Tuesday, August 30, 2011

朝の自転車散歩 – Morning Promenade


朝7時台でも江ノ島方面に下る国道134号は所々で渋滞が始まっていて走りにくいので、車が少なくて自転車散歩しやすい道を組んでみた。出発は逗子の小坪漁港から311号経由で長谷寺前、北上して交番前の信号を右折、ここからはなだらかの勾配が始まり、やがて山ノ内給水場までの登坂は短いトレーニングとなる。そして北鎌倉まで気持ちの良いダウンヒル。帰り道は鶴ヶ岡八幡を通り過ぎて大町からの一本道。全行程は約15kmなので僕のスピードなら1時間くらいの散歩となる。


Route 134 is jammed already around 7 o’clock here and there and thus not very convenient for bicycle running. So I came up with anther route for morning promenade without much traffic. I start from Kotsubo harbor in Zushi, take Route 311 for Hase Temple, take north up to Koban-mae signal. Turning to right, the road starts rising slightly and is followed by an uphill of some 70m going up to Yamanouchi Reservoir that is perfect for a short exercise. The reward is the refreshing downhill to Kita-Kamakura. I take the return route passing through the front gate of Tsurugaoka-Hachiman Shrine and then the straight pass of Omachi. The total distance is about 15km and I can cover it within an hour.

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