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I've had the same experience.  Forrest trails measured by GPS.  A 3-mile section took the front runners, me included, nearly an hour to canter!  After 8 hours of trotting and cantering, we'd only covered 35 miles?  I don't think so!

rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> > I did notice that you failed to 
> > tell how you knew that the GPS mileage was wrong. 
>
> There's a rides I just quit going to because I didn't care to trot 3.5
> hrs. on their "16 mile" section. If you believe the distance (measured by
> GPS by the forest service so it's official) you just feel like you're
> trying to climb the escalator going the wrong direction. Very
> frustrating. It also happens to have lots of ravines.

Semper Obliquo (Always aside),
Susan [Young], The Princess of Pink
Glenndale Grace Farm, Ft Gibson, Oklahoma U.S.A.
"Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race!" - Charles Dickens (1812-1870)