Starting things off with some fast and furious bermed corners, Corkscrew amps up the twisty start with an infamously tricky section of roots, where line choice is hugely important – and nigh on impossible in the wet. Once you’ve survived that, it’ll pop you back onto the fireroad where you can then either rejoin the … Read more
This short section offers a different and slightly less steep access into the bottom section of the Sheepskull trail. You’ll still need your wits about you though, as there are plenty of roots and stumps mixed up in the corners to catch the unwary. It’s accessed from the push-up track.
Endo warms you up with some fast but root-infested turns through the top section before blasting your into the bike-park style booters at the bottom of the hill. There’s always an audience for the final road gap jump, so if you’ve got the skills to pay the bills, it’s well worth a few runs. You can … Read more
While Cougar Root isn’t quite as steep as Mr Rooty, it’s still a very natural feeling trail that delivers up lots of loam and plenty of exposed roots to keep you on your toes – especially in the wet. If you like to get a drift on, it’ll be right up your street.
You can probably guess what’s on the menu here; roots and lots of them. This is a very natural feeling downhill trail that offers up a good bit of challenge thanks to lots of off-camber sections, lots of downhill gradient and yes, loads and loads of roots. It might be short and sweet, but there’s … Read more
If you’re after serious air time with big jumps, drops and gaps, then GBU delivers on all fronts. It’s best left to confident riders, with some large step downs and gap jumps that aren’t rollable in places, though there are chicken runs. It’s easily accessed via the push-up track.
There’s a rather large skills area at Pedalabikeaway that includes a double-loop pump track, plus multiple lines with drops and jumps of varying size that allow you to steadily progress to large jumps. It’s situated reasonably close to the centre too, making it ideal for those with kids that don’t fancy a big ride as … Read more
This short trail is purpose-built for use with four-wheeled gravity bikes and off-road wheelchairs, with no need to pedal at any point. It’s wide and smooth, but there are plenty of big berms to keep your entertained.
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The home office is full of wall to wall rubber this week, as we go on the hunt for grippy and fast rolling summer tyres for cross country, trail and enduro bikes. To change things up a bit there’s also a Spank bar and stem with the handlebar featuring the vibration damping Vibrocore tech. Dig in…. … Read more
