Queen Elizabeth Country Park QECP trail building

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Queen Elizabeth Country Park QECP trail building

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scottfitz - Member

Hi Guys

We have been in talks with QECP for a bit about trail building in the park.

We have sorted out some dig days to maintain and extend the trails.

The next dig day is Sat 13th & Sun 14th August if anyone is interested in helping out.

We are meeting in the main car park at 10.15 and the plan is to start a new bit of trail to cut out a fire road down on the orange trail.

For more info contact me at qecptrailbuilding@yahoo.co.uk or http://www.facebook.com/pages/QECP-Mountain-bike-trail-building/256968874329819

Cheers

Scott

Posted 10 months ago #
rups - Member

hey! sorry, but I wont be able to make it this weekend. the last couple of digs were very productive and I'm looking forward to coming next month

rups

Posted 9 months ago #
365punter - Member

I should be able to make one of these days - probably Sunday. Loads of work's gone into this so far and the trails are getting so much better!

Posted 9 months ago #
scottfitz - Member

Cool the more we get the better

Posted 9 months ago #
scottfitz - Member

Next dig weekend is 10th & 11th sept 2011

Trail digging weekend @ QECP. We will be Putting in some tabletops and more burms to the newest section of the orange trail. Meet main car park at 10.30 both days. Any help would be great.

Posted 9 months ago #
scottfitz - Member

pics from last dig day

Posted 9 months ago #
warton - Member

may I suggest somewhere on either here or your facebook page you say where this magical queen elizabeth country park is?

Posted 9 months ago #
superfli - Member

Its Hampshire, south of Petersfield. If you havent heard of it, chances are you are not local at all, so please ignore.

Posted 9 months ago #
franciscobegbie - Member

Right. Was confused with Queen Elizabeth Forest Park for a bit there.
Just to join in the vibe, I'm not going to say where that is either.

Posted 9 months ago #
warton - Member

And I was confused with Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee country park in , so I couldn't ignore it!

EDIT I'm not saying where my Queen Elizabeth park is either...

Posted 9 months ago #
Bez - Member

"may I suggest somewhere on either here or your facebook page you say where this magical queen elizabeth country park is? "

It's here.

Posted 9 months ago #
Harrison the handpuppet - Member

Haven't ridden QE for a while but the last time I did saw some new bits extending the A3 singletrack going to the rooty climb. Where are the bits shown in the photo's above?

Posted 9 months ago #
scottfitz - Member

After the rooty climb, up the fire road climb and its on your right. It is being sign posted to day.

Posted 9 months ago #
Harrison the handpuppet - Member

Cool I think I know where you mean will have get me arse in gear and have a go on all your hard work. Kept up boys I will have to see if I get some spare time and join you on your dig days.

With all this work you are doing is there any plans of pushing any new/recutting trails in other parts of the park like re-vitalising the old DH track that runs down by the quarry?

Posted 9 months ago #
scottfitz - Member

Possibly there are lots of plans/ideas. The park want us to work on the existing trails at the moment. There will.be a big meeting at the park at soon point. We are concentrating on the orange trail for now with will be a red in the near future. Then a green and a blue trail to replace the purple.

Posted 9 months ago #
RealMan - Member

Will be up for helping once I'm able to. Really enjoy the trails there, just don't get out there often enough.

Posted 9 months ago #
Harrison the handpuppet - Member

Sorry about all the question Scott but you seem to know a lot whats going on. Are they happy as can be for the already existing off piste trails (Buriton Trail) to still remain or is there pressure to close these as there are new legal stuff and original trail renovation?

As said before I can get some spare time I will try and get involved more.

Posted 9 months ago #
scottfitz - Member

They don't want them to be ridden, as always. We will try and get them to let is us them in a red/black trail but as I said we don't want to push it. If you come along one dig day we can explain all the plans.

On another note there are some of us going up there on Friday afternoon for a bit of a dig 4 o'clock at the new bit of trail.

