[Closed] Gisburn - fully open or bits still shut?

Repairs being finished this Sunday I think, but shut at least until then - Check the Facebook group for Gisburn trail building for details.

hi yes its still shut , there is another dig day this Sunday when with a bit of luck and a tail wind we might get the resurfacing completed , the trail will then remain closed for a couple of weeks or so to allow the surface to settle and harden ,then it should ride like new again

On the plus side the new signs are finally in 😀

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I like the new signs, well done.

Hi John... seen some of the pics of you guys repairing Hully Gully. Doing a brilliant job lads... well done and thanks.

Cheeers lowey, enjoy it to be honest, skived off work yesterday to lay another 15m of trail and start a new boardwalk section

very comprehensive sign layout
it will take about 5 hours to get round if you stop to read all that 😆
jon any pics of the work you did yesterday ?

Yes but they're not hugely exciting 😆

[img] [/img] New boardwalk starting, shouldn't take long to complete actually, the bulk of the frame is done.

And a load more stone laid, just need the power carriers to get the limestone in.

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You can just see the boardwalk at the bottom. Martin and Nigel have done a chunk more boardwalk at the other end as well. I reckon maybe three to four more dig days and we could get this section finished.

good work guys , some nice progress there , see you on Sunday ,ill try to stay for more than an hour this time

I can see me and Jon going back and finishing that bridge before the next dig day there.

Whereabouts is that new bit your making? I think i know where the exit is but where does it link into the route?

thanks

Spock
Hopefully you'll understand if we don't say yet, especially on a public forum, it's unfinished. People who find it are riding it, which we don't really want. the point of putting these pics up is to try and get people interested to come and help build and dig.

You could come to a dig day, then you'd find out.

Aye Paul I'm itching to get out and finish it now. Terry it'll be me leaving early this Sunday, I can feel the sore throat starting now 🙁

Terry/Jon
Are you organising a dig 2 weeks on Sunday (end of March)? If you are, I'll post it on the SingletrAction dig events board thingy.

Probably but I'll be there late, I'll talk to Terry on Sunday and we'll confirm if it's on and let you know.

Spock
Hopefully you'll understand if we don't say yet, especially on a public forum, it's unfinished. People who find it are riding it, which we don't really want. the point of putting these pics up is to try and get people interested to come and help build and dig.

You could come to a dig day, then you'd find out.

It'll link in on the return section somewhere on the '8' route, suffice to say in probably late April you'll see the new section heading back towards some of the existing singletrack. We'll do the start of it last.

Meantime all but 30 yards of the Gully has now been resurfaced. It is still closed however as the bit that still hasn't been finished is really gloopy and oone of the steep drops is being pitched and is only half finished. Try and ride that and you're likely to get pitched over the bars (I'll get me coat).

Hopefully it'll get finished in the next couple of weeks. Ideally we could do with a good dose of rain to help bed it in.

Gully progress pics below, well some anyway.
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That's over a 100 tonnes of gravel that is, me bl**dy back's killing me 🙄

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was it something we said tony ?

was it something we said tony ?