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Cannock DH: Trail Status and Build days (Updated 2/10/10)

Due to recent forestry works Stile Cop’s trails have been significantly affected. Forestry works finished on 1st October and we’ve surveyed the damage to the trails.

There is a lot of work to do and some of the trails will be out of bounds for some time to come.

At the moment the open trails are;
Red Course
Wonderland
Balboa
New Line

The closed trails are;
Black Course
CDL
Mega Trail (both options)
Ridge Line
Little Bringewood

Look out for trail specific signs which will explain the current status of each trail. If a trail is closed or if it is obvious that it has been blocked off but the barrrier has been vandalised then please DO NOT ride the trail.

Trail building days are now going to be done on a regular basis to get the trails fixed and then improve them to a better state than before the forestry works.

Please be aware that the fire road at the bottom of the trails has been seriously damaged and will also require repair, please take care as the ruts are deep and filled with water and very soft sand.

Even though a trail may look rideable where the signs say it it close please do not ride it. It is closed as the line has been damaged and the condition cannot be guaranteed, there may be hidden holes, dangerous branches etc.

The next trail build day will be on Saturday 9th October. Meet at the top of the hill for 10am and we’ll hand out tools and job lists. If you have them then bring your own tools.

Important: Stile Cop trail closures

Stile Cop downhill area is totally closed from Monday 20th September for at least one week.

This is due to forestry works. Please stay away as the area will be unsafe and unrideable.


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APF Build Day 8

Today was our final main build day on the apf stand and our last chance to do any significant woodwork. today, everything got completed. And it's awesome!

Skyberm rollout.



A bit of proper CT bench cut, our bread and butter.






The show is this Thursday. We won't have a digger to build the jumps until Tuesday morning. Down to the wire or what?

APF build, Day 7

The Chasetrails crew plus Mick and Harry set to work today to begin to finish off our display trail.

The landing and entrance to the skyberm looks sweet :)

Harry is actually propping this woodwork up.


Drop/roll out of the skyberm



Looking back up the trail



And down it


The start of the shore


It's a long ol' section!


Looks good though.


Still a whole lot to do, especially decking.

APF build Day 6

Today saw our little trail go from little bits, to a joined up line.

Whilst the Chasetrails boys headed up to carry on with the end section, Bob, Bruce and I finished off the final 4 jump boxes.

Eventually we did get up with a trailer heavily loaded with 5 boxes and loads of rounds and lengths of timber.

The start of the northshore

Looks good!


The start of a lot of decking...



Proof I've not spent the whole time 'supervising' and making tea!


Bob put these in himself whilst Harry and I did the deck boards!



Thats a hell of planks!


Jump boxes come into line. Harry will be shaping these once we get the digger in to fill em up.


I'm not worried...


Looking back up the line.


First jump is a 8 foot gap, the next two are between 10-12 feet. Plenty for our purposes.


Still a lot to do :)

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APF build, day 5

Mick, Bob, James and I spent today turning our floorberm into a skyberm.

First posts go in.

Bob checks out the line in to the skyberm.


String marks the level of the decking.


More posts go in.


8 foot long rounds are a pain in the ass!


All the posts are in, so the sky berm comes apart.


It's almost like we designed it like that...


Bearers are notched in to the posts and secured with all-thread. Stringers are laid on the bearers.


The sections are then lifted on to the stringers.


With that done, the stringers are coach bolted to the posts and the triangles bolted to the stringers.


The back sits 90" (7.5 feet) off the ground.


This end is about 5.5 foot up.



Plenty more work to do!


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