I think I know a fair bit, but am keen to know what else it out there? Its not as if I've been for a proper wander in every direction.
Usually ride upto 6/7 miles 'as the crow flies'
Some stuff I know is pictured here:
[url= http://www.dur.ac.uk/cycling.club/photos/php/zenphoto/index.php?album=mountain-biking%2FDurham ]selection of pictures of what I know[/url]
Anything else?
Pictures/locations/descriptions would be nice if you have any?
...where's that shore 'peter ward' section? - thats no Durham trail I know?! care to spill the beens fella?
....get yersel over to Hamsterly fella or littletown which is pedalling distance from Toff uni!
Been to hamster I think 10 times? Rode their twice, once in a day, once to bivvy
Do you mean this one?
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Peter Ward is whos photo it is
You have to carry your bike through the tree to get up there. All there is, is that down ramp, that goes straight into a tall/long gapped double, then carries on over the crossward log the 'stormtrooper' is slamming his rear wheel into, round the (low-walled) berm, then down across the other crazy bits of shore
Theres 3 other runs (very XC bike friendly) in there as well
Its not exactly mine to disclose its location on here .. I could email you the location if you want?
Littletown. I've not had a proper look there. As in 'behind' the village?
The uni maybe have a large proportion of toffs and rah's, but theres a lot of people that aren't. The MTB club has a severe lack of them at any rate
Apologies for the slight hijack
My parents have recently moved to Peterlee area, been to visit several times without the bike and usually do family stuff, would be nice to know if there is anything to ride nearby. Have been to Hamsterly before buts its too far to sneak off for a quick blast! 😉
I've not really ventured there a lot. In and out of the coastline theres a few bits and bobs from blackhall upto seaham:
[url= http://www.dur.ac.uk/cycling.club/photos/php/zenphoto/index.php?album=mountain-biking%2FDurham%2FCoast ]coastal stuff[/url]
Thats all I know
If you want to email me, know N durham/ beamish petty well/ very limited knowledge past seaham coast.
How do I email you on this new forum?
When I was an undergrad...there was some ace stuff up behind the Uni science site; and a small but perfectly formed set of ace trails behind the bus depot. May have all changed in the past 14 years of course..
there was some ace stuff up behind the Uni science site
That's all gone, disappeared, overgrown and probably contaminated by some horrible experiment.......don't risk it 😉
Lots of stuff if you head out to Ushaw Moor/Brandon direction. There is evn a hidden DH area at Waterhouses. Mostly xc with a few 'nice bits' thrown in which are all accessed easily via the old railway lines
disappeared AND overgrown? 😉
nigew, woody mentioned the location of the picture
Anything else anyone?, I know of lots in the areas mentioned, anything specific I may have missed?
[i]"there was some ace stuff up behind the Uni science site"[/i]
Do you mean like this:
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http://www.dur.ac.uk/cycling.club/photos/php/zenphoto/cache/mountain-biking/Durham/n61213742_39838850_94821.jpg_595.jp g"/> [/url]
this:
[url= http://www.dur.ac.uk/cycling.club/photos/php/zenphoto/cache/mountain-biking/Durham/Mountjoy%20steps.jpg_595.jp g" target="_blank">
http://www.dur.ac.uk/cycling.club/photos/php/zenphoto/cache/mountain-biking/Durham/Mountjoy%20steps.jpg_595.jp g"/> [/url]
and this:
[url= http://www.dur.ac.uk/cycling.club/photos/php/zenphoto/index.php?album=mountain-biking%2FDurham&image=P6043426.MOV ]http://www.dur.ac.uk/cycling.club/photos/php/zenphoto/index.php?album=mountain-biking%2FDurham&image=P6043426.MOV[/url]
is the uni team kit still the yellow/purple vomit-splatter design?
[i]"the uni team kit still the yellow/purple vomit-splatter "[/i]
What did that look like?
Last year it went to a mainly black (so mud wasn't such an issue), with white and (durham)purple lines, logos and writing (inc. wood n wheels/specialist cycles logo). This year the bike shop moved round the back, and ARUP went onto the front. Have a look round the site:
[url= http://www.dur.ac.uk/cycling.club/photos/php/zenphoto/index.php ]http://www.dur.ac.uk/cycling.club/photos/php/zenphoto/index.php[/url]
I can't find/remember any decent pictures of the kit on there
Two years before that, it was a white, with purple shoulders