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* Close to the 15 km mark, [[tar snakes]] start to show up until the 19 km mark | * Close to the 15 km mark, [[tar snakes]] start to show up until the 19 km mark | ||
* Near the 21 km mark they return. This time being a lot more for the next 3 km | * Near the 21 km mark they return. This time being a lot more for the next 3 km | ||
* [[Tar snakes]] which are caused by asphalt cracking, should be expected in other parts of the trail. | |||
* Avoid rolling parallel on the snakes as that will cause your wheels to sink and you go for a nose dive. | |||
* [[Tar snakes]] can be crossed safely. | |||
=== Railroad tracks === | === Railroad tracks === | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillium_Railway The Trillium Railway was discontinued in 2019] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillium_Railway The Trillium Railway was discontinued in 2019] | ||
* Going south, there are | * Going south, there are 11 railroad tracks along the trail. | ||
* The 4 first | * The 4 first railroad tracks are made of wood. The next 2, plastic, the next 4 are asphalt and the last one plastic | ||
* While half of the rail tracks can be rolled over with 100 mm wheels, provided that enough speed is given, none should attempted with smaller wheels. | * While half of the rail tracks can be rolled over with 100 mm wheels, provided that enough speed is given, none should attempted with smaller wheels. | ||
* The biggest problem about rolling the railroad tracks is the damage of the wood and asphalt in between the tracks, which creates big gaps ''(this may or may not be fixed in the future).'' | |||
==== Locations ==== | ==== Locations ==== | ||