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[Closed] The Moray Monster Trails? snow?

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anyone tried to get up the monster trails this week? i was thinking of trying to head up but if its knee deep in snow i wont bother.

cheers
joe x


 
Posted : 29/12/2010 9:51 pm
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[url= ] Roseisle[/url]

Not knee deep, but there's plenty of slushy snow making it quite unpleasant. Did a wee spin through Roseisle Forest near Burghead today and a ride that normally takes an hour each way took two hours one way after which we bailed by getting a lift.
I would imagine that the trails at Fochabers will be more snowy as they are sheltered and higher up.

I'd leave it a few more days to thaw.


 
Posted : 29/12/2010 10:33 pm
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Friend was riding the ring trail at fochabers a couple of days ago. Said it was okay under tree cover but really hard going elsewhere. Probably iced up a bit since then too.

Was out walking dogs through roseisle forest to the beach earlier today. Saw a few sets of tyre tracks... looked like hard work.


 
Posted : 29/12/2010 11:08 pm
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Is it absolute, unassailable, and undeniable (sad) FACT that Gully Monster is no more - that it got washded away in teh biblical floods last year?

Awesome bit of trail.


 
Posted : 29/12/2010 11:13 pm
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It still exists HH, but maybe not for much longer. The FC trail Nazis have it in their sights. 🙁

Debaser. It was. Very! Good workout though and made the cake at the Blue Angel all the more tasty 🙂


 
Posted : 29/12/2010 11:28 pm
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cheers guys. snowboard it is then 🙂


 
Posted : 30/12/2010 1:10 am
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the gully monster is still there, but there is a diversion around the landslip.....although i have ridden the landslip before they fenced it off.


 
Posted : 30/12/2010 1:34 am
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The landslip diversion is probably best avoided in this weather as it was the gnarliest bit of trail!
As for the OP, I would give it a few days although I may try it on Friday as a kind of Puffer practice.


 
Posted : 30/12/2010 1:59 am
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Anyone try today? DI'd a drive by today and from the car park it looked ok? Might try Sunday?


 
Posted : 31/12/2010 6:59 pm
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Anyone try today?


 
Posted : 01/01/2011 3:46 pm
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Rode the Ordiequish trails 2 days ago, they were fine in the majority of places, a little bit icy on some access road parts but singletrack was good. Some slippy mud as I found out though!!


 
Posted : 01/01/2011 4:55 pm
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Awesome. Were going tomorrow for sure.


 
Posted : 01/01/2011 5:45 pm
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A bit muddy in places and the freeride bit needs a bit of work. Apart from that we had a really good ride. Cheers x x


 
Posted : 02/01/2011 7:08 pm