A new route name for today’s bike ride but most of the roads are ones I ridden before. Time for some variety riding my Blue Norcross AL on the “Royal Brook – Oakhurst – Forest Cove” route for 25.2 miles ending the week with 189.9 miles. If I rode one more day I would’ve crossed into 200+ miles but the days off were important ones. For July I am at 250 miles leaving 550 miles to hit my goal.

Royal Brook is a new village in Kingwood so I thought it was time to ride there and then take Ford Road to Loop 494. In Royal Brook I stopped and took these pictures.

The bridge in the center goes across a ravine and then to a side street. The little white thing on the right side of the bridge railing is a sign stating the capacity is 2 tons. Not sure how 2 tons would get on it but people do the darnedest things.

After the stopping for pictures I rode into a subdivision north of Royal Brook that has been there for several decades. My plan was to take the street to Ford Road that is where Ford Road turns left but I misjudged the streets and came out onto Ford Road about 1/4 mile south of the bend. I wanted to be at the bend in case the traffic was heavy. I haven’t biked on Ford Road in awhile and with Royal Brook having many new houses I thought the traffic could be heavier. The traffic from Colony Forest to Loop 494 was heavier but everyone gave me plenty of room when they passed. I will consider biking this way again.

Once on Loop 494 I stayed there to Community Drive where I went west to I-69/US59 to turn south. I rode through a portion of Valley Ranch on the way to Briar Tree and Oakhurst on roads I take many times. After getting through Oakhurst I biked through Kingwood Place and then back to the service road to Sorters Road and then Hamblen Road in Forest Cove. Hamblen Road is narrow and bumpy but the traffic was light and except for a red Corvette the few cars gave me space. The Corvette was in a hurry and couldn’t wait for an oncoming car to pass to have some extra space in that lane. I could’ve touched the Corvette as he went by.

From there to the end no traffic problems as I rode on familiar streets. After starting the ride at 12:15 I finished at 2:14.

With the later start it was hot, 95 degrees, under mostly cloudy skies and a 5 mph south breeze. More good weather to bike tomorrow.

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Strava ride summary