Cannock Chase
A riding friend wants to try Cannock Chase for our spring trip. There will be 3-6 of us for two nights away. Is there enough around to sustain us for two days riding? Any idea of accomodation in the area?
We live in east London and I think Afan is calling me,but I am wiling to give a new trail a try.
We live in east London and I think Afan is calling me,but I am wiling to give a new trail a try.
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depends what your doing as the DH and FR will keep you ammused for a day but not two so if you do xc as well you could get two days if you do the two split up.0
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if you ride slowly( due to a very heavy bike) like you normaly do then you could spend a week there. :Buy a nice lightweight and you can do it in half a day !!!!!!johnboyrides0
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The follow the dog XC route is quite a short fun blast. You could do 2 or 3 laps in a day without too many problems on an XC bike. I'm told the best riding is on some of the unmarked trails. I'd be happy with 2 days there riding XC - I guess it depends what your bag is. I'd imagine Afan would have more to offer but that's just speculation...0
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If you drive to Cannock from East London and just ride FTD, you will be disappointed. There's nowt wrong with it, especially with the recent work done on it. It's just a bit short that's all. You would really benefit from a local guide, as someone stated earlier in the thread, the best trails are away from the purpose built stuff.
Personally i would spend a day at Cannock with someone who knows it well, you could probably get a good 30 mile ride in over there. For the second day, i would make the short drive (About 40 mins) to Church Stretton and ride the Long Mynd. Some big climbs and cracking descents in a beautiful part of Shropshire. Also, if you like your DH, Hopton Woods/Bringewood is very close by which has a number of quality courses.0 -
That's great, thanks for the replies. That doesn't apply to you Burgess.0
