Someone saying on the STW thread that there is a bike hire company that will deliver & collect said bike up there.

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http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/gisburn-forest-is-open/page/8

Sure there use to be

Red

Green

Purple [thats the colour it looks could be off blue] and that was the dead easy route that families use to do.

Right at the end it dives off to the right and there are a lot of little children on little bikes walking it with parents tut tutingwhen you come upon them at speed.

Maybe it should have gone straight on ?

Really? I did it again this week and it was packed (thats got to be a good sign) I was passing riders all along (and some passed me of course).

I felt that those families were saying to their little ones "look at him, keep practicing and that will be you one day!"

Incidently I chose to take a more xc orientatated bike rather than the "all-mountain" bike I took last two times and it was all the better for it. Not having slack angles and 160mm of squidge to smooth things out added to it. I didn't find the slab any more difficult on it either. Good job cos the was a small audience sat watching anyone who dared.

 I have said it already but big thanks to the builders,you have done a great job and I sincerely hope you get the funding to finish it off. All it needs is a gradual single track climb between the volunteer section and the quarry and a fast flowing off the brakes downhill to finish and in my opnion it will rival any of the other trail centres.

But I am sure you have even bigger plans than that.!