Whinlatter Altura trail, any good?

Fordyboy
Fordyboy Posts: 44
edited July 2010 in Routes
Me and some mates are thinking of heading up there this weekend, just wondering if any of you guys have ridden it and if so what your thoughts are?

Cheers

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  • gonga
    gonga Posts: 225
    I love it!
    Quite tricky in places if its wet put loads of fun sections make it great. :D
  • Fordyboy
    Fordyboy Posts: 44
    Thanks Gonga, that'll do for me!!
  • apoc_reg
    apoc_reg Posts: 166
    I really enjoyed that, was very wet when i did it last winter!
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  • pastey_boy
    pastey_boy Posts: 2,083
    awesome. one of my faves but as already mentioned it not as much fun in the wet unless your a shin pad wearing sadist
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  • apoc_reg
    apoc_reg Posts: 166
    pastey_boy wrote:
    awesome. one of my faves but as already mentioned it not as much fun in the wet unless your a shin pad wearing sadist

    The wet ... yeah i must admit it was rather 'tricky' at times. I wasn't exactly going for a record on it.

    I actually did fall off. But that was crossing a little wooden bridge going back into the car park haha idiot!
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  • Fordyboy
    Fordyboy Posts: 44
    Thanks guys, appreciate the input, fingers crossed it stays dry I guess!
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Great trail in wet or dry (pussies :P)
    There is actually more grip on the downwards sections in the wet!

    I'll be there this saturday!
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  • pastey_boy
    pastey_boy Posts: 2,083
    i may be there sat/sun as i have a badly under used season ticket
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  • gonga
    gonga Posts: 225
    bigbenj_08 wrote:
    Great trail in wet or dry (pussies :P)
    There is actually more grip on the downwards sections in the wet!

    I'll be there this saturday!

    I was surprised with how slippy it was the other day with all the bone dry loose slatey bits.

    Got to love those jumps on the north loop!!
  • neninja
    neninja Posts: 424
    A few of us will be there tomorrow. Hoping the rain clears through.

    I've not been before so looking forward to it.
  • gonga
    gonga Posts: 225
    I would recommend doing the blue before the north and south altura loops.
    I did it for the first time the other day and it has some fun stuff in it to wet your appetite for the Harder stuff!
  • Yukon Boy
    Yukon Boy Posts: 70
    Its awesome! One of my favourites!!!
  • Bluemoon39
    Bluemoon39 Posts: 168
    gonga wrote:
    I would recommend doing the blue before the north and south altura loops.
    I did it for the first time the other day and it has some fun stuff in it to wet your appetite for the Harder stuff!
    +1
    Blue straight into south, then North
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