[Closed] Trail Dog in Training

Aw lovely dog 🙂

Cheers. I thought he'd be knackered but after a power-nap in the pub garden he was ready to go again.

Enjoyed that, great trail and music too you are definitely on a roll today @Sprocket, can you share any info on route / location ?

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We can all benefit from a powernap!
Haven't been up to Castle Drogo for years, forgotten how nice it is
Ta for sharing 🙂

@Jambalaya - cheers. It's the Hunter's Path / Fingle Woods in East Dartmoor. It's one of my regular loops. Normally ride from the door but as the first section is road I drove up to start at Wooston Hill Fort car park - which is here: http://bit.ly/1PpzZ7u

Steep downhill through woods from there to the river turn left (first section of vid) and head upriver past Fingle Bridge. Over bridge at Salmon Leaps, follow (cheekyish) path up to turn right onto Hunters Path just past Coombe, follow that around the valley rim (mid section of vid), forking left through Drewston Wood for some singletrack loveliness (last bit of vid). When you hit the valley bottom turn right on fire road down to road, and right again to get to Fingle Bridge Inn. Have a pint next to the river (it's the law) and then back upriver to follow waymarked trail back up to the hill fort.

The whole area along that section of river up to Steps Bridge is now owned by the National Trust / Woodland Trust - they are slowly stripping out the conifers and reinstating trails - not much singletrack but loads of wildlife, very scenic and great for a pootle if you are in the area. There are plans afoot for some dedicated MTB trails too I believe...

Thanks, onto the OS Maps now 🙂 Have a Dorset based MTB mate who likes to ride Dartmoor so suggestion welcome as I'm lacking the horsepower / fitness right now for some of his epics.

EDIT: 12+k 300m climbing - 60 (you) - 90 (me) mins ? Along riverside heading west, climb Hunters Tor from Coombe ? Any suggestions to lengthen to 25-30ish ?

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Great video. I like how when you slow down to go over some rocks, he looks back as if to tell you to hurry up.

Great stuff.

love the look of your trails as well!

Now you can get all those local KOM's - just strap your phone to him!!

Love the soundtrack too, BTW! I'm inspired to take my spaniel out for a ride tomorrow now!

@Jambalya - For a longer route you could climb back up to the hill fort, take the lane S past Wooston Farm and bear left after the cattle grid to reach the Headless Cross on Mardon Down. Take the BW east from there and drop down to Teign Farm and (steep) to the road.

Turn left and then pick up Permissive BW down to the river near Steps Bridge (not marked on OS map). From there you can either turn right cross the river at the bridge and work your way back up to Clifford Bridge through the nature reserve, or turn left and either just follow up the river or climb up through Cod Wood.

This is the downhill from Mardon to Teign Farm (was riding this on cross tyres, hence a bit shaky!):

EDIT: It works! Thanks!

Another alternative for a longer ride is lanes back to Moreton and onto North Bovey, then BW over to Barnecourt for the Peck Farm climb up to the other Hunters Tor and a loop of The Cleave.

Happy to act as a guide if you are in the area. Just drop me a message.

Lovely 🙂

🙂

That's brilliant!!!

He's loving that.

My collie is 12 now, I have to keep the speed down on the long flatter sections,but I still can't catch her through the woods on twisty single track.

He she is this week end when we were Fat biking.

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Lovely. That's the next plan - beach riding. Where is that?

@Sprocket thanks again and for the very kind offer

No worries

Lovely

The beach is in my home town of Nairn.

We are spoilt for choice here.