#switchbacks @ #eibergcyclingpath - no cars here!

#kufstein #tirol #radwege #austria #biketooter #radsport #cycling #bikelanes

Pyrénées 2024 - Day 6: Luz Ardiden. 67km / 1388m

After our morning market raid it's time to get riding. We head for a new climb for us, Luz Ardiden. It is a ski area not far from Col du Tourmalet, that looks like it has some impressive switchbacks up the ~1000m climb. We never got to it last year, so off we go to check it out. The climb delivers, with incredible views over Luz San Saveur towards Tourmalet and Pic du Midi and a great windy road with almost no traffic. At the top, the road delivers us to an enormous basin with peaks rising in almost every direction, sheep everywhere, and the road snaking back down below us. 10/10 day and climb.

Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/11960519463

#cycling #pyrenees #hautepyrenees #france #biketooter #luzardiden #luzsansaveur #switchbacks #brebis

#switchbacks #GrandCanyon #SouthKaibabTrail

Inspired by @[email protected] I captured #switchbacks along the Bush Creek trail this morning. Played with the angles a bit. It's a pretty tame gradient here which I think shows. Track is dual use but the switchbacks were only introduced when they redesigned it for the mountain biking, as were the small bridges. There's a couple pedestrian only sections retained from the original route, and new shortcuts cutting through the switchbacks which are common here, both from a mix of the trail running community (guilty, sorry) and downhill mountain bikers. There's always effort to block these off with logs and whatnot. I enjoy watching this silent war unravel.