paullb
Speeding Up
- May 24, 2010
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Today tackled the Nokogiri-rindo in Okutama. Bearing in mind recent discussions I started from Musashiitsukaichi Sta. and so approached from the South, after taking a few minutes to visit Hossawa-no-taki; one of my favourite waterfalls.
The road up was fine, I suppose. The bumpity-bumpity concrete-paved sections really sap momentum, and I wasn't expecting the unlit tunnel or the unlit cyclist coming the other way through it. Prat.
The nokogiri forest road is one of my favourite roads primarily due to its proximity to Tokyo and it being completely free of cars. The unlit tunnel is a bit of a scary one, I have taken friends who have actually refused to ride it and dismounted.
Also, IMHO, the road from the Hinohara Villiage office towards the entrance to the nokogori forest road (and really all the way out to Kazehari forest road) its one of the best roads for cycling. Nice view, not terribly hilly, smooth.