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I know this is kind of a 'hush subject' but just after a few off piste trails around birches valley area and directions / gpx routes to them?

Aiming to go every weekend and have done follow the dog and monkey aswell as stile cop a few times and although these are great I'm just after a bit of natural feeling off piste.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.


 
Posted : 05/02/2020 3:56 pm
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Can you use Strava segment explore? I've only been up to Cannock Change once and local showed me around - I have no idea if what I rode was 'off piste' but some was great fun (apart from 'rooty death')


 
Posted : 05/02/2020 4:01 pm
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Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Go somewhere, anywhere, else.


 
Posted : 05/02/2020 4:01 pm
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@boombang

rooty death

Ye it is very rooty but that's part of the fun 😂


 
Posted : 05/02/2020 4:12 pm
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Carpet Mamba. It's a little known fact that Verbier was set up as a training ground for people aspiring to be able to ride this trail.


 
Posted : 05/02/2020 5:04 pm
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@walleater

What do you mean?


 
Posted : 05/02/2020 5:07 pm
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Will, it’s still there and it has plenty of radical additions by the yoot.


 
Posted : 05/02/2020 6:56 pm
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@scruff

What's still where?


 
Posted : 05/02/2020 8:18 pm
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There's a huge amount of traffic at Cannock. There's no way that unofficial trails could take that traffic.

Follow your nose and explore. 👍


 
Posted : 05/02/2020 8:25 pm
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@kayak23

Ok I think that's what I'll have to do. Just go up one day and have a cycle round and see what I can find 😂


 
Posted : 05/02/2020 8:53 pm
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Plenty up there - you don't have to look too far.
Although this time of year a lot of the off piste is a boggy mess.


 
Posted : 05/02/2020 9:01 pm
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'Hush subject'? Most of the trails are plastered all over Strava!

Anyway, you could always do what most people I know do, and just ride around and head off up any track you see. You might get a little lost a few times, and head up some dead ends, but you'll soon get the idea and Cannock isn't very big after all...


 
Posted : 05/02/2020 11:20 pm
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Good to know Scruff! I came across (not sexually....) some old photos of Jon and I riding it the other day. Probably doesn't look as loamy now though.


 
Posted : 06/02/2020 3:43 am
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@funkynick

Anyway, you could always do what most people I know do, and just ride around and head off up any track you see.

Ye I'll dedicate a weekend to it I think 😂


 
Posted : 06/02/2020 9:57 am
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there is no off piste at Cannock, stick to the donkey lads, keep clear of the moors.
'AWOOOOOOOOOOO!'


 
Posted : 06/02/2020 10:30 am
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First rule about off-piste is we don't talk about it.


 
Posted : 06/02/2020 11:27 am
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Ye ok thanks everyone I think I'll have to just go and have an explore and then remember to keep my mouth shut when I find something :,-)


 
Posted : 06/02/2020 12:24 pm
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It is very good, as long as you have someone local guiding you - or you are local/local knowledge savvy - and if you are doing it in dry.

Cheers!
I.


 
Posted : 06/02/2020 12:54 pm
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I only ride the off piste now as my permit ran out and I aint buying another after the bump in price!!

Would not mind paying for another permit but they never even try to sort out the braking bumps!!!!


 
Posted : 06/02/2020 3:54 pm
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Wait!they do skiing at Cannock ?


 
Posted : 06/02/2020 7:10 pm
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@postierich

Would not mind paying for another permit but they never even try to sort out the braking bumps!!!!

Ye especially 'son of a chainslapper' although I suppose it couldn't keep its name if it was smoother :,-)


 
Posted : 06/02/2020 8:33 pm
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@Big-Bud

Ye, I'm just waiting for the snow that's supposed to be forecast for February!


 
Posted : 06/02/2020 8:34 pm