Reviews for Dalby Forest Red Trail

Summary:
Great Trail

Review:
I ride there most weekends, the red is great, alot of fun and very challenging, there is alot to do in the forsest, the only critisism is that some parts can get very wet in winter, but it is a great trail and well worth a visit, especially now with the world cup route aswell.

Summary:
now being made even worse

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when this place was starting to be rebuilt in 2006,it seemed to be going ok,but they seem not to have a trail builder designer at all,the good bits are to far apart (and there is very few of them)the best desent in the forest has now been made into a climb,the three small drop offs on the section before it have flattened out,most of the corners on the climbs are to tight and you loose your momentum trying to get round them,it is a real shame that the potential has gone to waste in this forrest,it seems that a large amount of smoke has been blown up someones rear,since dalby has been chosen to host the world cup XC,the trail builders could do with going and riding some other places,and open their eyes as to what they are not giving dalby,at £7 this must be the most expensive forrest in the uk,

Summary:
Terrible

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Dull, no flow, miles of tedious fire roads and that awful sandy raised up bit through the trees. Only redeeming feature is last 20 seconds descent through the woods. Won't be back, especially after paying £7 for parking and then being told not to use the visitor centre toilets because thay were for walkers and families!

Summary:
a really good long cross country ride

Review:
Made it around the entire red route at Dalby yesterday. it chucked it down with rain the whole journey there (from Newcastle area)so we thought we were in for a long wet morning but on arrivalthe rain stopped and held off the rest of the day, thankfully. However visabilty was poor as the forest was thick with fog so if there are any good view to be had wedidn't see them, not that any of this impacted on our enjoyment of the trail.
The trail itself was great, we were well prepared for what to expect from reading the moredirt reviews and it did not disappoint.
The trail makes the most of very litle elevation so there are a lot of short ups and downs. The percentage of single track is awesome and there are large flat single track sections which unlike many xc red trails give you the opportunity to get the pedal down whilst manoeuvering your way around fairly narrow trail, great fun.
The distance of the trail is wicked (in a good and bad way) the lastcouple of km my legs were feeling it but that just added to the enjoyment.
The only downside to this trail for me was the lack of a meaty end, most trails I've done finish off with a bang but Dalby has an even feel the whole way round which in itself is a positive.
A lot of the drop offs placed along the way are jumpable and add this with all of the intended jumps on route and you've got big grins.
In summary; an excellent trail, challenging in technicality and endurance I will most certainly be back for more

Summary:
Like Doing the Great North Run on your bike

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When I saw that the entire red route consisted of x 4 smaller red routes I stewed over which one to try. Stuff it I thought, I'm only here for the day, I've paid ?7 parking, I'm gonna do the lot. 37kms (approx 23miles?) It didn't seem too long at first but by halfway round I was feeling the push.. by the time I got to the final waymarkers (30 - 37) I was absolutely frubar'd!!

If your fit, this is a wicked trail. Don't get me wrong, an absolute blast with all kinds of features such as fast flowing single track, rock jumps, big gnarly berms etc, but if your not super fit like me then be prepared for pain soldier! I mean the tough climbs up hill type. The switchbacks uphill near the end just became impossible for me - normally I'd be able to tackle these buit I ended up having to push my bike more than a few times.!!

Very rememorable but haven't felt exhaustion like this since I did the Great North Run in 2003.
But then again, i'm a big man, but out of shape.