It looks like trail sanitising has reached a new level of blue, wide, smooth, artificial trail in a 'repair' of the trail dropping from the cow and calf car park down the front to Ilkley. It's apparently a multi user trail repairing braiding and minimise run off. For me it's a dangerous scar on a beautiful natural moor that I've ridden for years that now will create conflict as riders see it as a high speed descent into Ilkley
See if I can work out how to get imagery
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Not sure if there is anything to do or we just accept rolling sanitisation and ride elsewhere
Deep sigh
What the actual ****? This sounds insane.
Would appreciate the images
If it's the trail I am thinking of, then that is a massive shame 😞
😢 that trail was awesome
Presumably Bradford council
WTF
will create conflict as riders see it as a high speed descent into Ilkley
Next stage is to add gates every few 100 yards to slow down bikes.....
Mother ****ers
That’s awful. I was surprised by the bit they’ve done leading to the boardwalk from buck stones, but the bit post above is completely inappropriate
How else are you meant to walk up it in the summer in flip flops?
How else are you meant to walk up it in the summer in flip flops?
This ^ is probably the main reason. It's a very popular spot for people to get out of their car and "wander about a bit"
That's a real shame. Nice trail.
Presumably Bradford council
...you're here from facebook's Ilkley Chat?
As long as they've left the bracken cornice in place over the 2m drop along the top section...
Ah well, that's it for the moor. Everyone will have to go and ride somewhere else now. I hear Harden Moor's nice.