Crew : Lloyd, Kersh, PTD, Shaun, Ian, Croxy, Phil, Eric, others? (G could not remember !)
Pictures : Courtesy of Eric’s Blackberry
Route & Notes : Standard road ride up to Swythamley. Onto moors and along climbing singletrack over towards the roaches. NEW section never been ridden before, footpath down to through woods to ford at bottom of Gradbach Wood. Fine bit of Kersh route pioneering (independent verification of this statement is still pending). Very nice new single track. Croxy came a cropper and twisted his ankle, squeeled like a beeaatch he did…
Future ideas : Combining this with the single track back to Dane bridge would make very nice and very long trail.
All made it across the ford (water was low !!)
Past the Youth Hostel and road climb up to farm at top of the hill back towards Rose & Crown. Gated trail across top of the hills. Road past Crag Hall and up to Standing Stone car park. Single track down right hand side of road where Lloyd had a good off on a root. Lots of cursing about poor lighting as dusk was falling.
Road back to Sutton Hall.
Big News : The burgers in the Sutton Hall are TWICE the size of the burgers in the Poachers but not quite twice the price.£10.95 to £6.95. Better value for money though beer is expensive. Very nice place and will take orders until 10pm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gonna give the Church House some very stiff competition.
Weather: Warm & dry despite a shocking weather forecast. Some of the trails were very wet and slippy.
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