Gisburn Forest

Dirtrider

Tried a search and couldn't find much.

Wanting to try Gisburn on saturday, does anyone have any info on what trials are open, have tried a few of the websites and cant find anything about what trails are open.

What's everyone's views on it, just a bit sick of Llandegla so after something different.

Also, anyone got a postcode/directions?

1mancity2

It all open, not been to degla since they opened the new trails but gizzy eats it alive (old trails) Im up there every Sunday, Hope line is good few table tops some nice drop ins and a nice new bottom section, Hully gully is good, bit wet but still great, The Slab is fun and easy to master.

You can go from the Pub and do top loop or bottom loop or both, some DH runs further down which are good if the wind is low.

http://www.gisburnforestbikes.co.uk/

http://www.gisburnbiketrails.com/

Get yourself up Sunday around 8am I'll gladly show you round :twisted:

delcol

gotta agree i was disapointed with deggy myself..
i not been for around 3 years i keep saying i will go back to give it another go but never got round to it...

gisburn is good might be a mudfest with how crap the weathers been this week. but the singletrack is good there are some good flowing bits and some teccy bits. also some good jumpy and droppy bits to...
well worth a visit...

Dirtrider

cheers for the reply's, it looks good, will probably head there saturday.

Any help with directions, preferably a postcode.........

1mancity2

Pub post code BD23 4SQ

From there head straight up the gravel road until you hit a fork in the road, here you can go straight on leading to the Hope line and top loop or

Turn left head down until the road swoops right there is a gate to the left, pick up bottom loop there which will lead you to the hope line and top loop.

Bottom loop takes around 40 mins (if your fit, ish!)
Top loop takes about the same unless your messing on hope and slab etc.

delcol

i never seen the pub always park at cocklet hill and go from there.. the rout is signposted now.. just follow the signs from the carpark.. it works for me.....

stubs

BB7 4TS gets you to dugdale lane which is the road to the car park. Or grid reference SD 745550

frankspencer1979

Went to Gisburn yesterday (Gales? Schmales!!) Everything was open and rideable as normal. Pretty slippy in places, the boardwalk was covered in ice so that was a bit treacherous, and the wind was a bit of a slap in the face where it opens out (Simons swamp.) Should've calmed down by Saturday though.

The only bad bit was just after Hully Gully, the trail crosses a small stream, which is normally a bit of a trickle. Now I don't want to over-exaggerate, but it was a raging torrent comparable to the Amazon. The only thing I could do was take a big run up and go for it, which led to wet feet which was a bit of a stinker given it was only 3 degrees!

Still, good times!

1mancity2

frankspencer1979 wrote:

The only bad bit was just after Hully Gully, the trail crosses a small stream, which is normally a bit of a trickle. Now I don't want to over-exaggerate, but it was a raging torrent comparable to the Amazon. The only thing I could do was take a big run up and go for it, which led to wet feet which was a bit of a stinker given it was only 3 degrees!

Still, good times!

You can manual through this, just drop down a few gears before so your ready for the incline, sorted

TheGeneralist

You can manual through this,

What does 'manual' mean? (in this context)

stubs

It means a wheelie that you keep going by pedalling hard and keeping your weight over the balance point of the point.

However for most forum posts it means "I got off and pushed"

frankspencer1979

Dammit! Given that I went on a Great Rock skills course just t'other day and learnt the basics of manualling, I should've known better! Damn my short term memory!

1mancity2

frankspencer1979 wrote:

Dammit! Given that I went on a Great Rock skills course just t'other day and learnt the basics of manualling, I should've known better! Damn my short term memory!

When was your course Friday?

stumpyjon

More Gisburn on www.pmba.org.uk on the news pages plus there's a full page in the where to ride section.

frankspencer1979

1mancity2 wrote:

frankspencer1979 wrote:

Dammit! Given that I went on a Great Rock skills course just t'other day and learnt the basics of manualling, I should've known better! Damn my short term memory!

When was your course Friday?

Yup, Friday last week.

1mancity2

You were on the quarry section with 2 ladies (lucky boy) and Ed, when I popped over and said hi, so I have met you without knowing it.

frankspencer1979

Haha, I remember! Without wanting to sound too gay, I remember thinking you had a nice helmet!

Nice to meet you fella.

1mancity2

frankspencer1979 wrote:

Haha, I remember! Without wanting to sound too gay, I remember thinking you had a nice helmet!

Nice to meet you fella.

