



Watching the forecast I picked a day with decent weather, checked over my fatbike to make sure everything was is ship shape and pulled together my gear for the day trip.



I set my alarm for an early departure and hit the road around 07:00 for Kingman's Cove. As I entered Bay Bulls I remembered there was trail in the area that led to a lighthouse. I guesstimated that it would take about an hour for the in-and-out so I turned off the main highway in search of the trail head.







The Spout Path sign showed 3.5 km to the lighthouse which was shorter than anticipated. I didn't bother mounting up the seat bag, but grabbed a energy bar just in case I wanted a snack along the way.









The trail started out as a rock encrusted dirt road that showed promise.









It quickly changed to a quad path that branched in a left and right option.







Flipping a mental coin I turned the bars right following the marked trail. The trail slowly narrowed yet gave great views of the ocean.







Unfortunately the trail conditions changed with one short hike-a-bike, leading to another, and yet another.





This last minute idea of trying the lighthouse trail did not seem to be working out. But the scenery was amazing.









Part of me wanted to keep walking the bike around the next turn to see if it was ridable, but I decided to cut my losses and head back to the Jeep and get back on the road.









When I saw the windmills I knew that I was getting close. Turning off the highway I hit Kingman's Cove and found a place to park. I unloaded the Ithaqua 2S , strapped on the Arkel Seatpacker and started pedaling with the mid-morning sun shining down.









I opted to take the coastal route first. It would soon be lunchtime and I would most likely encounter a river running into the ocean where I could get water for my boil-up.







