Anyone ridden there today? How are the trails running? Thankyouplease.

As no one is answering – I was on Punchbowl this morning, a few puddles and standing water but still very dry. Doubt pitch is that different.

Cool, ta

Holmbury is always the drier of the two, supernova, John the Baptist on Pitch and Orange Clawhammer on winterfold plus the “rocky” stream bed bridle way usually run well after any rain. Let us know how it is I’ll be there tomorrow.

Did most of the trails on pitch today, all running well with minimal mud.

Cheers fella. We’re riding there tomorrow too. What time are you striking out jambalaya? I’ll be the lanky **** on the black Turner sultan

Leith is still quick and even Ranmore is holding up well. Holmbury seems to be good no matter what the weather throws at it, same goes for the steeper bits of Pitch. Have fun.

Holmbury and Pitch are pretty dry. Leith not so much.

Orange Clawhammer

[url=https://flic.kr/p/pwg3qz]Clawhammer no more[/url] by SimonStill, on Flickr

A line was coming back when I was there a few weeks back but the trail’s a shadow of its former self. Latter section through the pine needles just needs a bit of riding in but the upper section’s basically gone. As has the claw.

@dave – 10 from Walking Bottom is the plan, blue Cotic, rented zip car Golf

@simon, that’s a bore I liked that trail especially the pine needles bit it generally ran well, will have to try and ride it in a bit !

jambalaya – we’ll be starting closer to 8 but I’ll say hello if I see you.

Anyone else starting early who fancies showing us a few of the lesser known trails? I know where evian, secret santa, supernova and a few others are but sure there’s a lot I’m missing.

Bubs- you still on my old 5 spot?

No, it has been hanging up in my shed for most of this year. Great frame (xl, 2011, gun metal grey, for sale at bargain price :D) but it was perhaps overkill for my local trails (Surrey Hills). Back on my Hemlock which just seems to make every ride fun (even on its little wheels). Think some of my mates are heading out early tomorrow, I’ll ask them to look out for you (but it usually pretty busy Sunday mornings so you will find someone to point you in the right direction).

@simon, indeed Clawhammer is no more, we attempted to ride down what was the trail but it rapidly turns into a mass of branches, debris and ruts from the logging vehicles. We got lost so couldn’t find the second section in the pine needles. Ended up a hike and bike and a clamber down the bank onto the road.

Good ride overall with trails running sweetly, even saw some “proper riders” doing the big gaps etc.

jambalaya – thanks for the info in the email, unfortunately only saw it after we got back, will have a look next time.
We went down (what I assume was) clawhammer too and ended up clambering down the bank, in fact we caught up with another group of riders doing the same thing, Wasn’t you was it? Guessing not given the number of riders up there, Winterfold car park was half full at 8:30, the amount of bling around is just insane as well, you can barely move for carbon Santa Cruz!
Couldn’t believe how dry and grippy it was, pretty much perfect after the rain and a bit of drying. Had to wait around for a few late starters so did Evian five times, fun!

No not us. Will drop you another email later. Car park was full at 9:30 so we parked half way up Radnor Road, top Pitch Car Park was full also when we rode past at 10:30

Went down clawhammer a few weeks back for first time in a year or more and there was a fresher line going off to the right and hooks up with a different entrance to Endor.

Real shame the old stuff has gone though. On the other hand we have Secret Santa, or the second half of it at least (the best bit).

Couldn’t remember where Secret Santa is, gah! Second half is one of my favourite Surrey trails

The Clawhammer replacement seems better named Spirit-Level. A shame, I always enjoyed it and it had character, but trails come and trails go. Que sera sera (and thanks to the pixies as ever).

There’s other good stuff popping up, and we were out yesterday afternoon on another patch enjoying fantasy conditions. Mustn’t grumble!

@dk I decided I was going to navigate my way using special powers from ex-Orange Claw Hammer to the start of the second bit of Secret Santa with a bit of “how hard can it be, its near here somewhere and just off the track”. Just resulted in clambering through lots of debris and an apology to my mate 😳

lol not sure how you lot managed to get that wrong really, these are not-enormous squarish blocks of woodland bounded by tracks!

please don’t ever go to Dartmoor …

They’re all riding really well. I rode everything on Winterfold, Pitch, Holmbury, White Down and Leith yesterday and came across about 3 puddles and one wet bit from logging vehicles.

As the trails are so good… is anyone up for a night ride tomorrow before the rain comes down??

I can make Peaslake for 6:30.

A few months back went down the remains of Clawhammer and while the old trail is gone, a new line was running off to the right and straight into Carpet Land which was rideable but had to guess where the trail is.

Went down it today… all gone. The new line utterly trashed and have to lift bike over. Get to the path and the line into Carpet Land looked okay and tracks in… bugger. He’s trashed all that now. He’s not cut all the trees down, but the debris from what’s chopped has been evenly spread all over the remains. Can’t ride it at all.

🙁

that’s a shame, but these things are cyclical. where one trail closes another will open.