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Summary: Length: 35 kms, Total descent: 1300m. Another down hill day but this time we head north with steeper ascents and as ever, the odd cheeky ascent.
We go down hill but we spend all day doing it. The first section is a forest trail that winds its way around the back of lake Buyan and Tambligan and our first encounter with dense rainforest singletrack. Although it is a reasonably flat morning it is quite challenging with a little sting in the tail as we climb onto the crater rim and cruise down the road to lunch at another one of the restaurants with great food and great views and particularly good coffee.
After lunch we continue down the very windy tarmac road until turning off half way down onto a small track, which leads to an impressive waterfall. After gaping upwards, we continue on a small path which contours around the side of the hill and eventually brings us out onto a small tarmac road. We continue down the hill and take a small track which takes us up the only serious hill of the day. With the North coast firmly in our sights, we then cruise down through more rice paddies to the sea, where an optional dip and a cold beer awaits.
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