Woburn conditions?

Heading to woburn tommorow amd wondering what the trails are like

fast and well drained in the sandy areas, a bog in others- yesterday.

I was there Saturday, dry and grippy in most places. One or two puddles, one or two mucky bits, but these are far and few between. Easy to miss them out.

Basically its great, escpecially when you consider the rest of the country is under water.

Probably best to give the bottom of the “back woods” a bit of a rest tbh, Sodden, not much fun and in danger or really cutting up the trails ;-(

went today….. the sand is nice and firm but there are some very boggy sections. Roots are slippery!

Enjoy!

I only go there once a week these days, and it’s been pretty good, there will always be bad patches there or anywhere.
I took MBR around there in 2005, they called it a winter wonderland.

It is draining well on the high parts but as maxtorque says avoid the ‘backwoods’ I’m referring to the section down the big fireroad climb down towards the Brickhill road by the green metal gate. They’ve been logging down there and the mud is 2 feet deep.

Not sure if rider numbers are up or if it’s just the extremely wet winter but most trails seem to be widening from what looks like overuse or mud avoidance. Roll on summer.

what do youlot think of the new track? i cant think how to describe where it is, but it starts with a drop over a log…

Rider numbers are massivly up. 8 years ago I would go and the car park would be empty. Now its always busy.

Thats the internet for you 🙂

Not sure if rider numbers are up or if it’s just the extremely wet winter but most trails seem to be widening from what looks like overuse or mud avoidance

Possibly availability of better mud tyres ? Looks the worst I’ve seen in places. The small section in Stocky park is holding up well though.

Haven’t been for a few weeks, the stuff over the road and brickhill side is all a massive swamp.
Its ok if you confine yourself to the normal bit in the middle though.
Won’t be heading back for a while as most of the trails we ride are either massive puddles or under 3 inches of water.

And that new trail looked interesting last time we were there, haven’t ridden it though as it wasn’t finished then

Rider numbers are massivly up. 8 years ago I would go and the car park would be empty. Now its always busy.

Yes, but folk will get bored and it’ll return to normal. Can’t wait.

Where’s this new trail then?

bow brickhill. Entrance is to the left of the fun bit of singletrack with the steep roll in to a small section of fireroad (which then goes off up and left into the woods)

sounds like it’s near the Rollercoaster?

sort of yes.
If you follow the singletrack i mentioned it leads you up the hill (then hang a left) it gets you to the rollercoaster (well one of them)

Thanks for your replies

is there any maps of these new trails (or even existing ones) for woburn?

what do youlot think of the new track? i cant think how to describe where it is, but it starts with a drop over a log…

Just left off the start to another popular run? If so, nice ) But it ends up at boggy bottom. Found it while looking to avoid the other 2 that are getting well-used / rutted and a minor handful on a rigid.

What’s the latest? going up there for three or fours hours Wednesday night and my back wheel is cream crackered and rubbing without the help of a mud bath.

Wasn’t too bad when I came back through there Sunday morning, but it was still frozen then. Todays snow has probably turned it back to a swamp again.

Not too bad actually, just stay out of the lower level runs that skirt around the bottom North Eastern edge of the scarp in the more deciduous woods. Those bits are still gopping, but the tops and sandy bits are riding really well actually!

Bloody great at the moment.

Was great on Tuesday too. Will be out for a snow ride on Sunday.

I’ll see you one day, I’m racing this Sunday though, but soon.

I’ll be up there on Saturday, I’ll let you know.

On a separate note, do any of you pay the £2.50 for a day pass??

Used to be included in my old ‘club’ subs. But no not usually, as it only applies to a certain area. So if I’m riding XC from leighton Buzzard to Bedford and back, and just passing through on BWs then no.

£3 a day now IIRC, payable to the warden types who are very pleasant, its a requirement for 3rd party liability insurance for the landowner as a condition of use and less than the cost of diesel to get there.

You can buy annual passes for £20

http://www.greensandtrust.org/pdfs/AspleyBikePermit2013.pdf

One of the benefits of being a Team MK member, the permit is included in the membership.

My daughter is a member of team MK, does that count??

Little group from our road club heading out there tomorrow from 9am.

Oldgit, we know each other, I’m going to be up at he bottom of Bow Brickhill at approx 0915, may see you LBRCC boys out.

You’ll spot us easily, we’ll all be on very old basic MTBs with rusty chains. Everyone’s been furiously trying to get their accient MTB’s up and running for the weekend 🙂

Nice ride up there today, 4hr in the bag,

Can anyone tell me what the freeride area is like? Planning on a bit of dh tomorrow morning

Anyone been up since the thaw?