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[QUOTE="Nestrick, post: 798012, member: 45162"] BREVORT We hustled to load up the bikes and equipment then headed over to the Trout Lake area where we intended to catch a portion of the Brevort Trail before sunset. This meant we drove east from Kinross and picked up H-40 in Rudyard and followed it all the way into Trout Lake. Because we wanted to ride as late as possible, we opted to rent our motel room on the way through Trout Lake and then head over to the northernmost trailhead which is located about three miles west of M-123 on Huckleberry Road just south of Carp Lake. Be advised that this location is marked on the GLTR map for Brevort-Trout Lake Trails but in actuality is just a wide spot in the road where the trail begins … and this wide spot happens to be a sand excavation point so the surface is soft and care must be used to avoid getting the vehicle stuck. The mosquitoes were again rather thick as the surrounding area was entirely swamp … we hurried to get the bikes unloaded and off we went down the short connector leading to the northern portion of the trail which forms a large loop. Before going more than 250 yards Neal comes to a screeching halt and signals me to pull over. It seems that someone had intentionally cut down several trees so as to block the ORV trail at a point just after a small hill with a left hand turn at the top. These folks were none too bright as they cut down one tree which fell the wrong way and missed the trail … we stopped and carefully policed up the trees so as to leave the trail clear and then continued on using extra caution in case other such surprises awaited us. To our great relief, none were encountered! The Brevort Trail is single track that is basically not accessible to ATVs … it is given a Difficulty Rating of 4 in the GLTR listing. Both Neal and I agree with this rating as most of the trail is narrow, tight, rough, rocky in many places, muddy, slippery, and is seldom boring. We passed through several mud holes on our trek down the west side of the loop through the ‘the rock pile’ area … the wet loam was very slippery on the rocky surfaces and this was my first real experience with ‘larger’ rocks that one cannot totally avoid. With a bit of practice and a lot of standing on the pegs holding my breath, I managed to get through this entire rocky section only putting the bike down once! Every time I saw Neal he was busting along riding over every possible obstacle with a grin so large I could see it from behind! Because of the riding difficulty, the wet muddy conditions, and the fact that the light was becoming poor in the woods I did not stop to take any pictures in this part of our ride. To some extent, I was praying that I didn’t fall and break the camera, or dump it in a mud hole … one minor point I failed to mention, the camera is my wife’s and she mentioned something about not coming home if I broke it! We rode the trail south until it was clear we would not have sufficient time to complete the entire loop before dark … so we opted to head back on the fire roads which turned out to be a real blast for me. This ‘dual sporting’ approach has great merit … both Neal and I talked about getting our bikes plated so we could do this everywhere. I really liked blasting down the fire roads, busting through mud puddles and jumping the small bumps … quite a change from creeping down the muddy trail! [See photo: Left, Middle, Right] While returning on the fire roads I did manage to capture a bit of the local scenery … the wind was very still so much of the water in the swampy lakes was like a mirror and the reflections were just awesome … perhaps these frames will help you imagine our visual delight? [/QUOTE]
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