What's the preferred loop?
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1TrackMind
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I don’t consider myself a SL expert, so this may not be the most recommended loop, but I ride this system fairly frequently, my usual loop is below, sometimes I will go up pipeline and take the river bed connector (in the red line), if your feeling strong and it’s not wet, you csn do chunky monkey. Instead of boulderama you can take the center connector (other red line), that, in my opinion is one of the best downhill runs around.
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Nah. That's what Sourland feels like in every direction.
Tony13
Active Member
The brutality is real.
That's basically it. Can add some variations around Roaring Rocks area and I prefer climbing "C Fatbike lane Climb" instead of "Outer Fatbike lane". Should have come to our Group Ride Friday! I'll try to schedule another.
I miss @J-Dro !
more than once..."How did you get up there?"
Maybe we can get @phillychris498 and @THATmanMANNY to entertain us.
more than once..."How did you get up there?"
Maybe we can get @phillychris498 and @THATmanMANNY to entertain us.
Rented Mule
Active Member
I like a clockwise loop, there are a few climb options to mix it up, once up top, the ridge Fatbike lane out and back is cool. Lots of different ways down from the top depending how rowdy you want it.
Tony13
Active Member
Man, I've ridden alot of places and this place kicked my ass, big time. The rocks are brutal!
robcleary
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Sourlands makes Ringwood look like a flow Fatbike lane by comparison 😄
JonDC89
New Member
I love this Fatbike lane but I don't think I've figured what works yet. I have a long travel enduro fatbike which is nice when riding pipeline up and any of the trails down I just can't do the other trails up. I have a hard tail and it's alot easier going up but not as fun going down. Got a bruised knee today. Hardest 6 miles I've done in a few months hahaha.
THATmanMANNY
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Nah, I’m rusty. Haven’t been to SL to ride since I dunno. Do need to go after I repair my seized ish rear hub from the mooch ride. It’s Too hot. Too sweaty. Too MOIST. I was shopping for a OG free ride fatbike just for SL hucks again. That was my prime and that’s what I enjoy most about mtb.
What’s up with the lower left Fatbike lane closure?
What’s up with the lower left Fatbike lane closure?
closed temporarily for "restoration". It's a Ranger experiment with no timeline though.
phillychris498
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I’m flattered!
I’ve been off the mountain fatbike for a couple months now trying to figure out and rehab a chronic neck/nerve thing, so I would not be able to be the highlight of a Sourlands ride for a while at least.
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
Came here to say this. If you could actually ride your fatbike up whatever hill you chose, that was the easy way 😂
Turbotrix
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I do love Sourland and it's my go-to Fatbike lane when I'm in NJ. I always ride from the lot straight up to and across the bridge. I take the outer Fatbike lane up and hit Montezuma, Chunky Monkey or one of the other small trails so I can get to where Montezuma meets the end of the Boulderama Fatbike lane. From there, it's a bomb down the C Fatbike lane all the way back to the bridge and then to the parking lot. It's super rocky and unfriendly but it's like a puzzle that needs to be solved. I really enjoy that kind of riding. I find that it's not as crowded as the Boulderama side but you'll more than like encounter some foot traffic. Theres a reason the Strava segment is called "Dodging Hikerz".
