Proposed Bike Park, Northampton
- Thread starter PeteXXX
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Hopefully, it will all be sorted out before it opens!
I did a MTB event once which took us over a former landfill site which had been capped with similar deep claggy goo. Within one minute my wheels had jammed. I dragged the bike down to a deep puddle (because the clay made the bike too heavy to carry) and chucked it in. It took several minutes of scraping to make the bike rideable again!
johnblack
Veteran
- Location
- South Northamptonshire
Are there many trails or is it more of a MTB/bmx style track set up?
That's as far as I thought I'd go into the park, bearing in mind it's not open yet and I had to sneak through a gap in the fence
It appears to be mainly Downhill tracks.
Once it's open, I'll post some better pics, hopefully, though I don't have an MTB and parts of my body wouldn't take the strains anymore 😔
The Park is finished but not officially open yet until Council boxes have been ticked and red tape has been declared cut..
A couple of mates and I walked around the trails. It looks like it should be fun once it beds in properly.
Even though it's not open, it's not stopped people riding it, and leaving litter 😔
There's already Strave segments created, too!
It's finally open..
~ Local rag linkie ~
I might pop down on the Brommie later to check it out, but probably not ride it
~ Local rag linkie ~
I might pop down on the Brommie later to check it out, but probably not ride it
It will be, I reckon. Several local chaps there today.
Parking is in the golf club car park, apparently. There's no decent parking on Brackmills industry if you do head there.
I did hear that it's one hour free parking at the golf club, then it costs, but I can't verify that.
Parking is in the golf club car park, apparently. There's no decent parking on Brackmills industry if you do head there.
I did hear that it's one hour free parking at the golf club, then it costs, but I can't verify that.
johnblack
Veteran
- Location
- South Northamptonshire
Some friends were there last night, they enjoyed themselves, I shall take a ride over there at some point and have a go.
There's a 'in' from Houghton Hill bike path down from Hardingstone to Brackmills if that helps.
johnblack
Veteran
- Location
- South Northamptonshire
I’ll probably come up from the canal by Carlsberg and up Delapre I guess, but good to have another route.
johnblack
Veteran
- Location
- South Northamptonshire
Went last night, bit dark, didn’t get there until 7.30ish, made it a bit dicey. But I think it will be a great local resource. Hopefully next time I go I’ll be able to see a bit more!
