A tough 5 mile spin. From the get go, nicely graveled trail with upgraded wooden walks where needed. This path slowly ascends to Lake Perseverance with almost no switchbacks. Entirely forested path that is mostly single-track riding but not crazy tight the entire way. Places along the way do have steep drop-offs where a little caution is necessary. At the lake, there are nice, big tent platforms on the shore to stretch-out on. All this sounds good. Actual pedaling is limited due to lots of embedded rocks, high rocks, tree roots, the occasional narrow bridge, many big drops off at rocks and roots. Yup I pushed my bike an estimated 70% of the miles going in and 60% of miles coming out. A stronger rider could have gotten in more pedal time than me. This would be such a bigger blast to ride if there were fewer BIG, dangerous drops. After all, this is meant to be a hiking trail. FYI, this is my second trip up and back on this trail.