Lookitthat!

  ...and if we napalm that bit... 
  Originally uploaded by ben.tudor.

Yesterday, a bunch of us were mostly standing around amid moist bracken, looking for places to put some sweeping switchback turns and lovely new singletrack for BKB. Yes, we're going to be re-routing the trail after the closure earlier this year.

I'll keep the details brief, because we're still working things out, but we will be getting rid of the straightline drop at the end of the trail. It is eroding at one hell of a rate, and it has caught out a few newbies.

Instead, we will turn the trail through 175 degrees before the last Bridleway crossing (hopefully getting rid of any trail conflict there) and swing back across the hillside away from Peaslake, before making another 175 degree switchback  turn and rolling back on towards the exit to the aforementioned bridleway.

This will do a bunch of things, but mostly it will make for a far less easily damaged trail, and cut skidding and erosion. We can leave the old last section of trail to regenerate and grow back over.

More news as we get it - or, if you're feeling curious, head over to our forum to have a look at the discussions over there.