We're up in Innerleithen for the weekend and were going to take a trip around Glentress but hear bits of it are shut.
I don't normally do all the red taking instead the shortcut through the Pie run, missing out the Matrix bit so not bothered if that's shut.
We all love Spooky woods though. How much of it is actually closed?
We were up there on Sunday, the sign says that the top third is shut, when you ride up to the top of spooky wood you are guided down the push up track (fairly tech singletrack if its damp) onto the pushup firetrail, and then in on a small and fairly neat linking trail for the bottom third or so of spooky wood. As I understand it, you could rejoin the trail as it enters the trees, but the diversion rejoins quite a bit lower down. Other than that we didn't see any closed signs.
If you normally miss the matrix/ewok village, you will only be affected by the top of spooky as superdan says.
I will be down on Saturday myself, hope for good weather!
cheers
dave
How long are these closures in place for? anyone know?
i was up yesterday and it was only the top section at spooky woods thats shut until end of octocber,the bit you have to go down is abit of a ride,very steep and rocky so as dh says could be horrible in the wet,but the join up section is good.hope you boys get the weather in your favour as it was a peach of a day yesterday so made it all the more enjoyable for my 1st time.
from those that know
[url= http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/forestry.nsf/byunique/infd-69afrj#Glentress ]link[/url]
From mid Oct to end Oct look out for digger working on lower sections of Spookywood Descent. Trail will be open but riders will be asked to stop and dismount then walk through worksite when signalled by operator
not that bad then....At least the top bit (best IMO) will be well sorted. Hopefully not sissyfied.
Does anyone know what they are doing to spooky wood? I wasn't long ago that the first two jumps at the start got a refurb
No idea what they are doing with the top of spooky, the run in to the jumps have been dug out and the easy line has also been dug over. This may be to deter people from going around the fence to ride it, putting themselves at a risk.
If they are to make alterations to the top part, i'd suggest two separate runs. One incorporating the steps/jumps and a non jumpy line.
Bumped into one of the rangers last weekend at the top of spooky, they are just returning it to its original condition so i assume they are resurfacing it, apperently its being done by the guy that originally built/designed the spooky wood track.
I'd suggest not two separate runs, as they will have to combine somewhere - unless you give one lane a give way sign ??
Hels. I appreciated the problem with two runs running into one, however it's much easier to merge on the flat where you can brake/pass or pull over to one side.
I'm just thinking from an experience where i rode like a tool and nearly rear ended a rider braking where the non jumpy trail met the jumpy trail.
Scenario was: I was going quick and i can't brake in mid air after badly judging someone elses speed and urge to brake for non obstacle.