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  • Anyone know this trail in Marsden
  • hora
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    Evening. Taken from FB 8) It looks a gem. And any routes that incorporates this that I can follow? 🙂

    robdob
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    Looks like it’s going up the hill towards the moors?? Not ridden it myself, probably a footpath I reckon as I think I’ve done all the bridle ways.

    stevedoc
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    It a local trail that goes from the shooting lodge to Wessenden ,and you can add the How big are your ball descent and follow it back across Buckstones for the Pack horse run, that is a fun downhill

    hora
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    Cheers, how do you start/find it?

    riklegge
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    If you ever want showing round the area, let us know. There are a few riders in the village.

    stevedoc
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    Start Sledgate ln of chain road out of Marsden turn right and follow up the moor, to the top and right and just follow your nose across the valley , I cant find my strava segments sorry

    jonnyrockymountain
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    As Steve says if you look on an ordnance survey map for shooters nab (dear hill reservoir) that’s the start of it and it meets wessenden, basically I live 200yrds from it, if you want more info or a blast drop me a mail

    riklegge
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    Jonny, I must live just round the corner from you! We should meet up for a ride at some point.

    jonnyrockymountain
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    We have Thursday nights meet at river head, I was on either a 29er spearfish or 650b Cotic soul

    hora
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    Cheers Jonny I’ll drop you a mail tomorrow about a meet up

    riklegge
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    Did we do some rides together last year with Tom and Gaz?

    jonnyrockymountain
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    Yeah

    wassock73
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    Same track in the other direction:

    hora
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    A night ride is in order. I can drop family in Salendine Nook first with the inlaws

    TheSanityAssassin
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    Known locally as the Goat Track. It very nearly claimed one of the forum’s Big Hitters, when Cynic-Al high-sided himself down the steepest gully just round the corner in the original pic. He was a lucky boy to walk away unharmed from that tumble.

    DiscJockey
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    Is it just running parallel to the Pennine Way bridleway which runs below next to the reservoirs ? There’s a path up that way known as the ‘Catchwater’ or something like that.

    Stevedoc – presumably you need to get onto Standedge Edge before you get to Buckstones ? Not sure which descent you’re referring to, but curious to know 🙂

    jonnyrockymountain
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    jonnyrockymountain
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    another one, but this one comes out of marsden up shooting club climb onto the top goat track that meets wessenden.
    https://www.strava.com/activities/314949392

    spawnofyorkshire
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    Known locally as the Goat Track. It very nearly claimed one of the forum’s Big Hitters, when Cynic-Al high-sided himself down the steepest gully just round the corner in the original pic. He was a lucky boy to walk away unharmed from that tumble.

    I’ve fallen down that gully, I was by myself, clipped a pedal on the uphill side and next thing i know i was 10ft down the hill 😯

    stevedoc
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    https://www.strava.com/activities/325163991 Found it , 😉

    Just look out for the how big are your ball descent ,caught me out the first time ,right trough the front door as it were 🙂

    hora
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    Evening, the goat track? If it had claimed Cynical al it could have been renamed ‘the cynical Goat’..

    🙂

    Right we need to get an evening or weekend (Im free Sunday) ride pencilled in. A sane start though as I’ll be driving family over

    DaveyBoyWonder
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    Now I’ve got the cross bike I’m looking forward to some long range reconnaissance missions over here!

    stevedoc
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    Id love to join you but I think im grounded or playing daddy day ride around Ladybower with my lad Sunday

    riklegge
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    Unfortunately I’m not around on Sunday either, but an evening ride at some stage is doable.

    mintimperial
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    Unfortunately I’m not around on Sunday either, but an evening ride at some stage is doable.

    Oi, tell me if you set something up!

    jonnyrockymountain
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    I can’t do Sunday either, kids!!!!
    One night next week though?

    hora
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    An evening next week sounds good

    riklegge
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    How about Wednesday? Meeting at the Riverhead pub at about 7.30/8?

    mintimperial
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    Suits me. 🙂

    riklegge
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    Bump

    hora
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    In

    jonnyrockymountain
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    Can’t make weds!!!!

    riklegge
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    Unfortunately Wed is the only night this week I can do now. I’m going to ride anyway if anyone wants to join me, I’ll be at the pub at 7.45.

    It would be good to get out again though JRM, perhaps next week?

    jonnyrockymountain
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    Yeah keep putting dates on here and we’ll get together for a blast, ps I’ll let a few other guys know that your riding weds at 7-45

    jasonmiddleton
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    Hi All, ever want local rides?? Look on Broad Oak Mountain Bike Or Shenanigans on Facebook. BOMB lads a bit slower and ride on selected tues/thurs eves from linthwaite church 640pm and some Sunday mornings. Shenanigans ride faster and post all weekly rides on FB. There’s around 400 members on it.

    hora
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    Evening.Looking at the weather Thurs should be better?

    jonnyrockymountain
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    cheekyboy
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    Theres a half decent off piste descent from the top of March hill down to the north east corner of March Haigh Reservoir, only ever done it in the dry though, beware of the boggarts if youre night riding 😆

    hora
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    Oooo how do we work the two together for t’Thurs? I’d drive over the tops.

    scuttler
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    Bookmarked as I’m always up for a razz around Marsden and a pint in the Riverhead (except this week as I’m out Wednesday and down Magic Rock on Thursday).

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