Rode the new Zeehan “Silver City” trail full black loop yesterday. I must say, it’s an epic ride. Not as raw as Queenstow, but much nicer flow and a real backcountry feel. The black loop was about 43km from car park and return and around 1200m of climbing. It’s a really big ride so I took my Levo SL and rode with a mate that does a lot of crazy distance riding on his Scott Ransom. I rode the first half either off or in eco to save some battery but towards the summit I did need to boot up into trail setting to get up the brutal final push to the summit.
From the top it’s a steep but manageable descent, with a few steep chutes and tight switchbacks before levelling out and becom more undulating. Once you rejoin the blue it seems to be a never ending climb back to the original green Oonah trail. This was where I had to rely on using the trail assistance setting most of the time and even had to stop to stave off cramping in both thighs.
Once to the top of Oonah hill and we tipped into the descent, all aches and pains melted away as that section of trail once you enter the tea tree forest is such a roller coaster ride before spitting you out into the car park.
We then went into town for the bbq and speeches before heading back to the trail head for the official ribbon cutting.
It’s definitely one of those “must ride places“ but pack your best peddling legs or an Ebike if you want to do the black loop. I’ll def be heading back sometime soon