Thanks for the feedback all!
My thoughts were that there are much worse ways to spend a very wet Sunday morning. No chance of me doing 3 laps in an hour though, Iain under the circumstances! I got 3 laps done in a bit under 90 minutes.
It is a pretty weatherproof course, with the odd feature linked by not very exciting track, rather than a non-stop thrill ride, but then it wasn’t designed with that in mind and its a good work out. I thought the wooded sections in the second half more interesting than the first part.
Dog walkers were out in force, despite constant torrential rain and wind, but most were on the adjoining walking paths rather than the trails, and those that were on the trails hopped off pretty sharply and were pleasant enough. They certainly outnumbered people on bikes! On the ride there, over my 3 laps and then ride back to base, I saw one guy on a bike over a 3 hour period….
Oh, and a minor highlight was getting chased by 3 dogs on separate occasions, but they were all good natured.
I will go back when I’m staying through there on future occasions