[url= http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=278355&y=79362&z=120&sv=278355,79362&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=611&ax=278355&ay=79362&lm=0 ]Meet here at 10.30 Saturday[/url]
Be good to see everyone there.
I've put a special request in for the weather but blame shinythings if it turns out minging.
Bugger, new this was coming up and would love to make it but can't. Will be attempting the Bodmin Triathlon on Sunday and really should be resting me legs on saturday.
Have noted the forthcoming Bivvi trip and will try and attend that.
Bollox as I live in Bovey - now working morning till 12:(
Where are you thinking of going to - maybe I can meet you there?
staying in the 2 valleys. shouldn't be problem to meet up en route
Ahh OK - so cleave and around bowermans/houndtor? - prob be around about 1-2pm?
we could arrange for a meet at the hound but you know how these things go, it won't be an exact time more of a 1ish 2ish kind of thing.
Yeah I know - depends on how fast the group is 🙂 OK say i'll be at Houndtor carpark about 1.30 ish and wait a bit? If not I'll just join it up with sommink else 🙂
ok
Looking forward to it. See you Saturday morning. Weather looks promising to. 8)
I'll be there
FYI; If the CP is full when you arrive there is another 100yds up the road, although you will have sensed the utter gnarr and testosterone on your approach anyway 😀
I'll be there with a mate, will there be a T & Tiffin stop @ the Hound of the Basket Meals van?
Hi Iain
I did say we might try to get down during our Quantocks trip, but that's happening on the 10/11 Sept now, so we won't be able to join you. Watch out for the herd a cows in the woods & have a good one,
Andy
I would've liked to join this ride but I'm going to the Alps the following week with a bunch of highly skilled, mega-proficient, ultra-athletes and don't want to tire myself out.
So, for that reason I'm out.
I have to be home by 2pm but will certainly join you for the fettling and faffing in the carpark beforehand.. 🙂
mother in law has come down to see the finished extension, and my eldest has his twae kwon do grading in the morning....
Am going to try my hardest to be there though!!
I will probably be up there on Thursday eve around 5.30pm if anyone is interested?
yunki, we'll be in the two valleys area all day so you can bail at any time 8)
whats the intended route and time schedule?
oh and I still can't find the minerals for the monkey line!!!
route should be similar to the route that i mailed to you but will proabaly aim to throw a couple of 'extras' in. two valleys plus hound tor and bowermans i guess. nneer too far from the car so you can bail at any time really.
i wouldn't get too hung up on the monkey run. at the end of the day there's one tricky bit and little else to make it worth missing the nutcracker for. i'll get round to doing it one day but can't personally see that it's a must do trail in the area.
ooh thats a biggy!!
agree on the monkey line but having something i can't do sticks in my mind a bit!!! NC is too much fun though!!
hope to see you there 😀
carlphillips - I'll take you up on that thursday evening ride.. I'll be heading out earlier again but could meet up somewhere if you fancy it..
I fancy a look at the monkey line
Which one is the monkey line then?
monkey line - very top of the tech section of the NC, turn right at the obvious rocky outcrop.
i'm sure that one of the guys will lead a group that way if anyone wants to try it and i'll take the rest down the NC.
I think I vaguely know where you mean - but doesn't come out a the bottom of NC - would come out on the other side - down to the cleave? No not been down that since the effort getting to the NC means I have always ridden the NC like you say 😉
comes out onto the foxworthy traverse
gotcha 🙂
Sommink like this:
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Tempted to join you all - I haven't ridden Dartmoor for a while...
i think sir is veering too far east but is in the right vicinity
oxym0r0n - you know you should
Sorry I wanted to make it so inaccurate for the masses to follow 😉 Because its a local trail for local people (and guests) 😉
Had this pencilled in, but as last weekend before school have promised kids day out at Crealy.
Have managed to wangle a night out tonight to bivvy on the north moor.
my Thursday evening ride is cancelled due to mother in laws visit for the week...oh and absolutely farked pedal 👿
Saturday is looking good but will miss the start due to kids grading in the morning, will meet up along the way...TM i'll leave you my mobile number so i can call you on the day.
sorry for thursday but will be there deffo next week and most weeks after..
Dunno why you all bother - the riding is cr@p in those valleys, not worth the visit.
Honest
And if any of you know any walkers or horse-riders best tell them not to bother too.
😉
Won't make Saturday (work 😥 ) hope to see you all there some other time tho!
Have a good one!
should be good for this, will it be an all dayer? just so i know what to tell the misses!
may bring a non forum member and forum member fishbone if they can make it
Ill see you guys there, weather looking good. "bitemebryn" normally slows me down so Ill be glad of the company 🙄
will it be an all dayer?
hope so. i guess we'll see what everyone wants to do on the day but there's certainly enough riding to keep us going all day if we want to 8)
Anyone coming down the M5 passing Taunton with room for me and my bike?
