14:00 today at the x roads. 3 big trucks dumping loads of fist sized 'locally sourced' gravel down over all the nice rocky bits. In between the massive rocks already put down.
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RIP Houndkirk road
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What was it like before?
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Holy shit. That's horrendous.
That's now better surfaced than most of the roads in Sheffield.
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It wont last long with all the 4 x 4 that use it
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that is SHIT at best
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The massive rocks are to try and narrow the path down and limit the 4x4 brigade to a narrower path and minimise erosion. They seem like a good idea. That on the other hand looks rubbish. I'll take my ride tomorrow out that way and have a proper look.
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sanitisation gone mad!
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What was it like before?
p.s. kaesae - finally fitted the kona bushes you sent - spot on and many thanks (but I insist on paying in future!)
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Seems to be dig day in the Peak, Chapel Gate closed for about a month and a half. There was a 360excavator working on the track through the first field from the road in Edale today.
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It'll last about 2 years max. The council "rebuilt" a bridelway near use, work finished in feb as the snow over Christmas delayed everything, it's already started to fall to bits with the rain we've had. Great for us, bloody annoying that they spend so much money to do a shit job
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Not good, especially on Chapel Gate!
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Noooooooo!!!!
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There are large sections of Chapel Gate that need pulling to pieces and rebuilding. The Rushup Edge end isn't shown for any work on the maps with the information notices so the rock steps should be safe.
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That's pathetic. Who is it for??
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both houndkirk and chapel do / did need work on them but that looks near impossible to ride and horses'll break their legs it looks that rough
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The base on Houndkirk moor was pretty solid. It seems to me that the main thing that was needed some some hemming in so that the track did not get wider and wider. The bit down from Lady Cannings was "worse" so I assume they are going to flatten that otherwise the exercise seems a bit pointless from the make it like a road point of view.
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gutted. Only ridden it a couple of times but was great for a loop with the lady canning plantation bw that crosses it and down to blacka moor
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Perhaps a 'boring surface' might put off the 4x4 lot for simply nit being interesting to drive on. That however does not make it good to ride on either.
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Bottom of Stanage causeway has been done likewise. Right hard work to pedal over.
I really, really, hope they don't fook with Chapel Gate. One of the best descents in the Peaks. Fence all the chicken lines off on the left hand side by all means, but leave the original (sort of) road bed/gully. PLEASE!
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So... Is Chapel Gate closed for everyone, inc mountain bikers, or just for 4x4 and Motocrossers?
Cheers for any info...Posted 1 year ago # -
it was open on Saturday but we met a guy who was shocked how much had washed away since he was there 3 weeks ago.
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I noticed that last night but guess it'll roughen up shortly. I believe however that in some places singletrack will develop outside of the hardcore, and who are they kidding thinking that those boulders won't get mysteriously moved. Plenty of 4 x 4s have big slings...
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Yeah. I was up there on Sunday... but didn't see any signs about it closing?
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no wonder more and more bikers are taking to the alternative not-quite bridleway tracks.
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Why bother? Oh I know why they are coming to the end of their financial year and need to ringfence the budget for next year.
Looks like Chapel Gate for me on Saturday
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The old path looks well packed and sustainable also a lot of fun! the new track looks like a shitemare!
First these idiots cannot get the cycle tracks right, they are for the most part shit, now they ignore the off road tracks that need sorting and **** up! the tracks that are good.
They are completely out of touch! we need to have people in charge who understand what is required and can get the job done effectively, not a bunch of y front wearing suits!
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hora - Member
Why bother? Oh I know why they are coming to the end of their financial year and need to ringfence the budget for next year.Looks like Chapel Gate for me on Saturday
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what because its been sanitised and that you could possibly now ride it?
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Eh, rewind so they have actually started on chapel gate?
Come on brethren in 4x4's....get to work with erosion...
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The old bit want great, riding down the road and hopping on/off the curb would pose more of a technical challange. And the new stuff looks just like the rest of houndkirk road (the end towards Dore) which has proved more resiliant to errosion.
Just look at google earth (or even better, more uptodate arial photography) for the reasons whys somethign had to be done to put 4*4 and crossers off the area. The moor was being trashed for a mile either side of the 'road'
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IMO this is maintenance work that is needed every decade or so to stop these trails falling into a mess, anyone been over Dore Moor? We don't want Houndkirk getting like that do we. Sure it'll be pants for a year or 2 but it won't take long for decent lines to start appearing.
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To the alternative ****paths for me then.
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Chris, I have an alternative already on the list
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Good work podge
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More trucks up there today dumping more crap down.
Have they any idea how horrible that stuff is to ride on?
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