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New 2009 MTB Trails, Trials Area and MTB Hire Centre at Kielder Water & Forest Park
A few folk have asked can I post an update on the project at Kielder so here goes.
Before Christmas one of the biggest mtb trail construction set of works in England to date concluded (just about).
In the 1st week of December (height of the project) we had about 60 men all working on excavators and tracked Dumpers (and just a few vibrating plates) to make the end of the year deadline. This also invovled 10 tipper lorries every day hauling stone to the work sites.
Chuck in 6 inches of snow and horrendous ice, oh constructing a trail on some of the wettest ground conditions in England- remember that nice wet summer/ autumn (that really helped as well!!!!) and you get a feel for the challenges faced.
It was a real credit to everyone involved to get a new blue grade mtb trail built and also not one red trail but two versions of red trail towards Newcastleton.
Add to this a Trials Park is being constructed at present adjacent to Kielder Castle Car Park.
This includes some real Northshore- not black grade but ORANGE (same as Glentress Freeride).
There is going to be a jump trail in this area (small compact section similar to Descend Hamsterleys 4x but single racing (we may it 2 rider wide).
A real Rocky Road made up of rocky jump features.
Want to know about the Trials Area- Speak to David in THE BIKE PLACE Newcastle, along with Nev from Hexham who are the designers of this area.
If you go up to Kielder Castle Car Park in the next two months you will also see the new MTB Hire Centre under construction that will be completed by April. This is quite exciting as the Centre Operator will be tendered Nationally, so thats going to make a big change to the MTB scene in the NE.
For the New mtb trails we will start officially opening them in April, July and September.
The reason for this is to allow all the new drainage to dry out the new trails fully and Kielder Trail Reavers to add in features and also build some bridges, which are missing at the moment. Also this ties in with some high profile events such as AVALANCHE KIELDER 2009 (we are looking at some more exciting events at the moment).
We also now have at Kielder a 27.5 mile Lakeside Way trail around the edge of Kielder Water. Encourage you all to try that- in the coming months 3m wide trail, but really swoopy next to the waterline.
This was constructed at the same time as the mtb trails, so busy times for us all involved with these projects.
Just a wee update to keep you all in the loop, to find out more go up to Kielder and catch up with Kielder Trail Reavers, or follow their website. Trailbuilds are really exciting at the moment with so much going on to get everything finished before we are happy to launch.
Cheers
Alex
Before Christmas one of the biggest mtb trail construction set of works in England to date concluded (just about).
In the 1st week of December (height of the project) we had about 60 men all working on excavators and tracked Dumpers (and just a few vibrating plates) to make the end of the year deadline. This also invovled 10 tipper lorries every day hauling stone to the work sites.
Chuck in 6 inches of snow and horrendous ice, oh constructing a trail on some of the wettest ground conditions in England- remember that nice wet summer/ autumn (that really helped as well!!!!) and you get a feel for the challenges faced.
It was a real credit to everyone involved to get a new blue grade mtb trail built and also not one red trail but two versions of red trail towards Newcastleton.
Add to this a Trials Park is being constructed at present adjacent to Kielder Castle Car Park.
This includes some real Northshore- not black grade but ORANGE (same as Glentress Freeride).
There is going to be a jump trail in this area (small compact section similar to Descend Hamsterleys 4x but single racing (we may it 2 rider wide).
A real Rocky Road made up of rocky jump features.
Want to know about the Trials Area- Speak to David in THE BIKE PLACE Newcastle, along with Nev from Hexham who are the designers of this area.
If you go up to Kielder Castle Car Park in the next two months you will also see the new MTB Hire Centre under construction that will be completed by April. This is quite exciting as the Centre Operator will be tendered Nationally, so thats going to make a big change to the MTB scene in the NE.
For the New mtb trails we will start officially opening them in April, July and September.
The reason for this is to allow all the new drainage to dry out the new trails fully and Kielder Trail Reavers to add in features and also build some bridges, which are missing at the moment. Also this ties in with some high profile events such as AVALANCHE KIELDER 2009 (we are looking at some more exciting events at the moment).
We also now have at Kielder a 27.5 mile Lakeside Way trail around the edge of Kielder Water. Encourage you all to try that- in the coming months 3m wide trail, but really swoopy next to the waterline.
This was constructed at the same time as the mtb trails, so busy times for us all involved with these projects.
Just a wee update to keep you all in the loop, to find out more go up to Kielder and catch up with Kielder Trail Reavers, or follow their website. Trailbuilds are really exciting at the moment with so much going on to get everything finished before we are happy to launch.
Cheers
Alex
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Permalink Reply by bobtknob on -
Just for your information Alex, Nev went to one meeting about Highfield jump park, but refused a police check on him. Mick and myself did a million times more work/planning on that project.
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Permalink Reply by psycho on -
yes naughty Nev giving false credentials.
I'm afraid I was the man on the tiller so to speak on that project.
And I've never met Nev Potts lol.
never mind lets hope you get a good trail out of it
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Permalink Reply by psycho on
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Cheers Alex
always on the ball
Alex said:Lads,
edited the updated on Kielder, thanks for the heads up.
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Permalink Reply by nodrog2 on -
From what i've picked up form Dave, it sounds like the trials area should be pretty good indeed. As should the new blue and red extensions, the boardwalk section upto bloody bush on the red sounding very interesting.
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Permalink Reply by crashtest dummy on -
Well hopefuly i'll be able to join you all by April,as that's when i'm looking to be able to buy my bike.Gotta put some serious graft in at work,plenty overtime to pay for it.
I'll keep you all posted,or i could wait till Lee sells his new stead.
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Permalink Reply by Alex on -
Anyone interested in a serious Canadian style (see the new bridge at the bottom of Descend Hamsterley as a guide) ,
1 large Bridge is being built in the next couple of months in Kielder, so anyone wanting to get involved and create the largest bridge on a mtb trail in the NE so far give us a shout.
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Permalink Reply by shark on -
went to kielder on saturday really enjoyed it cant wait to go again can't wait to see all the new stuff
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Permalink Reply by Alex on
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INFO on the MTB Business opportunity at Kielder is now listed on the www.kieldertrailreavers.org.uk website.
More coming out in 2 weeks time.
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