if the purpose of Grievous Angel was so innocuous, then why is the entrance not signposted (and why is that bit of track subject to the Surrey Hills omerta)
Last time I looked, I don’t think BKB had a signpost. The trail wasn’t subject to the Surrey Hills omerta – just looking through this forum shows that many local riders knew of its existence
surely the folk lacking the skill and nous to travel at a sensible speed on a bit of double track aren’t going to parachute down Grievous Angel?
That’s the point, nobody was parachuting down Grievous Angel. It kept speeds right down and kept some riders off the double track.
secondly, how does Hot Burrito fit into that world view, and did it get taken down as well? Or or the other stuff built on Ranmore?
Hot Burrito came down also as it was in the same area. Other stuff on Ranmore falls under the ownership of other organisations and individuals. To the best of my knowledge, only the above trails were on NT land.