Sunday 3rd October Gisburn MTB intermediate

We are mountain biking at Gisburn Forest, north of Clitheroe, on Sunday 3rd October.
Meeting at 11 for setting off at 11.30 ride.

There is a forest car park at the start of the trail. Follow the B6478 out of Clithero. There is a sign post for Gisburn Forrest on the left about 3 mile after Slaidburn

Details of forest and location below.

There are graded & signposted routes at Gisburn, one suitable for beginners and another for advanced/intermediate riders. There is usually a snack-van in the car park selling hot drinks and bacon butties. I don't think that there are any toilets.



Please email John Kitching at johnkitching@hotmail.com if you wish to join us.
Or for John's phone and contact details visit the French Law Consultancy website www.frenchlawconsultancy.com

Thanks


http://www.moredirt.co.uk/article/New-trails-launched-at-Gisburn-Forest/1218/

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/recreation.nsf/LUWebDocsByKey/EnglandLancashireNoForestGisburn

http://www.multimap.com/maps/?#t=l&map=53.94522916550725,-2.458544620363775144&dp=841&loc=GB:53.94522916550725:-2.458544620363775:16

Llandegla write-up

Despite the bank holiday weekend, Llandegla was surprisingly quiet. We encountered only light rain, followed by warm-ish sunshine. The bacon butties, coffee and cake and friendly service were, of course, up to their usual excellent standard. After sampling the café we set off on the red route. As has been reported, the wobbly log path on the red has been detached, and you now by pass it on a basic forest tracks. I don't know many people who miss the log section, which was harder than anything on the black circuit. However, there is a further section that is also closed: it is after the first climb on the blue/red/black circuit where you get to the first swooping berm before crossing a forest road. The closed section is where the routes descend in a fast flowing descent through the woods before the red and blue split from each other. This is now by passed on flat forest roads, which is a shame. Presumably there is trail building afoot, so it may come back better than before. On the way back from the red route, we were approached by people from the shop looking for a guy in a red top on a stolen bike. He had apparently stolen a grey coloured Carbon framed Santa Cruz Blur, probably worth around £6000. They later recovered the bike, but there was no sign of the thief. Watch out of you leave expensive kit unattended. This is not the first time there have been thefts from Llandegla.

The red route proved as popular as ever with the group, and we took in some black sections which people found surprisingly easy. It was well beyond lunchtime when we returned to the café, and gratefully sampled more fine things from the menu. Why don't all bike trails have cafés?!

Next event, Saturday 2 October at Gisburn. For more details please contact John Kitching, on johnkitching@hotmail.com or john@frenchlawconsultancy.com

Event organised by John Kitching, Solicitor, of French Law Consultancy
Event sponsored by www.frenchlawconsultancy.com