Dalby Forest                          23 Miles                                      11th August 2007

Four of us, Mick the Grand master, Des the holder of the yellow jersey and webmaster, Darren the little helper and Dave who had seen the website and thought Dalby Forest was for him. We all set off for the two & half hour journey in mick's bike truck, we had visited Dalby Forest a few weeks before and the weather wasnt kind to us, today however the weather was cracking the flags!

Was it worth the two & half hour drive? In our opinion it is the best forest track we have done so far. It was Dave and Dazza's first trip and they thought it was the ulimate ride. We decided to stick to the red route which is 23 miles long, we had intended to do the black route but a local rider advised us to stick to the red route because it is better & more fun, he wasn't wrong) plus it is hard to find the red route again after. The ride itself consists of climbs that zigzag up between the tree's or cut out into the hillside, (not long laborious climbs up fire-road) downhill's with drop-offs, berms & bombholes that appear from nowhere, but due to the weather everything was very dry and if you wanted and your bike was running smooth could move at a fast flowing pace. Unlike Darren's bike that was playing up and driving him insane. The long section of northshore takes you up to Dixon's Hollow Pace Bike Park where you find table-tops & a mini cresta run, where you can test your skills.

You can buy a route map from the shop for 50p, If you need to hire a bike, a good selection of bikes are available at roughly £20 to £25 for 3hours or £35 all day for a full susser, bear in mind the red route took us 3hour 20mins. A good selection of food is available in the cafe afterwards, & their is a jet spray to wash the bikes off. I have put on the website a section about general site information and there you can find some more information about the Dalby Forest.

All in all it was a fantastic ride, we were all tired but buzzing about various parts of the ride. This has to be the best in the North of England.

For more information :- www.forestry.gov.uk