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[Closed] Wild Boar Chase & Humbug Chase - 14th May 2017 - Forest Of Dean

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[b][url= http://www.fodmbe.org.uk/wild_boar_chase.php ]The Wild Boar Chase[/url]
Sunday May 14th 2017
Start at 10:00 a.m.[/b]

The Wild Boar Chase is a popular MTB ride in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley. You can choose your route from a 20, 26, 40 or 46 mile route.

All distances £24.

The Wild Boar Chase routes for 2017 have been revamped and big sections of the longer routes used in previous years have been replaced.

[b]The Full Boar[/b] (46 miles) covers the Forest of Dean section and descends to the river Wye.
[b]In the Hog[/b] (40 miles), riders take the Forest of Dean loop, missing out the descent to the river Wye.
[b]In the Woody Boar [/b](26 miles) riders tackle a loop in the Forest of Dean.
[b]The Small Boar[/b] (20 miles) covers a loop within the Forest of Dean.
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[url= http://www.fodmbe.org.uk/humbug-chase.php ]The Humbug Chase[/url]
Sunday May 14th 2017
Start at 10:10[/b]

The Humbug Chase - a junior edition of the Wild Boar Chase for 8-12 year olds.
Get the full Wild Boar Chase experience with a 9 mile trail for younger riders and their families.

Entry £8

All the organisers and helpers on this event are volunteers. After the Wild Boar Chase in 2016 the Lions were able to award more than £15,000 from the event’s proceeds to worthy causes in the Forest of Dean.


 
Posted : 22/04/2017 8:39 am
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Any idea what the elevation gain for each route is?


 
Posted : 28/04/2017 9:52 am
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Signed up for the Full Boar once again....should be good fun.

Roll call for STWers?


 
Posted : 28/04/2017 10:00 am
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I'm signed up for the full boar. First time for me!


 
Posted : 28/04/2017 2:23 pm
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Good stuff nre...thought it was a really enjoyable day last year.

Only thing I'd say is if it's the same route as last year try and get out towards the front early. I had a snapped chain on the first climb, went to be very back of the group, and then spent the next hour waiting to get through the singletrack bottleneck. Got a bit congested in places.

Cheers


 
Posted : 28/04/2017 2:27 pm