H00die5zn t1_jam7g8y wrote on March 2, 2023 at 12:57 PM

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I feel like this is the exact spot that Scar killed Mufasa

Moose2157 t1_jam9pnu wrote on March 2, 2023 at 1:17 PM

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Not trying to get myself into any pickles with orcs in remote mountain passes.

shnoogle111 OP t1_jam9sot wrote on March 2, 2023 at 1:18 PM

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Replying to Moose2157 (#2,144,159)

We’ll just go UNDER the mountain. What could go wrong?!

Alex_A3nes t1_jamd1m9 wrote on March 2, 2023 at 1:45 PM

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This is such a fun and technical bit to hit on a mountain bike. This is right at the concrete tube/wall ride, up a little techy quick climb, and then right past this you go over a large concrete tube/pipe. Right?

shnoogle111 OP t1_jamd91h wrote on March 2, 2023 at 1:47 PM

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Replying to Alex_A3nes (#2,144,312)

Yup! Right behind where the pic was taken is that tube.

jbphilly t1_jamdhj0 wrote on March 2, 2023 at 1:49 PM

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Replying to Alex_A3nes (#2,144,312)

If I remember correctly it’s right where the MTB trail diverges from the no-bikes-allowed trail, which goes through the pass pictured. So if I’m correct, you shouldn’t be riding it. But I may well be wrong.

And the new “improved” trail signage in the Wiss is so bad that you can very easily end up on a no-bikes trail even while making a good effort to follow the signs…happens to me at least once every time I ride there.

Alex_A3nes t1_jamdxcq wrote on March 2, 2023 at 1:52 PM

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Replying to jbphilly (#2,144,332)

Ah. I haven’t rode the Wiss in a couple years now. If I remember correctly the trail after this pass and concrete tube it splits to a no bike trail. It’s been a minute though.

yesmrbevilaqua t1_jamghpe wrote on March 2, 2023 at 2:12 PM

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Yo that’s the Toll, it was one of our drinking spots in high school

El3nd1l2112 t1_jamgsor wrote on March 2, 2023 at 2:14 PM

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Replying to shnoogle111 (#2,144,164)

My cousin will give us a royal welcome

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Beer_Is_So_Awesome t1_jamk6ak wrote on March 2, 2023 at 2:39 PM

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Replying to shnoogle111 (#2,144,324)

Hah! I thought it was that spot.

Beer_Is_So_Awesome t1_jamki45 wrote on March 2, 2023 at 2:41 PM

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Replying to jbphilly (#2,144,332)

I had exactly the same though. I went left by accident once, and first thought "This tube is kind of dangerous on a bicycle" before coming across another trail fork where I spotted a "no bikes" sign.

I turned back and felt like a dick all the way back to the MTB trail.

shnoogle111 OP t1_jamkkyi wrote on March 2, 2023 at 2:42 PM

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Replying to Beer_Is_So_Awesome (#2,144,619)

Oh yeah. During COVID shutdowns, like many of us, the Wissahickon became a refuge, a place of peace and normalcy. Knowing the trails like the creases on our palms.

Agreed. Beer is awesome.

jbphilly t1_jamks2a wrote on March 2, 2023 at 2:43 PM

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Replying to Beer_Is_So_Awesome (#2,144,639)

Don't feel like a dick. The signage is spotty and confusing at best, and often misleading or outright nonexistent. I regularly refer to my Gaia app while riding because there's no other way to know which trail I'm supposed to be on.