Haha yeah its nice, you can see it any time big boy

How did the course go, did you feel like you gained alot?

I did the flow course with Ed a couple of months ago and im doing the Nigel Page course with him in January.

delcol

how much is the course with pagey.. would be cool to be coached by the man himself...

i dont pedal to manual just shift the weight back and pull back on the bars while pushing forward with the feet..

frankspencer1979

Yeah it was definitely helpful, I'll start to concentrate on technique more rather than just holding on and hoping for the best! Want to do level 2 as soon as I can, think the 2 courses together will really point me in the right direction.

Delcol- check out the "Great Rock" website for info on pageys course.

Sorry to the original poster for hijacking this thread :roll:

Dirtrider

ha, it's all good, interesting stuff to read.

Never really considered one of those coaching days, I've been racing since the age of 12, so I don't really see what anyone could teach me. However, i'm aware i'm being niave and probably there are plenty of things that would make me much faster.

MTBmaniac

I was up there on Wednesday night. It was grim as we had rain, sleet and hail combined with a strong wind and low temps, but the tracks are holding up quite well apart from a few bits here and there. Got my legs nice and wet through he stream you've been talking about, but I've seen in much deeper after days of rain to the point where it washes people off their bikes. I'd be impressed to see someone ride through it on the back wheel in those conditions.

1mancity2

delcol wrote:

how much is the course with pagey.. would be cool to be coached by the man himself...

i dont pedal to manual just shift the weight back and pull back on the bars while pushing forward with the feet..

Its £160 for the weekend, 9-30 to 3-30 sat and sun

Im on the Jan 14-15th one and trying to get DodgeT to sign up but hes being a girlie!

Mikkola

Did Gisburn for the first time last sunday, wet and bloody freezing but everything open some really good bits of trail, Hully Gully particularly good as is Hope line and new section in progress looks good! Ribs still recovering after crash on boardwalk though be careful!!!

DCR00

i was up there today for the 1st time

very technical compared to Deggy and Cannock, but slightly lacking in the descent dept (on the Red)

did some of the Black, including Big Foot, but i did bottle the slab - in my defence it started hailing when i got to the top....

ill def go back and it whips Deggy

bwfc4eva868

I can't wait to get back up to Gisburn. Just hoping it drys out a bit before i can get down during January. As its been nonstop rain.

1mancity2

DCR00 wrote:

i was up there today for the 1st time

very technical compared to Deggy and Cannock, but slightly lacking in the descent dept (on the Red)

did some of the Black, including Big Foot, but i did bottle the slab - in my defence it started hailing when i got to the top....

ill def go back and it whips Deggy

you need to do the hope line a few times, and did you do Hully Gully?

stumpyjon

We are a bit short of long descents although you clock up a surprising amount of climbing on the 8 :?

New bit may well be unofficially open after Sunday although to get to the start is a bit of a muddy slog. Going to do some repairs on the blue before we start the next section.

DCR00

1mancity2 wrote:

DCR00 wrote:

i was up there today for the 1st time

very technical compared to Deggy and Cannock, but slightly lacking in the descent dept (on the Red)

did some of the Black, including Big Foot, but i did bottle the slab - in my defence it started hailing when i got to the top....

ill def go back and it whips Deggy

you need to do the hope line a few times, and did you do Hully Gully?

i did the 8 today

where is the Hope Line ?

Hully Gully was good, a lot steeper than i anticipated

DCR00

stumpyjon wrote:

We are a bit short of long descents although you clock up a surprising amount of climbing on the 8 :?

New bit may well be unofficially open after Sunday although to get to the start is a bit of a muddy slog. Going to do some repairs on the blue before we start the next section.

is that the section done in a darker rubble ?

i saw a section of trail at the top of the section where you can decide to go "home" or "go on" that looked like it was under construction

in all i really like Gisburn. Love that the Red is actually quite difficult in some sections. Really different to Cannock and Llandegla.

1mancity2

DCR00 wrote:

where is the Hope Line ?

The Hope line is, when you come up the steep hill from the end of the bottom loop, you turn left at the top to continue the "8" (picnic table) the Hope Line is to the right at the top of that hill and swoops down through the forest, berms, table tops, drop offs, rollers then links back on the fire road at the bottom, problem is you have to then come back up Hamburger hill as we call it.

DCR00 wrote:

is that the section done in a darker rubble ?

Yes and its looking pretty good some tasty bits on it, Stumpy and his guys have done a fantastic job, again!