legal lanes etc round the ribble valley, lancashire?

hursty · Post by **hursty** » 30 Oct 2006, 16:46

im in preston and wondered if anyone knows of places to ride round here. i havent got a van so dont want to be travelling mega distances to get to the lanes..... any info would be much appreciated! thanks peeps!

big spudz · Post by **big spudz** » 10 Jan 2007, 22:26

there are a couple near beacon fell, don't know if they're still leagal and they are short. One goes near brock bottom but I was following some one and can't realy say where we went. Have you found anymore.

Post by **Gwyn** » 11 Jan 2007, 10:52

hursty wrote:im in preston and wondered if anyone knows of places to ride round here. i havent got a van so dont want to be travelling mega distances to get to the lanes..... any info would be much appreciated! thanks peeps!

Hursty. Have you tried http://www.way-finder.co.uk/ .
Register free, and then download "Track explorer".
Takes a bit of getting used to, but you can find any legal lanes, anwhere in the UK.

Also, any lanes you use, entering the details in "user evidence", helps to keep the lanes open for the future

.

Post by **Gwyn** » 11 Jan 2007, 11:27

Hursty. You got PM

hursty · Post by **hursty** » 11 Jan 2007, 19:43

thanks very much chaps! i have just sent my forms off to enter a h+H in grassington on 11th feb! bit apprehensive!

Post by **Gwyn** » 11 Jan 2007, 19:57

Hursty. H+H are a great laugh

. I did one a few years back on a crm ar.
The only problem i had was the rads kept getting clogged with grass and mud, and had to keep cleaning them. Oh, and take plenty of water, cause you can de-hydrate very quickly.

mikey11000 · Post by **mikey11000** » 11 Jan 2007, 20:11

No matter how bad you think youl do in a h+h you will always find theres a lot there not as good as you.Drink lots of fluid upto 3 days before,make sure you have a drinks pack on ,and a couple of red bulls does the trick.i also take ibuprofen to keep the blood thin ,{stops arm pump}Also carry spare clutch and brake lever,My first h+h i thought sumet was wrong when i overtook about 20 riders in first few mins.i was expecting to be left behind.

big spudz · Post by **big spudz** » 11 Jan 2007, 23:13

where's grassington, done a couple of rallies but thought a hare and hounds was out of my league.

hursty · Post by **hursty** » 12 Jan 2007, 17:35

grassington is in north yorks not too far from skipton. have a look - http://www.tracclub.co.uk

trebor-trix · Post by **trebor-trix** » 12 Jan 2007, 21:07

had a look at way-finder earlier, do other members use this service ? i saw gwyn's profile but a lot of other users looked to be 4 x 4 users?
Or is TRF the option of learning which lanes are legal, or is it just down to good knowledge of local lanes.

Post by **Gwyn** » 12 Jan 2007, 22:02

Trebor. 4x4, Motorcycle or Horse and cart. Way-finder is a great resource as we can all enter \"user evidence\" after using a lane, to hopefully keep our lanes open for the future. I personaly don't want to spend my time off road, limited to moto-x track's (though, they are great fun). Local knowledge and a bit of work on the Net, will keep you informed as to where, and where you cannot ride, walk, or drive legaly.
Hope this helps. Gwyn.

mikey11000 · Post by **mikey11000** » 12 Jan 2007, 22:58

its very confusing in it.you could try approaching local council,but even there not much help.im sure o/s maps should be updated by now so thats best bet.the the easy way is to join TRF and get to know the routes that way.

legal lanes etc round the ribble valley, lancashire?

legal lanes etc round the ribble valley, lancashire?

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