The kids have wound me up enough today that the wife has told me to f-off and go riding all day saturday to unwind, sometime's I actually love my wife 😯
Sharki, I'll be passing from Brizzle if your still liftless.
Email and numbers in profile.
Sharki, coming from Yeovil so could come M5 rather than Honiton way if you need a lift, email in profile.
BTW if I am not at Houndtor carpark at around 1.30 then obviously don't wait esp if I get caught up at work 🙂
Hello,
Would love to join if I may. I ride Wednesday nights at Haldon when I can and got a nudge from some of the regulars there about this ride. I ride the Nutcrackers and a few spots around quite regularly but my trail knowledge is pretty limited beyond the obvious so dead keen on a bit of learning and an all day group ride if all comers are welcome...
Luke
don't let him come ^. cocknocker of the first order. 😉
Luke, be good to see you.
Anyone coming down the M5 passing Taunton with room for me and my bike?
whats wrong with you man. ride it...
ok, plan is meet at 10.30 at yarner
[url= http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=278355&y=79362&z=120&sv=278355,79362&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=611&ax=278355&ay=79362&lm=0 ]which is here[/url]
knock off plague and mount lustleigh in the a.m, climb out to the open moor for a lunch stop and some fun around the hound and bowermans at about 1.30/2.30 then into hound tor wood for some silliness before dropping back down into the cleave - back for tea and medals some time around 4 or 5.
never too far from the start point if anyone needs to bail.
look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.
Right - as luck would have it I have tomorrow off now (someone swapped to work Sat!) so i'll see you all at 10.30 🙂 (TM obviously I wont need to meet you all at Houndtor CP now 😉 )
Thanks for a fab day guys esp Trailmonkey et al - some very nice descents I never knew of there which I WILL be revisiting 🙂
I concur Foxy, some excellent riding today and some trails I've flown past before and not realised existed. Top day all round, cheers Trailmonkey, and everyone else for a thoroughly enjoyable day. I'm sure that the tea van on Houndtor are getting stingeyer with their tea bags though!
Me too. Thanks for a great day. Amazing how many times I've ridden round there and missed so many great bits. I might even find some of it again... If anyone fancies another ride on the moor sometime do give me a shout.
Luke
Found the tiniest of holes in that bloody innertube this morning but no more flats so there can't be anymore thorns left in the tyre, as it's still inflated! Touch wood.
Thanks for being patient with my tyre blowing exercise's.
Cheers all.
For those who came on the ride the GPS route & photies link is [url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-forum-ride-east-dartmoor-3911 ][b] here [/b][/url].
It was great to meet other STW members & ride a great route.
Hopefully see some of you again sometime for another ride.
apologies for missing it, building a woodstore took priority due to helpers commitments (ie my father not playing golf on the sat), it looked like a good route.
I pretty much rode most of the cleave stuff you guys did early this morning, glorious morning and hardly a soul to be seen.
not seen the other stuff (dh trail?)in hound tor woods so may have to go exploring!! any hints to the start of the trail?
not seen the other stuff (dh trail?)in hound tor woods so may have to go exploring!! any hints to the start of the trail?
We went from Water along the road past Beckhams farm & down the bw through the gate into Houndtor Woods. After gate take a left immeadiately & follow the trail along. Look out for a tree with an orange 'X' & arrow painted on the bark. The start was about 30m [b]before[/b] that tree on the right. The start was bermed which you can see from the top.
If I'm miles out with my directions I'm sure someone will be along to put you straight.
See you Weds maybe @ Plymbridge woods.
Had a great time thanks and sorry I had to cut it short in the end but needed to get back for family duties in the afternoon.
Followed the trail back down the hill (great descent) and followed the path along the river however had a jobs worth point out to me that I was on a 'footpath' and shouldn't be cycling it - lol - I just thanked her kindly for that information and carried on!!!
Found my way back easily enough and was sorry I had to finish before the cake stop - maybe next time.
Thanks again to all and was great to meet some new people.
cheers Les I'm guessing the start is near the cheeky down to bridge to far? does it come out in fast-swoopy-left-hand-turn-stylee at the bottom of the horrendous climb from the river up to water..if so then yes i know where that is..cheers.
see you there on wednesday hoping for a good turnout.
Probably going to bring the kids down too.
Yes it does start near the cheeky bit down to the bridge too far, not sure where it comes out down the bottom as i'm an xc mincer & stayed @ the top taking pics.
Hopefully there will be a good showing of mtbers on Weds i've asked all my mates to try to go along. I see there is a piece in the Herald about the residents protest so it would be good to put our side/point across