Dog or Monkey?

Wongy66
Wongy66 Posts: 37
edited May 2011 in Routes
I went Cannock Chase last week for the 1st time and did the Monkey trail. I`m goin again 2mora and was considering doing the folllow the dog track, which is better?
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  • BorisSpencer
    BorisSpencer Posts: 786
    The Monkey is the more technical, you will find the Dog much less of a challenge.
    But that is not to say that it isn't worth riding .
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  • Wongy66
    Wongy66 Posts: 37
    Is there as many downhill sections?
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  • rhext
    rhext Posts: 1,639
    Can you do the Monkey trail without doing Follow-The-Dog? When I went, apart from a small linking section, you couldn't. Are you sure you've not done it already?
  • Wongy66
    Wongy66 Posts: 37
    To be honest, I`m unsure, I went with a few lads from work who go regular and was told that they are two different trails
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  • rhext
    rhext Posts: 1,639
    FTD was the original, The Monkey was then added later, but it was added as an extension in the middle of FTD. So you can do FTD without doing the Monkey, but not the other way round. Unless they've put some shortcuts in recently.
  • Wongy66
    Wongy66 Posts: 37
    I think it has been extended
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  • pilsburypie
    pilsburypie Posts: 891
    Do both! about 13 miles at the moment as a section is closed. take around 2 hours. Both have their plusses, I just find travelling up there you may as well do both to make it worth your while.
  • Wongy66
    Wongy66 Posts: 37
    Can`t manage both yet
    Only just started riding again, after 2 years out
    No stamina!
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    If you've done the Monkey then you've done practically all of of FTD, apart from a small linking section.
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  • Clark3y
    Clark3y Posts: 129
    did you start and finish at the railway crossing last time?

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