I'm in the area on saturday and not sure where to ride. Only idea so far is Kielder. Any ideas?
Cheers
Hi Dave, Keilder is worth a look, make sure you do the black bit off the main red route, its only short but a cracking blast down.
The other option would be Hamsterley, but unless you know your way around the unmarked stuff you will almost certainly be dissapointed. Same goes for my local riding haunt Chopwell. I would love to show you round some of the stuff I know, but I am broken at the moment 🙁 - damn collarbone!
A couple of hours drive would also get you to Innerleithen/Glentress.
Hi Tony, thanks for the tip. Not keen on Glentress, been there once before and wasn't that impressed.
go to Hamsterley - you'll wet your pants
in a good way
plenty of obvious DH and 4X stuff to keep you occupied
Yes the tracks there are good! 🙂 However much I'd love to go to hamsterly for the dh I'm really after xc this weekend.
Guisborough Woods/North York Moors?
[url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/trailguide/uk/yorkshire-and-humber/the-north-york-moors/ ]This is handy[/url] or there's the Cheviots not far up the road. And then there's the Simonside area.
I've not lived up that way for ages and only take a bike out up there once in a while so hopefully someone else'll be along soon to give you some actual routes that don't rely on a failing memory.
Lots of nice, natural XC round Blanchland, get a map and follow the bridleways.
Kielder is probably easiest for simple navigation and cheap thrills. Do the deadwater trail and new red loop for a nice ride. Or head over the border to Newcastleton (35miles) for a longer run.
Most other places are nice but require more knowledge.
If you're free Sunday then NMBC are going to Thrunton so you can tag along.