Going to wharncliffe woods tommorow what can I expect? How does it compare say with Cannock ? Is it more dh orientated ?

Unless you have a map or someone guiding you expect to get lost.

You would normally expect mud but the last couple of weeks it’s been superb, nice and dry on the DH.

There are lots of routes, the red xc is waymarked and almost always muddy, keep yer eye out for the signs though. Local knowledge helps a lot to get the best from the woods.

Thanks mate, I’ll take a map from the sounds of it

The marked xc loop is ummm rubbish to be honest. There was never any funding when it was built so not surfaced etc and all the publicity it got from the xc means it got battered. Now would be a good time to give it a go if you want to. There are some fun bits in the woods and in greno over the road but hard to follow without a guide.