Reviews for Lonesome Pine Trail - Kielder Forest

Summary:
Amazing trail

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Absolutely amazing trail. Lots of challenging uphill but the work pays off once you get to the downhill. Nice bit of boardwalk which gets very slippery on wet day. Would definately recommend.

Summary:
Awesome Fun

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Great route, perhaps biased because it was my first red but absolutely fantastic, the ride down from the skyspace is fantastic.
The only downside i felt was the long boring fire road uphill, i dont mind the uphill's but would have been nice to see some more singletrack going up there.
P.S That first drop off was awesome, nowhere near as big when you look at it from the far side though :P

Summary:
Great ride.

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Had a great day up at Kielder today, the red trail is superb, especially for riders who aren't ready for drop offs and jumps. The x country is superb with MANY LONG inclines, on the + side resulting in long decents. The ride is worth it just for the view at the top. Great ride for fitness. Would do it again, had no problem with the signs as another rider/poster has said (they must have updated them).

Summary:
Great quality trail aimed at those beginners looking for more of a challenge. A bit shy on berms and rocky features, but beautiful for sure.

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This is a really nice trail. It lacks the craziness of the deadwater trails and is probably not enough to keep the adrenaline junkies happy, seemingly being aimed at those will more stamina than off-road skills.
The descent to Kielder castle does lack a bit of flow in places. Just as you get going you can often round a tight bend and hit an incline and there you are back to a slow climb again or where there should be a berm to help you carry speed through a corner there is more of an off-camber turn which means you have to lose that speed in order to get round. The northshore section on the moor is about six feet wide and even wider on the corners so it shouldn't put off many riders. No skinnies or scary stuff to be found up there. The views are amazing and the scenery all the way round is beautiful. The trail could do with a few more rocky features to jump off or pick your way over or through but, all in all a another cross country gem from the Kielder Trail Reavers.

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XC only,hope you like climbing tracks,no furniture. Disappointing !

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Mega waster needs a reality check,this trail needs a few rocky features ? it needs alot of rocky and other trail features ! I enjoy climbing almost as much as fast technical decents but the climb along the fire track a third of the way in is mind numbing before a ridiculous ladder of switchbacks. This is a mos-def a xc trail and no comparison can be drawn with Deadwater,Whinlatters n&s loops, Dalby et al. I'm hoping this is the skeletal inception and alot more is to be added. Definately stick to the Deadwater trail if going up to kielder.