Posted 9 months ago #
scottfitz - Member

Some stats about the new section

1.1km long

Elev gained 47m

Max elev 274m

Min elev 253m

By scottfitz at 2011-08-17

Posted 9 months ago #
metamuppet - Member

Hi Scott, I have been wanting to help with the trails at QE since I have been riding there!

I was planning on a ride on Friday, so I figure I will do just that till you arrive and then I will gladly muck in. Car park at 4? I am very keen to get involved and I will do so at every opportunity, be nice to give something back.

Posted 9 months ago #
Taff - Member

Going to have to pop up there. Not ridden the park for ages

Posted 9 months ago #
corroded - Member

Been a few years since I rode the QECP and looks like it's due a visit. Nice work by the trail builders, it's great to see something happening there. Sadly, thanks to a 8-8 job, I'm weekends only these days but I can still ride there from my house, just.

Posted 9 months ago #
scottfitz - Member

Hi Scott, I have been wanting to help with the trails at QE since I have been riding there!

I was planning on a ride on Friday, so I figure I will do just that till you arrive and then I will gladly muck in. Car park at 4? I am very keen to get involved and I will do so at every opportunity, be nice to give something back.

We are meeting up the new bit of trail because we have a couple of peeps coming at different times.

By scottfitz at 2011-08-17

Posted 9 months ago #
abatty - Member

Nice work guys, rode your new section this a/noon - great stuff

Posted 9 months ago #
deviant - Member

Great work....i rode QECP last week and loved it, very short but did a couple of laps instead to make the mileage.

I remember riding there 10 years ago and it was rubbish....will try and come along to the dig days when i'm free.

Posted 9 months ago #
scottfitz - Member

yer we rode it tonight. the bit thats cut in and burmed is great, can't wait to finish it off.

Posted 9 months ago #
mattbee - Member

So it's you guys doing the work then! Rode there a few weeks ago and was pleasantly surprised by the new bit on the A3 singletrack; if the rest of your plans are similar it should mean some great additions the park has needed for ages.
At BBB this weekend but I'll definately be along to help at a later date if required.

Posted 9 months ago #
scottfitz - Member

Any help on 10th and or 11th would be great.

Posted 9 months ago #
mattbee - Member

Working 11th but 10th now in my diary.

Posted 9 months ago #
scottfitz - Member

There will be a dig weekend ever 4 weekends until the park say stop build those massive jumps and Burms in our woods.

Posted 9 months ago #
scottfitz - Member

So who is coming on the 10th and 11th of September?

Posted 9 months ago #
mattbee - Member

Me and a friend for Sat 10th, work allowing.

Posted 9 months ago #
superfli - Member

I'll be there on 11th Scott. Should hopefully be with a couple of other regular QE bikers

Posted 9 months ago #
DT78 - Member

Just thought I'd post a thankyou to you chaps hard work.

After reading this I thought I would make the trip to check it out, I used to ride there regulary about 5 years ago whenever I needed to train up for events.

Got to say it is massively better, it always upset me that my hard earned climbing disappeared in a straight down the hill run. The long offcamber section was interesting on my 2.1 RR's! Some pretty tough climbs too with those tight switchbacks, was kind of wishing I had a smaller granny (using 26 at mo)

One thing to ask - is the trail now both directions? I actually met more people coming down the climbs to the car park. One guy nearly took me out.

I was also surprised at how quiet the trail was despite the car park being rammed. I always remember having to dodge dogs/walkers. Must be now you've moved the trail and it is obviously waymarked they are avoiding it.

Anyways good work guys, post up here the dig days, if I can get the weekend free from the family for more than a couple of hours I'll help out

Posted 9 months ago #
Taff - Member

DT78 the trails have been really quiet every time I've been there too for the last couple of years. There was one Sunday when I saw more running and walkers on the tracks than cyclists.

Signage for tracks only goes one way but there wasn't a stipulation on the boards to say you must go in a certain direction just one to say keep to the tracks. I'm pretty guilty of doing some of the tracks the wrong way round though

Posted 9 months ago #