Sherwood Pines off-piste ride Sun 31st Jul’22 – Fun day out!

[The Hodge]

Glad you "boys" had a good ride out ..personally if John had asked me for the biscuit I would probably have given it to him ..
Anyone brave enough to wear that outfit has to be slightly dangerous ..

 

[johnc]

Spent ages putting that little ensemble together.

 

[Tubby G]

Afternoon Sherwood crew. We were considering a day out at Sherwood Pines some time this year. Is it worth waiting for your next meet up to have a guided tour and take on the off piste trails, or are the marked trails worth a trip alone ?

 

[johnc]

Personally I think it quite pedestrian without the off-piste. They have done a great job with what they have. But it’s not Yorkshire.

 

[steve_sordy]

Afternoon Sherwood crew. We were considering a day out at Sherwood Pines some time this year. Is it worth waiting for your next meet up to have a guided tour and take on the off piste trails, or are the marked trails worth a trip alone ?

You can attend any time you like and do the marked trails without a guide, but I doubt that you will see the best that Pines and its surroundings has to offer.

Forestry England have done a LOT of work over the last few years to the red and the blue trails, such that they are almost unrecognisable from five years ago. But the off-piste stuff takes the riding to another level of interest. For those with the appetite, there are some features that will challenge many and injure the unwary (just my opinion, I'm sure that none of them would trouble the serious downhillers). We had a look at a few but decided that we weren't feeling it that day.

As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I use the red blue and green to get about the place and access the off-piste features. I also try to include the best features of the red and blue, where possible. I have seen copies of one of my typical routes as recorded by others and I have no idea how they can possibly follow them later.

Six to ten is ideal, much above that and crowd control starts to become an issue. It is always easy to get lost when going off-piste; there are a multiplicity of trails and all the trees look the same. In addition, the more riders the longer the tail and the easier it is for the slower riders to lose contact with the main group. Also, all it takes is a mechanical or an off and the group is separated.

Give me a date, some idea of numbers, and the sort of day out that you want and I'm sure that I can pull something together that is more fun than the marked trails alone.

 

[Tubby G]

You can attend any time you like and do the marked trails without a guide, but I doubt that you will see the best that Pines and its surroundings has to offer.

Forestry England have done a LOT of work over the last few years to the red and the blue trails, such that they are almost unrecognisable from five years ago. But the off-piste stuff takes the riding to another level of interest. For those with the appetite, there are some features that will challenge many and injure the unwary (just my opinion, I'm sure that none of them would trouble the serious downhillers). We had a look at a few but decided that we weren't feeling it that day.

As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I use the red blue and green to get about the place and access the off-piste features. I also try to include the best features of the red and blue, where possible. I have seen copies of one of my typical routes as recorded by others and I have no idea how they can possibly follow them later.

Six to ten is ideal, much above that and crowd control starts to become an issue. It is always easy to get lost when going off-piste; there are a multiplicity of trails and all the trees look the same. In addition, the more riders the longer the tail and the easier it is for the slower riders to lose contact with the main group. Also, all it takes is a mechanical or an off and the group is separated.

Give me a date, some idea of numbers, and the sort of day out that you want and I'm sure that I can pull something together that is more fun than the marked trails alone.

Sounds great thanks Steve. We’ll take you up on the offer on one of your infamous guided tours. Probably be around late September / October. Just the two of us. A mixture of all sorts suits us, not quite at the level of huge gap jumps and massive drops (6ft +) yet, but anything else is game on

 

[Steffi]

You can attend any time you like and do the marked trails without a guide, but I doubt that you will see the best that Pines and its surroundings has to offer.

Forestry England have done a LOT of work over the last few years to the red and the blue trails, such that they are almost unrecognisable from five years ago. But the off-piste stuff takes the riding to another level of interest. For those with the appetite, there are some features that will challenge many and injure the unwary (just my opinion, I'm sure that none of them would trouble the serious downhillers). We had a look at a few but decided that we weren't feeling it that day.

As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I use the red blue and green to get about the place and access the off-piste features. I also try to include the best features of the red and blue, where possible. I have seen copies of one of my typical routes as recorded by others and I have no idea how they can possibly follow them later.

Six to ten is ideal, much above that and crowd control starts to become an issue. It is always easy to get lost when going off-piste; there are a multiplicity of trails and all the trees look the same. In addition, the more riders the longer the tail and the easier it is for the slower riders to lose contact with the main group. Also, all it takes is a mechanical or an off and the group is separated.

Give me a date, some idea of numbers, and the sort of day out that you want and I'm sure that I can pull something together that is more fun than the marked trails alone.

Thanks. We are both keen to explore Pines more and see the “off piste”. Hope to actually complete a ride with you ! We’ll Keep on the lookout for when you are doing a ride, but anytime end Aug and thro Sept onwards! Ill message @myapes when we are around. Cheers

 

[steve_sordy]

Sounds great thanks Steve. We’ll take you up on the offer on one of your infamous guided tours. Probably be around late September / October. Just the two of us. A mixture of all sorts suits us, not quite at the level of huge gap jumps and massive drops (6ft +) yet, but anything else is game on

"not quite at the level of huge gap jumps and massive drops (6ft +) yet, but anything else is game on "
My kind of people!

If there is only the two of you, @Steffi +1 and of course @myapes may be available to come along also.

 

[DaveDog]

Thanks Steve for planning and leading another brilliant day out with great people
Hopefully, also, count me in for any future rides