Shepherd's Hill and Avenza Maps

Another fab morning for riding. Train from Mitcham to Eden Hills, then into the reserve. The main reason for today's outing was not just to ride, but to test out Avenza Maps (downloadable app). The South Australian department of Environment has all their park maps available for free on Avenza Maps, and using the app with GPS you can track where you are along the trails within the park you are visiting.
I used the app a couple of times (as long as the phone has GPS signal) and it showed my location along the trail been ridden. Sometimes you ride off down a trail, and at the end it is where the hell are you!
Today I undertook the intermediate downhill trail #1. Actually did this trail twice. Would have ridden it again, but of course, every time you go down, you have to go back up, and some of the hills are steep, and was loosing traction riding.

Looking back down 'River Red Gum Loop'

Intermediated downhill

My second ascent was up Grey Box loop, which was not quite as steep as my first ascent of River Red Gum loop.

Grey Box loop

An opps moment, hitting the dirt, actually grass thankfully, when my rear tyre clipped a small tree stump. Happened on a downhill link trail.
Need some knee protectors, but the ones I want are currently out of stock world wide! Other than that, had a great morning riding.

Mitcham Reserves

Headed out to ride some trails in the Mitcham hills Reserves. Caught the train from Mitcham station to Eden Hills, and what a day to go riding. A fine winters day, and sunny: the city was covered in fog this morning. Entering the Shepherds Hill Reserve, you travel down a steep slope with not too much spare room at the bottom to stop, or you will hit the reserve boundary fence and entrance. It was then along Boundary Track, onto Ridge track right upto the Ayliffes Road entrance. The track  was hard and dry, which was surprising since the rain we have had recently: then it was back UP towards the Saddle Hill Fire track. In te reseserve, then trails have different names, which made it confusing, with the route that I had planned off the maps.

Shepherds Hill is part of the Department of Enironment, then continuing on, the reserves are part of the Mitcham Councils recreation areas.

At the end of this track, there is a short connector through the houses to O'Dea's Reserve, onto Blue ridge track and O'Deas X Over (one of two routes which will cross the rail tunnels). One is a vehicle fire track, the other a single bike track through the bush land, with some rocky up and downs and a steepish decent.
From there it was into Lynton Reserve (after taking a wrong route, and having to back track). Also remember, that Watiparinga Reserve is in this area, where no bikes are allowed.
In Lynton Reserve, rode along Quarry Access track/Loop, then onto Lynton Connector, down to Lynton Railway Station.
From Lynton, it was a road trip back through Clapham to Mitcham Station.

Shepherds Hill Recreation Park map.
https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/sharedassets/parks/parks/adelaide/shepherds-hill-recreation-park/shepherds-hill-recreation-park-optimised-map.pdf

https://www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/Mitcham%20Trails%20Zone%203%20-%20DEC%202015.pdf

https://www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/Zone%202%20Map%202016.pdf

Along Boundary Track

Along Blue Ridge track.

Along O'Dea's X over

Along Lynton Connector.