Whats the score with snow and ice at Chopwell or Hamsterley?
No chance of any riding up here near Alnwick so contemplating a drive down over Bank holiday Monday.
chopwell was really icy on friday, 3-4inches snow, only had time to go down the powerline trail but it was very icy in places and had me walking some sections due to ZERO grip (think mini rivers of ice down the trail!). unfortunately i left my spikes at home so couldn't even say how it would be with them on 🙁
under the trees was fine with little/no snow so maybe some of the other trails will be worth a punt too
Thanks Gaz - heard Hamsterley maybe ok too. Anything is a bonus to be honest. Havent done anything up this way for about a month.
Hexham Common was lovely last Saturday if you fancy something a bit more natural. Did 40k without seeing another soul (even in Allendale which was a bit disturbing). Some of the boilerplate ice sections on the wider landrover tracks were interesting though. Just don't try and steer, lean, slow down or speed up!