MTB 2006

August 17, 2006

"Thanner Hubel"

(rise) (descent) 25-17°C 77-62°F
25 km 15.5 miles   1h50 Elev.Gain 910m 3000 feet

8 MTB (Christian, Denis, Maurice, Thierry, Yves, Gérald, Michel, Christophe)

18h31 Vieux-Thann (Maurice decides to start punctually; we don't wait the usual 10mn) - Bitschwiller (by the cycle track) - place Zundel (776m) - firm inn of Thanner Hubel (1030m) 8:00 PM (and beginning of the rain) - descent towards Bitschwiller by the usual small path - 8:35 PM Vieux-Thann

nice weather!	right before the train	Thanner Hubel	descent
python to slip	red (fire)	or black	soaked!!

- the small fire was in Vogesapfad hisla. yes, you need to stop!!
- no comment about weather from August

August 10, 2006

"Castella sylva"

20-17°C 68-62°F
25 km 15.5 miles, 1h50 Elev.Gain 720m 2300 feet

8 MTB (Fabien, Gérald, Michel, Maurice, Laurent, Yves, Christophe and Christophe)

6:30_PM Hartmanswiller, Thierenbach, Jungholtz, Heidebuckel "the heather", Bildstoeckle, Col de Peternit, Castella sylva, Rimbach Zell, we go up direction Holzwasen, Ste Anne, Jungholtz, cycle track from the Jewish cemetery to Wuenheim then direction the cars.. inner loop in Hartmannswiller to see the strengthened church 9:00 PM

go Michel	vineyard and Thierenbach	light gasoline !!	heather
Christophe	Fabien	Yves	trace of MTB? no!
in the hive	Hartmannswiller church

photograph of the church: find the error!
(exact) answer from Christian: the time!!!

August 3, 2006

"Boenlesgrab"

18°C 64°F
2 MTB (Yves and Christophe)

6:30_PM Guebwiller - Boenlesgrab (and return)

searching ... (photo: CK 2)

it's not your bicycle !! (photo: CK 2)

"Et bien ce soir nous n'étions que deux !!!
Yves a eu beau chercher dans la forêt, il n'a trouvé personne !!
Et pourtant, pas une goutte de pluie, 18°C et une agréable montée au Boenlesgrab"

..... congratulation !!!

July 27, 2006

"storm at the Gsang"

33-23°C 91-73°F
30 km 18.5 miles, 2h05 Elev.Gain 1060m 3500 feet
(est.)

8 MTB (Anthony, Gérald, Fabien, Maurice, Yves, Cédric, Manu, Christophe)

6:30_PM Vieux-Thann
Willer s/Thur (by the cycle track) - Blaufels (refuge) - Gsang (1050m) 8:15 PM - Thanner Hubel - Blaufels - Place Zundel - Bitschwiller - Vieux-Thann 9:25 PM

Grrrrrr!!	the guards from Gsang	flash	shelter
at the Blaufels	the Thur

- we wait 15mn at the Gsang that the storm decides to move a little.
- the descent Thanner Hubel - Willer is always so marvellous!!
- same trip as the one from June 5, 2003 .... already 3 years!!

July 20, 2006

"lac du Ballon and Haag"

37-27°C 98-80°F
32 km 20 miles, 2h30 Elev.Gain 1200m 3900 feet

6 MTB (Anthony, Fabien, Didier, Maurice, Yves, Christophe)

6:30_PM Guebwiller (320m)
Pont St Barnabé - col du Schrangen - col du Wolfsgrube - Lieserwasen - Gustiberg (978m) - lac du Ballon (992m) 8:20 PM - Haag (1233m) 9:00 PM - Judenhut - Langmatt - Murbach - Guebwiller 9:45 PM

brake pads are dead	dinosaur (Wolfsgrubus)
in front of Gustiberg	lac du Ballon	go Maurice, it's easy	Haag
broom	Anthony

- "squeak!!!" the brake pads need to be changed before the trip
- very hot temperature (37°C at the time of the departure), however nobody takes a bath in the lake of the Balloon? the excuse: no sun!!
- some inaccuracies concerning the last kilometer to join the Haag. The path with the ?yellow square? from Vosgean club is not reproduced on the map (1993) and there is also new paths.

July 13, 2006

"fireworks"

26-22-24°C 79-71-75°F
25 km 15.5 miles, 1h40
2 MTB (Michel and Christophe)

appointment at 6:30_PM in Guebwiller (330m)
col du Bannstein (483m) - Plaine de Rouffach (881m) - Wintzfelden - Thannwiller (324m) - col du Bannstein - Schweighouse - Guebwiller

take again energy

Michel

towards Thannwiller

- ground still wet (storm in the afternoon)
- no time to sleep, there is a fireworks to see this evening!!!!

July 6, 2006

"abbey of Murbach"

25-21°C 77-70°F
24 km 15 miles, 1h50 Elev.Gain 780m 2500 feet
(.kml) (1)
6 MTB (Maurice, Christian, Thierry, Laurent, Christophe et Christophe)

appointment at 6:30_PM in Guebwiller ...
Pont St Barnabé - Col de Schrangen - Col de Wolfsgrube - Lieserwasen - Col de Judenhut (973m) - Ebeneck (its cows, its superb sight...) - Munsteraeckerle - Col de Peternit - St Barnabé - Buhl - Guebwiller

		moon	dark sky
jump!!	at the Ebeneck

- rise with a very soft slope (Schrangen - Wolfsgrube), some technical parts "sentier des racines" (path of the roots)
- avoid OBT (over the bar) (the wet roots do not forgive)
- practically the same trip as that of the June 12, 2003
- to reach (by foot) Ebeneck, follow Jungholtz - Rimbachzell - Rimbach près Guebwiller

July 1, 2006

finally something new about maps for Vosges (and also complete France).
Launched one week ago, the "concurrent" from Google maps seems to work better
www.geoportail.fr

maps	aerial imagery

June 29, 2006

"Steinlebach and night descent"

25-16°C 77-61°F
19+7.5 km 11.8+4.6 miles, 1h35+30mn Elev.Gain 780m 2500 feet

20 MTB (Jean, Yves, Michel, Maurice, Christian, Eric, Loic, Thierry, Franck, Fabien, Gérald, Anthony, Denis, Didier, Laurent, Christophe, Roger, Jean-Claude, Stéphane, Fabrice)

appointment at 6:30_PM at the church of Linthal - we go up by car until Remspach - loop from the collar of Lauchen (1195m) - Langenfeldkopf - Hilsenfirst - collard of Hilsenfirst (rain ... 3 drops) - Langenfeldkopf - end of the loop (return to the collar of Lauchen) - collard of Oberlauchen - Breitfirst - path parallel to the "routes des Crêtes" (road of the Peaks) - 9:30 PM Steinlebach (farm inn) "small collation" by Jean (the intendance is always excellent!) .....
around 11:00 PM it's the departure for 30mn of night descent (to reach Remspach). The visibility is very good (my foot) = "mon oeil" (?) and we have no problem (2 punctures)...

group	Jean and Roger	Yves (photo: Steph)	(photo: Steph)
Christian ...	Franck ...		objective in sight
barbed wires	field of bicycle	Michel	small plate
we don't play	night life 1	night life 2	(night) puncture

- no storm (contrary to the forecasts), but the ground was really wet causing some falls.
- it will be necessary to find a mechanism to slow down the power of the "Laurent 110 ch" or to find unbreakable chains.
- Thanks a lot to Denis.... at least a good "stroll", some should take courses by him!!


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