This turned out to be a very interesting ride.  Starting from Bottomlands Park we cycled north along the Nose Creek pathway to Country Hills Blvd when we turned east then north, following the bike path until it came to a gravel road which we traveled along for 1 km.  (It was pretty rough, and I walked part of it).  Once we crossed Stoney Trail we continued along the paved cycling track which we followed until we reached Symons Valley  We then weaved our way through Evanstown before going south on Symons Valley Road heading south through Hidden Valley and connecting to the trail going up to Split Rock where we had a snack before returning back to Bottomlands.  Special thanks to Lenard for his great route finding.

Christine Grotefeld