pitch hill shore was/is the best i have ridden in the uk.
i was lucky enough to be taken there 2weeks before thefish cut it down as agreed.
it inspired me to build herts shore
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Surrey hills shore?
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It's a good idea to generate revenue maybe a permit scheme like Swinley would work. If it was me I would speak with Gorrick whom manage the Swinley set-up so that as little reinventing the wheel is done and see if it's feasible.
Appreciate that that there is a friends of Hurtwood site Hurtwood Friends but wonder how many of those that ride the trails have donated or give regularly?
That should be in addition to the North Shore as that is good idea for those that like North Shore.
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a couple of planks
There's no need for personal abuse.
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i can confirm as a MTBing trustee of the Hurtwood and facilitator of the trail maintenance on The Hurtwood that this is all utter shite... but of course you all knew that didn't you! Not one point stated as fact has any truth in it. just another troll....
Rumours may have started from the fact that I have submitted an application for a grant to Surrey Hills AONB to pay for a new .5km sustainable end to BKB to be built by some guys from Coed y Brenin with help from Ian Warby of the CTC and the Hurtwood volunteers/Redlands. 2009 budgets haven't been allocated yet so we are still waiting to hear.
theotherjonv - we are only currently allowed to maintain BKB and Yoghurt Pots. Once we have proved that we have the skills and manpower to do those in a sustainable way then we should then be allowed to move on to the other officially recognised 'legacy' trails (there will be no new trails). Essentially we are in a 'proof of concept' stage with the Hurtwood.
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Thanks Staffy for the clarification. I knew it was too good to be true. I do think that using the quarry somehow would be a good idea as, as far I am aware, it is unused at the moment.
I, for one, would not be adverse to paying a few quid to ride around there, on a similar basis to the day-permit scheme at Swinley, if it assisted in the maintenence of the trails and perhaps the construction of new ones.
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I see no one noticed the 'very early next month'....
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Bit too subtle eh Ewan?
The general idea with Hurtwood is to make what there is work better and be more sustainable. What is not going to happen is anything that will transform the place into something else - like a trail centre for example.
The style of riding is going to be the same - woodsy singletrack plus the extensive network of linking fire roads and other bridleways, rather than high adrenaline freeride/jumps/downhill elements.
As far as I know anyway.
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mikey74 (and everyone else) you can help out by becoming a 'Friend' of the Hurtwood and paying an annual donation to keep things going for all users of the Hurtwood. Visit the Hurtwood Websiteand click on the big Become a friend of the Hurtwood button. You can now pay in many ways online including Paypal.
I notice plenty of current friends already posting in the topic...
ewan - aha. start of next month. So April 1st. lol. Got there eventually.
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