FL: Tallahassee - Munson Hills

 We made it to Tallahassee, our road trip destination. I had plans to meet some friends for rides in Alabama and Georgia, but weather was really looking like an issue this week. The guys I know in the Tally area said the trails here would be fine if wet. So, when it appeared my travel plans would be washed away - as they were, I made arrangements to ride most mornings while my wife slept in. I had been to a couple of the trail systems here in the past and wanted to revisit them, plus check out some other areas I heard about.

I let the locals know I'd be free during the week if any of them were able to join. The first ride I opted to do was over at the Munson Hills area, but it was super last minute, so I went solo on this one. It's one of the areas I had ridden a couple of times, so I didn't really need a guide and it's only 10 minutes away.

Florida Wildlife Corridor means gators to me. Would I see any??

These are fast, open trails, just pay attention to the occasional tight squeeze through the trees!!

Some thicker areas of vegetation.

Clouds began to roll in as I was really feeling the humidity. I'm not in the desert any more.

With the recent rains here, the sugar sand was packed down pretty good and rolled well over hard pack.

No horsies here.

Some cool trail routing through the thick vegetation.

Shroom!!

Skirting by some powerlines.

Can you spot it??

This fella was right in the middle of the trail, I missed it by 2"!! Check the previous photo again...

Really nice trail signage at every junction. I ended up riding all the main trails here.

The clouds grew dark, rain began to dump, but I was already soaked in sweat. No need to break out the rain jacket now.

Again, good signage here.

I think this sums up southern riding.

Soaked!!

Sign at the trailhead. This multi-use path runs from town all the way down to the coast.

The Munson Hills trails are really fun, fast, flowy and enough turns to keep you engaged. I had a blast here, but I did forget to bring a post ride shirt to change into, so I had to drive home completely drenched in sweat. Yuck!!

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