Roll in
Jan 2 2012

Trail Maintenance Day 11th December.

Trail Maintenance was carried out on BKB on Holmbury hill. This trail has had very little done to it in the last few years, and has suffered further from the tree thinning work carried out on this part of the hill earlier in the year.

  

The “dip” on the very first section was rebuilt as it had become a bit of a wheel sucker, and then the first section was repaired. This section is quite flat requiring drainage holes to be dug alongside the trail.

The entrance to BKB (by the road) was then cleaned up, but this will require more work to it as it is quite flat and suffers from standing water. It is currently a bit of a mess again.

Finally, the bottom of the “roll in” on the second section was cleared out. This is essentially a drainage ditch, so a large amount of debris and mud had built up.

The next build day will be in January 2012.

Thanks to all those who have helped so far.

Hurtwood Mtb.

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Nov 15 2011

Trail Maintenance Day 13th November.

Trail maintenance was carried out on Barry Knows Best(BKB) on Sunday in order to clear forestry debris and improve the drainage of the trail. 15 volunteers cleared branches, dug drainage channels,  de-bermed and re-aligned parts of the trail so it could hold up to the rigours of what winter may throw at it and sustain the number of mountain bikers using it in their quest for cheese straws at the Peaslake village stores.

There will be another maintenance session held on Sunday 11th of December.

   

 

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Nov 13 2011

Strike up the band.

Pedal and Spoke, the bike shop in Peaslake are selling this Wrist band for £2 with 50% of the proceeds going to Friends of the Hurtwood. So if you are popping into the shop for your latest Santa Cruz fix, be sure to buy one.

The wrist band that is. Far be it for us to suggest what bike you buy.

Nov 10 2011

Amazing Hurtwood Mountain Bike Statistics.

Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – Press Release

Amazing Hurtwood mountain bike statistics highlight the importance of managing trails

Electronic counters embedded beneath Barry Knows Best (BKB), the challenging downhill zig zag from Holmbury Hill to Peaslake, reveal just how powerful a magnet the Surrey Hills have become for mountain bikers.

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