March 18, 2017: Route 241, the offroad trail to Mlada Boleslav

58 km, 2h43, 348 hm


The weather was terrible and i actually did not plan on going for a ride. But when in the afternoon it seemed to clear up, I went outside anyway.


Mission was bike path 241 which would lead to Mlada Bolesav


A nice suggestion of different roads was awaiting me



Some nice bike paths that connected between a few villages


Some places I remembered from a quick morning ride


Cycling bridge over the Labe



Then the road led into the forest. Not a big deal, since it was minor off road only and the tires were good



It was not too wet, so I could manage on this terrain


More offroad...


After some 20 km, the moment came where I did not have any grip: It was too muddy and I was losing my enthusiasm 


At this point I was just walking: Even braking with my rim brakes was horrible: It scared me:


 I decided to get out of this section and then only to ride on normal roads


But the descent was still very scary



Poor bike; today it is being neglected


Old little car


Then I managed to get out and reach the paved roads: I aborted route 241 and just went to Mlada Boleslav, for the train back home


It was extremely windy and there was rain: I hid behind this little shack to wait it out a little


It would become worse...


I remembered this section for a ride in November 2015, a year and half has passed just like that!


Skies looked troublesome


Then it began raining heavily and the wind become fiercer: It was a genuine Bohemian storm


It was raining BIG time and I was getting soaked


See what I mean? Good thing traffic was low...


Caught up in a storm... Luckily Mlada Boleslav was nearby


More terrain from that November 2015 ride...


According to Murphy's law it should be dry when arriving and today that was the case. I took a train back to Cakovice: 60 km is still better than nothing...

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