{"id":65712,"date":"2024-08-13T16:33:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T21:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=65712"},"modified":"2024-08-13T16:34:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T21:34:00","slug":"navigating-obstacles-a-36-99-mile-ride-to-spanish-cove-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/08\/13\/navigating-obstacles-a-36-99-mile-ride-to-spanish-cove-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating Obstacles: A 36.99-Mile Ride to Spanish Cove Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Navigating Obstacles: A 36.99-Mile Ride to Spanish Cove Drive 8\/13\/2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WB9wKgmfPAw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South and east to Spanish Cove Drive. I skirted around the trees and brush blocking the trail beside Kingwood Drive. Later a CenterPoint truck blocked the trail beside W. Lake Houston Parkway. The ride deviated from the typical <strong>Atascocita &#8211; Walden &#8211; Spanish Cove Drive<\/strong> route switching to the Atascocita Hike and Bike Trail from Kings Park Way to Farmingham Road. My legs felt sluggish today in the heat and high humidity. The wind was 5 to 6 mph not presenting too much resistance. When I reached Spanish Cove Drive the sky in the southeast looked like rain but nothing developed where I was. I rolled out at 10:18 AM and finished at 1:19 PM riding my Canyon Endurace CF 7 bike. Plenty of bike races slowed my departure. I rode 36.99 miles inching closer to the pace needed to reach my August goal. I&#8217;m 4 miles short of where I should be for 13 days: 375 vs. 379. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8-13-2024-Canyon-Endurace-CF7-Atascocita-Hike-Bike-Trail-3-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"65711\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/8-13-2024-canyon-endurace-cf7-atascocita-hike-bike-trail-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8-13-2024-Canyon-Endurace-CF7-Atascocita-Hike-Bike-Trail-3-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1928&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1928\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8-13-2024-Canyon-Endurace-CF7-Atascocita-Hike-Bike-Trail-1-scaled.jpg?resize=598%2C450&amp;ssl=1 598w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8-13-2024-Canyon-Endurace-CF7-Atascocita-Hike-Bike-Trail-1-scaled.jpg?resize=638%2C480&amp;ssl=1 638w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8-13-2024-Canyon-Endurace-CF7-Atascocita-Hike-Bike-Trail-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1157&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8-13-2024-Canyon-Endurace-CF7-Atascocita-Hike-Bike-Trail-1-scaled.jpg?w=2400 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">8-13-2024 Canyon Endurace CF7 Atascocita Hike Bike Trail-1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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Endurace CF7 Atascocita Hike Bike Trail-2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe src=\"https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/embeds?type=trip&#038;id=211476469&#038;sampleGraph=true&#038;distanceMarkers=true\" style=\"width: 1px; min-width: 90%; height: 800px; border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/12139092258\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"1090\" data-attachment-id=\"65708\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/8-13-2024-strava-summary-atascocita-walden-spanish-cove-drive\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8-13-2024-Strava-Summary-Atascocita-Walden-Spanish-Cove-Drive.png?fit=1041%2C1090&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1041,1090\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8-13-2024-Strava-Summary-Atascocita-Walden-Spanish-Cove-Drive.png?fit=573%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8-13-2024-Strava-Summary-Atascocita-Walden-Spanish-Cove-Drive.png?resize=1041%2C1090&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"8-13-2024 Strava Summary Atascocita-Walden-Spanish Cove Drive\" class=\"wp-image-65708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8-13-2024-Strava-Summary-Atascocita-Walden-Spanish-Cove-Drive.png?w=1041&amp;ssl=1 1041w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8-13-2024-Strava-Summary-Atascocita-Walden-Spanish-Cove-Drive.png?resize=430%2C450&amp;ssl=1 430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8-13-2024-Strava-Summary-Atascocita-Walden-Spanish-Cove-Drive.png?resize=573%2C600&amp;ssl=1 573w, 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I skirted around the trees and brush blocking the trail beside Kingwood Drive. Later a CenterPoint truck blocked the trail beside W. Lake Houston Parkway. 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