Solo trail ride on VLG from Prestbury to east end of trail, then a couple of parks and roads toward Fox Valley Mall. Solid, stiff SSE wins (10-15) made the open areas a challenge to navigate. Cold start (35°F) with a lot of clouds that broke off halfway through the ride. Was able to try out a couple of trails not previously ridden: Martin Luther King Jr Park (limestone sections that were soft and muddy), Oakhurst Forest Preserve, Waubonsie Creek Trail (paved on both sides of creek), Willow Lake Park, Spring Lake (with a great pavilion for a quick stop) and Phillips Park/Mastodon Lake. Would like to use this route again for strong East winds, though there is no quiet connector from East end of VLG to the other parks/trails. Return section on Simms Street in Aurora was relatively quiet and a good option to reconnect to VLG. Missed a couple of turns (as I did not read the map correctly) but overall enjoyed the ride and will do portions of this again. This ride put me over 4,000 outdoor miles for the year, something I thought I would never do while still working!