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
Über Member
- 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
Über Member
- 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
Über Member
- 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
Über Member
- 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!
