A week is a long time

A week is a long time in politics, so the saying goes. It is also a long time on the North Downs and since last weekend the hills have had an opportunity to dry out nicely and yesterday the trails were in cracking condition and very quick.

Sadly this report is not all good news. The mountain bike route that sits to the right (as you are climbing towards the Tower) of Wolvens Lane has been used by a motorbike. The motorcyclist must have used the trail when it was still damp because it has chewed the line up pretty badly in places.

The worst damage is on the last climb onto the mountain bike trail you do from the main Wolvens Lane that then drops you into a plateau of yumps and ends at the four-way junction for dropping down to Billy is a Runaway. The biker has gone off the side, chewing up the little ramp.

None of it is the end of the world, it'll just slow you down a little.