I've ridden it 5-6 times as it's not too far away. It's good in that it's a 1 way signposted trail through a nice forest/heath, separated from other trail users. There's precious little of that in the south. Yes, it benefits lots of pedalling, which i'm happy with and that's what most of my riding is anyway.
But I can see why it doesn't appeal to some, as it has a trail centre image but doesn't flow the same way as other traditional trail centres (i.e. pedalling, virtually no gravity descent). So it's largely about expectation. The biggest negative can be the trail surface though, as mentioned before. It's compacted 'ginger' gravel, that gets a bit slippy/inconsistent in the wet because of it's round stone content, and because the surface sometimes sits on top of the ground level, so you're on a strangely cambered lump of trail that doesn't always match the direction/lean of the bike you desire. Think of a miniature fire road, and it's a bit like that at times.
Aside from that, and the grittiness getting to your components, it's a good option for winter when much else in the area is filth/underwater.
