[Closed] West Midlands Trails

Just been out up the Lickeys and Romsley and it's still snow covered and very muddy. Enjoyed it but don't think anything local is riding well at the moment.
Hoping to get back over to the Wyre soon if it ever dries up again.
Clent is probably the best bet at the moment as it tends to dry better and is a bit more exposed to dry out.
Tad chilly out though......

Thanks- yeh everything is either snow covered or trashed by horses by me lol! I was thinking clent too but last time I was there the skiers were having more fun!

currently like this
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you missed the big ride of the year so far though
http://a-pic-a-ride.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/the-2nd-annual-nwalps-good-friday-ride.html

Up the M6 slightly - off piste stuff at Cannock is Muddy and quite a bit of snow still in places Saturday and yesterday. FtD and Monkey have been closed 😥

Cheers guys. Confirmed it really that nowhere local is running great. Friday ride sounded good rocketdog!

Did a couple of hours round kinver area it was ok no snow as such bit muddy but better than i expected

Kinver is in the best condition I've seen it for months! No snow and everything's dry without being too sandy.

EDIT- the good bits that not many people ride are amazing, but there is a bit of mud on the boring bridleway along the bottom, etc.

This route is mostly clear but very muddy in places. It's a fairly vanilla route in the dry...
http://www.composite-projects.co.uk/mountain-biking/alvechurch-loop-1/

+1 for kinver.... Went yesterday it was good, went round harley woods too, only a short section of bridleways was slop but overall a fantastic ride.

sweet I'll have to have a ride over one evening!

Kingsford (back of Kinver) was actually quite dusty on Saturday to my amazement.

Clent still has snow on it which I can see from my house if i crane my neck.

Still a few boggy bits, but the taste of dust in Wyre yesterday bought back memories. Nice and dry on many of the trails above the North side of Dowles.
Stick man has been busy on the Western side though, presumably when many riders haven't been out trashing the trails.

i was also in the wyre yesterday
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report here http://a-pic-a-ride.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/a-day-in-dust.html

Just back from a spin around kinver,dusty fast trails and a great way to get rid of last nights beer!

Cracking photo RD. 🙂

parts of sandwell valley park were a bit of a mud fest this morning.. 🙁

photo courtesy of @dan_c_phillips