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When you come onto this trail from various points you hit this orange gravel compacted trail opposite it is MOD land no go and red flags flying right.So is that trail fine to use?????.Today i came onto via Wilsford hill and also up from Easterton then went along it abit and came back down to Market Lavington.Being Monday no one was about to ask but it looks ok to use am i right?.Thanks.The plain looks eerie 👿
Even if the red flags are flying you can still use that horribly-surfaced perimeter track, obviously you can't cross the Plain though!
Effectively you can ride easterly from Bratton White Horse to Casterley Camp all on that track.
Sorry to hijack the thread, but what is this trail like? length, type of riding, climbs, technicality, etc.
It's relatively local, and sounds like it may be worth a stab 🙂
Actually Bratton to Casterley makes for a good workout despite starting on a ridge. It's undulating ... frequently. There's a few tracks that drop off the ridge that are interesting, sure there's loads more that I've not yet explored.
Imber Range Perimeter Path is the name.
Thanks very much CG do remember your thread on this track.The bit i did was not loose gravel.The Byway down Wilsford Hill is interesting deep ruts.Now i know i would of stayed on it longer but got a bit jumpy not knowing the area :o.West wood had a nice lot of bluebells in it.Thanks again.
West wood had a nice lot of bluebells in it.
*Drifts off in a wistful reverie.....*
dobiejessmo - on your mx'er? The problem is knowing what tracks can actually be ridden as tanks just seem to demolish them and the signs!
Hi CG it is not a MXer its a trail bike,you know the differance 😆 i am sure.You are spot on there thats why i thought that orange track was a tank track yesterday as i had seen similar tracks by Everleigh saying they are tank tracks.I did read that the MOD were going to put more signs up so people stayed on the right tracks with what ever they were using.
I like the scenery in Wilts and all the history but strangely i hardly ever cycle it.What was the trail like before they graveled it?
Wilts council must have some money in the last few years they have done the Byways in West wood/Alton Barnes/Ridgeway etc.They looked done the ones around Easterton and Potterne not that i have ever done them before.Mind there are 100s to try yet 😀
Of course I did! 😳 Yes I believe work is ongoing but the MOD have spent a huge amount of money on that perimeter track.
Scenery is fantastic and every ride becomes a history lesson. Am discovering all sorts of things in unlikely places!
That track was fine apart from potholes, it was perfectly rideable and considerably better than now. Have only been here two years so limited knowledge.
Wiltshire Council spend very little money on road repairs, am shocked at the state of roads and even the main A roads are rough. So could be it's being spent on Byways, I don't know those that you mention.