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riding on costorphine hill - yay or nay?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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coming back to AS and Holyrood Park I picked up a leaflet from the ranger office that's next to the parliment building the other weekend. It states and i quote from the passage next to a wee symbol of a bloke on a bike 'Please keep your bike on the paths and roadways as cycling off-road damages plant life and archaeology'. On the map opposite there are the main paths shown such as the radical road and the summit path. I presume from all this you can ride (responsibly)on such paths...
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Ah, the dear old Inversnecky racists - they're even more objectionable about the people from the Islands.
I did some growing up there too
I suspect its a bit different these days as so many people from down south and overseas have now moved to inverness, but there was a lot of bull when I was growing up, kids getting called FEBs and getting beaten and chased, settler watch intimidating people and so on.
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Some interesting post and opinions there guys...
IMBA-UK would be interested in meeting and talking to riders who use Costorphine Hill (especially those who build trails up there) in an attempt to negotiate use with the land owner (Edinburgh Council) and to assist in formalising specific mountain bike trails on the site.
I actually visited the site yesterday with our local rep to look into such possibilities, IMBA-UK will be producing a document containing recommendations for future development and sustainability of cycling on Costorphine Hill in coming weeks and it would be great to include the views of riders already using the area.
You can contact our area rep Roz Pollock roz.pollock@imba.org.uk who is based in Edinburgh or myself directly mark.mcclure@imba.org.uk
I hope to hear from you soon
Mark McClure
Chairman IMBA-UK
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I think there was a recent thread on here relating to the plans to build formal bike trails on Corstorphine hill, which had something with the discussion between CEC rangers and the 'friends' of corry hill. I think they are going to see how the consultation for craigmillar goes before progressing with Corry hill.
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CEC website info on cycling in parks
Buried away on the CEC website, this might be relevant in some ways. Although for a lots of places it depends on your definition of a 'path'.
I find it odd that the Council say this on their website yet continue to renew no cycling signs all over the city.
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IMBA - good to hear this is being considered. Some kind of formal trails more or less in the city center is surely a great idea and fairly unique in the UK afaik.
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Remember that Holyrood Park isn't a CEC property, so these guidelines don't necessarily apply there.
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/edinburgh-biking
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A lot has been said already but I'll add a bit.
My mates and I have been cycling up/down/around Corstorphine Hill (Corry H, Clerry H) for well over 15 years. A blast up the Hill is one of the best ways to fill a summer evening, without doubt. I used to live in Drum Brae about 2 mins away, but I now live about a 15 min cycle; however, I'll still be heading up regularly.
You can happily spend an hour there without covering the same bit of trail twice and there are some superb natural drops, jumps, descents and climbs. Lots of nice wee sections of trail which have appeared over the years. My favourite blast is down to Corstorphine Road along the fence of the Zoo. Nice single track at the top past the wall and you can really motor over the grass clearings and take some pretty big air over the fire site. It really is a gem in West Edinburgh. Which other city in the UK lets you mountain bike past a herd of Zebras?!
Back to the OP - there is absolutely nothing wrong with cycling on the Hill. The 'Friends of Corstorphine Hill' are ill-informed and petty. The way they block the trails actually causes more harm to the environment than if they just left everyone to their own devices. I do worry sometimes that some of the kids might not be the most considerate but sensible adults should not cause any hard feelings with the walkers.
IMBA - interesting that you are getting involved, I've always thought that Corstorphine Hill's trails, if formalised, could make a superb mini-trail centre, although I'm pretty sure there aren't enough to be for the exclusive use of anyone in particular. I guess they'd have to be shared but they could be way-marked, I suppose. It will certainly give the considerable number of MTBers a voice.
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Yep corstorphine hill is great
was up last week and spent 2 hours blasting around the dusty trails. Planning on going up tomorrow night about 7pm if anyone's about
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