Quote Originally Posted by MaryandMarc View Post
We're going SWBO, starting July 20th. It seems to me you'd have fewer people-passings if you're going with the flow than if you're going against it... So if you want to meet lots of people and then leave them again, go NEBO. If you're hoping to hike with newfound trail friends, go SWBO.

I wonder if the same holds true for the mountain bike encounters. Are they mostly going in one direction or the other?
In section 3, where you'll see a ton of MBers, seems like they tend to be going SWBO, same in section 6 actually. I actually prefer to be facing the "traffic" so you have more time to react. Keep your ears sharp in section 3. But still, starting on a Monday, hitting 3 on, say, Wednesday, should not be a problem.