Off darn sarf to sunny Devon for a week, staying just north of Kingsbridge.
Can anyone recommend any routes (gpx if poss - I'm idle) in that general area, or southern Dartmoor generally?
cheers
Simon
Yeah, I've got a couple (one in fact done today!) so I will upload and send across the links.
If you've got a car, get across to eastern Dartmoor. You've no idea just how good it is.
I've plenty of MM files if you need them.
listen to the monkey, he speaks the truth 🙂
Thanks for the responses.
MM and gpx files all good.
I think my mail is in my profile, any chance you could mail them to me?
That would be great! 😀
no email in profile
Sorry about that - can you use simonjarvis13ATgmail.com please.
Thank you!
Lots of great riding around Bovey Tracey!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonralli/sets/72157622556037548/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonralli/sets/72157623619106688/
Except the chair has gone hasn't it?
Alternatively if you fancy a group ride, get yourself down to Plymouth.. The Yogis are a local Road and MTB club and have group rides on Tuesday and Thursday nights. They know all of the best local trails, and are a pretty friendly bunch 🙂 Ride details here: http://yogi.terapad.com/
stranger ygm.
Did a ride through Lustleigh today, best ride of the summer 8)
Trailmonkey - that's great, thank you very much.
Thanks for the ride offers too - I might be in touch.... 😀
Simon
Trailmonkey & ltheisinger
any chance of these routes as off down to sample you local delights next weekend. 😛
email in profile
I can send you some if you get stuck freeridenick 🙂
One to start you off 🙂
http://www.embc.uk.net/routes/mbr_killer_loop_dartmoor.gpx
thanks foxyrider. will take a gander.
i'd love any routes anyone could send me, getting bored of the same old loops so if someone has any variations on my loops then its all good.
i've MM or TL software.
thanks...
freeridenick / fatmuthahubbard , i'll send you some of the lustleigh cleave stuff this evening, that's easily the most tech riding we have here
There's Haldon forest trail centre as well.
Perhaps not as good as the well-known trail centres, but worth a visit.
Perhaps not as good as the well-known trail centres, but worth a visit.
no it isn't.
yes it is*
*but not at the expense of missing lustleigh cleave
correction then. i'm my opinion haldon is complete gash, I have been there a number of times and always come away dissapointed.
on the other hand, the area round lustleigh does indeed rock...
awesome day in the cleave yesterday. didn't leave the two valleys all day, rode just about everything that we know. 8)
Its alright for a quick blast when the other trails are a quagmire in winter but not much more than that 🙂
wesome day in the cleave yesterday. didn't leave the two valleys all day
up for a bit more riding over the next few months.
got my first triathlon out the way yesterday so back to the dirt for a while...
the hidden stuff at haldon is quite good but alas the red route isn't.
TM, thanks for the offer of the routes, i have then ones you did for the ST mag issue 49 already and know the east moor area pretty well however i just require a few nudges in the direction of any hidden gems to link up/extend my usual routes..(which will pretty much be the same as yours) oh and can you point out on a map for me the vitifier mine singletrack please, that looks good but we always come up from soussons wood so miss it out/cant find it.
cheers
Ooooo. Thinking of heading off down Devon way to see the in laws in a few weeks. If anyone would be as kind as to forward any of the mentioned routes around the Lustleigh/Bovey area that would be absolutely fantastic! Cheers 🙂
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If someone could send me some gpx files I'd really appreciate it. Also staying with the in-laws down there and the novelty of haldon has worm off.
Trailmonkey - great thanks 😛
Ayone been to Gawton and Tavistock woodlands? looks pretty good..
They are five minutes from my house. Great DH from easy through to as steep and techy as you'll get in this country.
jambo - so kind of similar to triscombe stuff?
Ish. Triscombe used to be my local spot. I still like going back there but overall I prefer woodlands.
Race at gawton this weekend if you fancy it.
we are coming down the following weekend for a day at Triscombe and then somewhere else. looks like the woodlands to me! is the Gawton stuff more DH and the woodlands more flowy?
You can do both in a day. They are about 2 miles apart.
sweet 8)
freeridenick, richwales, fatmuthahubbard, YGM.
hoochylala, no email addy in your profile.
nowt in my inbox?
oh and gawton/woodlands are ace
FMH, take another look
Oi numbnuts, I hope your keeping the proper hidden gems hidden....
Jim drop us a txt when you want in. Tough days ridin i was knackered but well well worth it if you look in the right places...
share the love.
mattock duty thursday ?
yeah sound good.
Shared to an extent but I wouldn't want to see the 'other' stuff getting trashed...
share the love indeed TM, inbox is now awash with new route. many thanks.
@ si, ive built a fair few trails in my local area (cann woods + around) for all to use so its nice for others to share what they know to me..its all good karma and to grease the wheels surely is good for all that ride.
personally i love people using my tracks and getting feedback off what they think of it .
Any nice trails beaworthy way? Got a cottage there in a couple of weeks :o)
Any gps routes would be great
Thanks
Daj
beaworthy is miles away from east dartmoor. plenty close by around okehampton and it's not far from burrator so you should find something
Trailmonkey - moved to South Devon from Wiltshire, I'd appreciate any nice XC routes you could send me on East or South Dartmoor. I don't have any trail software, just use an OS map, so just a starting point / ref with any major / obvious waymarks would be good. Thanks
i'm my opinion haldon is complete gash, I have been there a number of times and always come away dissapointed.
you could always go with someone who knows their way around. the invite is always open.
trailmonkey - apologies, my email was not visable! If you could please send still that would be great 🙂
bertberr, issue 49 of the mag has 3 routes featuring the cream of all the legal stuff on eastern dartmoor. the latest MBR also has a very useable route in it. there's usually a ride most weekends featuring folks on here so just put a post up on a friday asking for a guide and i'm sure you'll get invited along.
hoochylala, ygm
MBR also has a very useable route in it.
you buy mbr....
I'm off down to Devon next week. Any Dartmoor routes/Tavistock woods etc would be appreciated.
Email in profile. Cheers.
trailmonkey - thank you very much - looks good.
As it will be first time riding the routes when I go down, does anyone know of any groups that head out during the week/early weekday evenings? Would be looking w/c 23/08
Hooch,
there's a friendly wednesday night right on haldon. 6.30 at the Ley Arms pub in kenn.
speed varies depending upon who's out, but it's very rarely a ball-breaker - normally a very social affair.
usually about 16 - 17 miles or so, about 800- 1000m rise and fall including the climb up.
Thurs 26th or Fri 27th I could do a few hours. Depends what you like to ride...