Forest of Dean DH tracks

ObscuraSky
ObscuraSky Posts: 65
edited March 2010 in Routes
FYI

Drove down to Cannop Cycle Centre, in the Forest of Dean, last weekend and was pleased to see that the DH tracks there have been marked with name posts - making them much easier to find. Don't know if they've finished yet as there's a couple of solid ones further up the hill which haven't been marked. Map.

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  • joec1
    joec1 Posts: 494
    Cool. good find... been looking for the map for ages :)

    the Pink Altura route has no markers yet... and theres another route below (south of the pink line on the map... the other side of the clearing) that i cant find anywear....
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  • amt27
    amt27 Posts: 320
    anyone know what's happened to the FODCA red route, went there today and there were tree felling operations around the start/finish area,
  • joec1
    joec1 Posts: 494
    yea...

    They are tree felling haha...

    The rest of the route is still there, and theres a make shift trail through the fallen trees :)

    so its still rideable, but just nowhere near as fun as it was...
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  • ObscuraSky
    ObscuraSky Posts: 65
    joec1 wrote:
    the Pink Altura route has no markers yet... and theres another route below (south of the pink line on the map... the other side of the clearing) that i cant find anywear....

    I hve no idea where the 'Pink Altura' route is. There are two routes just south of the clearing; Worcester Lodge Downhill and the Old Racetrack - both of which are excellent.
  • joec1
    joec1 Posts: 494
    any ideas where the startes are of them? and if they are signposted as well (like the others) ?
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  • ObscuraSky
    ObscuraSky Posts: 65
    joec1 wrote:
    any ideas where the startes are of them? and if they are signposted as well (like the others) ?

    Neither are signposted, but both start behind Worcester Lodge (+51° 48' 10.09", -2° 35' 11.89"). The Old Racetrack has at least two variations, but ends just behind Pygmy Pinetum. The Worcester Lodge Downhill comes out nearer the cycle centre. Both are really solid rides.

    Where is the 'Pink Altura' track you mentioned?
  • joec1
    joec1 Posts: 494
    on the map (posted above) its the southern most pink line....

    starts at the forest cross roads back near where the corkscrew starts.
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  • ObscuraSky
    ObscuraSky Posts: 65
    joec1 wrote:
    on the map (posted above) its the southern most pink line....

    starts at the forest cross roads back near where the corkscrew starts.

    oh, ok. you mean the 'Enduro' downhill :)

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