Is the dh there any good? We’re thinking of going tomorow, and want some tough tracks to ride. are they actually a challenge? How do the tracks compare to somewhere like cwm carn etc?

Also, does anyone know a postcode or road name for where we need to park?

Thanks

I’ve not ridden Cwm carn for a while so my memorys a bit hazy. Anyways, the dh runs in the fod are a fair bit shorter than CC, but there are plenty of them. Corkscrew, sheepskull and the ski run are all very good runs plus there’s flatlands, the OC and others to mix it up from below where the uplift drops off. Features / drops are smaller (from memory) than CC but plenty to keep you in your toes. Google pedal bike away or fly up uplift for postcode / directions

I’m going to FoD tomorrow, see you there 🙂

Sorry I can’t answer any of your questions though!

*edit* look out for a fat bloke mincing around (and I do mean *mincing*) on a white ASR5.

well its not the steepest terrain in the world
and the trails are shorter than cc
and much less rocky than cwm carn, its all wood dirt and roots
there are 4 or 5 trails and some jumps and stuff
if youre doing the uplift you can get more runs in than cwm carn

its lots of fun, not the most technical dh track you can easily thrash it on a 160mm fs or a hardtail for that matter

GL16 7EH, aim for the pedalaway bike centre.
Like Trusty says: runs are more numerous and varied, rootier but shorter. Everything is rollable on a HT but gets tougher the faster you go. The only drop i can remember at CC has been dumbed down so i reckon they’re on a par now. Enjoy!

After doing the bottom of the corkscrew and the ski run on a 150mm fs I’d question the “easily”. Yep, you can do them on a hardtail,and probably on a cx bike if you’re man enough (I’m not)but the popularity of the runs since the uplift started means they’re pretty beaten up now. Still bloody good fun though