Just north of Leeds near Otley it's in a small woodland on the side of a steep hill and has a couple of loops, both quite short but what they lack in length they more than make up for in fun and tech. The first is fully man made and mainly consists of rock gardens and roots, imagine riding a DH track but all the way round, up, down and along and you start to get the picture. Every piece of it is sectionable and wicked fun. Beware though, it's not for the faint hearted or the lightly skilled, even the chicken runs are pretty tough!
The second is a completely natural loop on the opposite side of the road from the carpark. It's not properly marked out but you follow the yellow symbols on the trees and its rooty, muddy and a whole lotta fun! Probably not one to do it it's been raining loads as it's completely au naturale.
Alex and I rode there last Sat, but unfortunately my little camera bit the dust a while back and I was having so much fun I forgot to take any pics with my phone but here's Jewbacca in the carpark.
On the Sunday the Glossopians and Mancs came over the Snake to hit up the north east BMX tracks, namely Chezzy, Rotherham and Bolehills. Everyone had a wicked time and I haven't ridden so hard in ages, but I have that horrid feeling that it may have been the last warm and beautiful weekend this year, oh well...
Pics courtesy of Eddie at http://www.usmbc.co.uk
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