Any questions, let us know. Good luck!
