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Have any of you ridden at Hamsterley forest, trail or DH?

Ive just returned from a weekend up there on the trail bike and took in the best biits of the red and the black routes, nothing there that really stands out from any other good trail center but the DH looks awesome, ive never seen so many high end bikes and body armour in one place, I didnt even get chance to have a sneaky go on the top section as I was on a group ride with the Army Cycling Union (ACU) and were not insured for such things, on the plus side i got to ride some good trails and recce the area for future visits. oh yeah i also got paid to do it

Bit out of the manor lol

Yeah, I've ridden there quite a few times and love it!

The top bit of the DH is fun to session, the lower half gets pretty technical. Personally my favourite bits are the red trail/DH bit and the massive sweeping 4X. You get awesome views, and can chose to either really push it, or just cruise down and have a blast. If anyone's in the area, I'd thoroughly recommend it.

Ive met a few guys up that way who ride all the northern trail centers (including Scotland) so going to be heading up north a few times a year, as long as ive got fuel and somewhere to sleep ill go anywhere

Im up for fort william !

Saving that one for 2014 as i want to try and get good first, and buy a decent sized van i can kip in comfortably,