Top downhill routes in the UK? – Page 2 – Bike Forum

thisisnotaspoon · 2011-08-22T13:33:34Z

There's that roadie book with the top 100 climbs in the UK, but has anyone though of doing the all-mountain/enduro MTB equivalent? Any suggestions for candidates? Not planning on writing a book, just thinking of rides to take the Pitch on and stretch it's legs a bit. Criteria: Must be at least moderately technical and off road all the way. 500m+ of decending <10% climbing on the way down. Long enough that people don't ask "and where did you ride after that" when you describe the route. Bridle Path or other legal trail. So no footpaths. [b][i][u]Obvious ones............[/b][/i][/u] Fort William DH runs Rangers Path off Snowdon Anything used in the NPS/BDS/SDS/Draggon etc races, although some might be a bit short in relation to the original definition. [b][i][u]Starters for 10............[/b][/i][/u] Did Skiddaw on Saturday which arround 950m of climb/decent on the bridleway, but is fairly motorway like, abeit with lots of sharp pointy rocks which eat tyres. Still well worth doing through if you're in Keswick and have a couple of hours free, it's rideable untill you get over Little Man, and Skiddaw properly starts, at which point the gradient got me, it's probably easier on an XC bike but that'd make it less fun on the way down. On the way down it's continuous appart from a short sharp rise just as you leave the summit, 4 or 5 gates and spinning up Little Man about 2/3 of the way down. Best attempted with lots of air in your rear tyre (pinch flatted tubeless and the replacement tube!). Skills required: Cornering (there's a lot of it, and its mostly loose and fast) Jumps (optional, but some of the water bars are ditches so it's good to be able to pump them at 30mph otherwise you'll be OTB and into a whole world of point rock related pain). Not much else, it's just flat out top to bottom. Video to follow at some point, but the camera stoped working on the last section :(

peterfile

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Think the OP meant a full 500m drop in height....not sure anywhere in Calderdale fits his narrow criteria no matter how good the riding

ahahahah ooops!

500m+ in height???!! 😯

i would have thought getting up there would make most of these "runs" a bit of of most peoples' reach.

Posted : 22/08/2011 8:24 pm

shortbread_fanylion

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Descent to Annat in Torridon.

Descent to Achnashellach is better 😉

Descent to Annat from the side of Ben Damph is also a cracker. Carn Ban Mor, Morrone, that one into Glen Clova etc....all jolly good fun.

Posted : 22/08/2011 9:09 pm

chriswilk

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Carn Ban mor, Bynack mor, singletrack off Burma road - all in Cairngorms.
Innerleithen from top of Minch moor
Dollar Law to Peebles
Mount keen
Capel Month to clova

Many, many more in scoltand - just look at a map

Posted : 22/08/2011 9:39 pm

ChristoGinger

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what? man you need to go to the top! 😀

the first bit is loose shale/rocks that gets you up to mega speed sharpish, then take the left hand route over the grass as the shale turns to the right - that makes a big old difference. We used to go up loads and on a clear day/evening you can see for miles and miles.

i may have stayed at that wiston place with the bbs as well

Posted : 22/08/2011 10:05 pm

DaveyBoyWonder

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i would LOVE if STW/Ragely organised a mini DH race there

its been done.

Some kid also tried to do it 'properly' by advertising a downhill race, using Barely Legal as the top section, down into the lower section of Blue Pig. Good idea - holding a DH race on a footpath! Council or whoever got wind and pulled the plug but there'd been a 'practice day' type thing up there anyway and royally ****ed it up.

Posted : 23/08/2011 2:53 pm

grum

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Ben Lomond definitely - it's amazing.

Posted : 23/08/2011 3:08 pm

cookeaa

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I got Given "Mountain biking in Europe" - ISBN: 978 1 906098 31 5

For Chrismas last year.

Its not too Disipline specific and has a fair few locations for you to consider, plus England, Wales and Scotland each have a separate section...

Posted : 23/08/2011 3:17 pm

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