Give Chrysler/5 Ways a rest, please

Last week I rode on to the increasingly popular trail at the top of Holmbury Hill known as either Chrysler or 5 Ways. Having entered the trail I immediately regretted it. The recent rain we have been experiencing on the North Downs has really soaked this trail and it is rapidly turning into a mud bath.

I regretted entering the trail because I knew I was damaging it and as a result it would soon be, frankly a crap ride. It is beginning to look like Parklife/Yoghurt Pots did when too many people rode it all year round, especially after wet periods. Chrysler looks shockingly like Parklife did before it was damaged too much to be worth riding.

If we stop riding it now for a few months it will dry out and repair.  I hate asking people not to ride trails, it is so much like asking not to ride your bike, but it will be worth leaving this trail alone for a little while.

Comments

[Mike Dudley]

Chrysler/Five Ways? Where's that, then? Personally, I don't find Parklife unrideable - just a bit more challenging after the Winter wear that it's had.

Maybe you need a new bike.

Or something.

[Mark Chillingworth]

Mike,

How will a new bike contribute to the sustainability of the trails? Can you explain further?