Epping Forest info required please

John Moore
John Moore Posts: 580
edited February 2009 in MTB general
I'm in the Epping Forest area with work (and me bike) and free from mid afternoon Wednesday 25th Feb.

A few quetions if you don't mind

1) Any local riders fancy letting me tag along?

2) What are the trails like?

3) Where's the best place to start?

4) Is their a signed trail?

5) Anyone got a (of a few) trail/s on GPS they can email over to me?

Comments

  • robertpb
    robertpb Posts: 1,866
    Epping will be a real mud bath at the moment. Most of the regular riders over there are riding elsewhere.

    When it dries out there are plenty of trails and Carls Tea Hut at high Beech is where most of the rides start from.

    Two groups who could be of help are www.eppinghardcru.co.uk and www.epping-forest-mtb.co.uk.
    Now where's that "Get Out of Crash Free Card"
  • zaris
    zaris Posts: 337
    1) Any local riders fancy letting me tag along?
    Sure i don't mind...am about 30 minutes off, can meet you around Walthamstow

    2) What are the trails like?
    They're really quite muddy to begin with but then you really do get some crazy uphillsa nd downhills, but most of the time its trough the forest...

    3) Where's the best place to start?
    I think If you start at Wanstead Park and then head into Whipps Cross Park for a decent warm up. After that it's all epping forest! There's a car park if you keep going towards wood green, which leads into the begining of epping forest.

    Trully though, Epping forest owns the 2 parks and the forest xD

    4) Is their a signed trail?
    not that i know of...i just keep riding on anything i fancy lol

    5) Anyone got a (of a few) trail/s on GPS they can email over to me?
    Sorry, my map are my eyes, and my GPS is .....well if i get tired and i see a road i see where it leads me xD
  • donnie murdo
    donnie murdo Posts: 986
    I used to ride round here a lot when I lived down in Landan.

    It's good but at this time of year is a gloopy muddy mess in places.

    There are sign posts dotted around to tell people where they are or where to head.

    I used to start from the Lippits Hill entrance to the wood. If I were you I'd just get an OS map of the forest and head out and enjoy it. It's the best way to find your way around or go with someone who knows their way. It's hardly the back of beyond and if you do get lost it's easy enough to head back to where you started.
  • zaris
    zaris Posts: 337
    I agree with Donnie, if you just hea into the trails with whoever and keep going and going you keep finding these trails and even end up in places your really not supposed to be xD, which makes it even more fun lol.
  • John Moore
    John Moore Posts: 580
    zaris wrote:
    1) Any local riders fancy letting me tag along?
    Sure i don't mind...am about 30 minutes off, can meet you around Walthamstow

    Zaris, you've got a date :oops:

    Drop me an email to johnmoore200 @ aol.com (but without the spaces)
  • dh131286
    dh131286 Posts: 2,170
    i live right next to epping forest and its snowing again here and been raining for days, went out last sat and it was a bog! so if your happy getting caked in mud then go for it, see how it is over the next week or so and i may just join you!
    www.UKMB.co.uk ... UKMountainBiking Forum.
  • zaris
    zaris Posts: 337
    John Moore - Hey dude my email is zaris@hotmail.co.uk thought i'd let you know! BTW i doubt am going to be going to Epping in these condiditions.

    dh131286 - Am seriously geting sick and F***** tired of this weather!! no doubt the best weather in years in my opinion but it couldn't have come at a worser time!! I need to go to the forest to take some pictures and videos for college projects. PLUS i seriosly want to rip trough the forest on my new coilair...it's really annoying!

    BTW by good weatehr am talking about the snow only xD haha
  • John Moore
    John Moore Posts: 580
    dh131286 & Zaris, I'm a northerner and I ride in any conditions :wink:

    This winter has been fantastic for riding, nice and crisp.

    Hope you both can make it on the 25th.
  • zaris
    zaris Posts: 337
    Don't get me wrong i love mud specially when on my hrdtail...but the new coilair i have would be a mission to use it trough their....plus its new so treating it nicely not too much mud to start with hehe.....

    I think i might take out the hardtail and i will thrash it trough epping soon :)
  • John Moore
    John Moore Posts: 580
    zaris wrote:
    I think i might take out the hardtail and i will thrash it trough epping soon :)

    I'll be Single Speeding it anyway, hope you can make it, I'll email you leter on.
  • zaris
    zaris Posts: 337
    Cool dude ;) checked the weather for next week...all nice and dry...so hopefully it should be a little less slugish by next weekend!
  • dh131286
    dh131286 Posts: 2,170
    just spoke to my brother, he aint working that week so depending on weather said he is prob come along as well
    www.UKMB.co.uk ... UKMountainBiking Forum.
  • John Moore
    John Moore Posts: 580
    Zaris YGM

    dh131286 - please drop me an email to johnmoore200 @ aol.com (but without the spaces) to sort out a meeting place and time
  • grantway
    grantway Posts: 1,430
    Epping right now is Pants

    Was over there last week and even the fire roads was Iced all over
    Not many people over there.

    The soil in Epping has bad drainege problems and most of the streams/brookes
    are full to the top.
    Soil is like glue and yet the horses are still riding the trails and making it worse.

    Off to Swinly soil better there better drainege and not so muddy.
    Weather is ment to be nice tomorrow, But had bad snow Thursday night

    Happy riding
  • John Moore
    John Moore Posts: 580
    It'll be warm by the 25th and I'm used to mud, so no worries

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