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[Closed] Blackdown Hills near Taunton

DJ · 2011-07-12T15:00:52Z

I used to live in the Blackdowns but that was back before I was into Biking. I ride the Quantocks most of the time now but thought I might head up to the Blackdowns occasionally as my parents still live up that way. Can anyone share any secret spots? I know of a great descent down opposite the Holman Clavel pub, about a mile and a half of single track fun. Also know the Neroche area quite well and that can be fun. The is also a Herepath trail up there which has been developed with funding. From my experiences and from what I've heard, the trails take ages to dry out as they are pretty much all in the woods, the trails are also a fair way apart which makes route planning hard. When I was younger I used to go to Culmstock Beacon and that was alright but can't really remember that now. Anyone got any spots they'd care to share? Cheers

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t4chippy

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Any news on the feasibility study??

Posted : 09/02/2012 1:15 am

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Chippy - heard back from the Somerset County Council and they basically said that there is no money in the pot for this type of thing. A similar story from the FC and the guy in charge of the 1SW project. He really liked the idea but said they had allocated all the money for the project. He reckoned we should approach the landowners up there and get permission to build our own trails.

Posted : 22/03/2012 10:29 am

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