Cannock Chase

This weekend I went to Cannock to try out the new extension to the "Follow the Dog" route. Not bad. Some nice hills and some very fast track. I am not sure about all of the rock gardens that have suddenly sprung up. However, the Werewolf run is quite fun. Lots of undulating banks. Another thing that they have put in is high banked burms, so tha you can wall of death your way around the trail.

It is a matter of course that I went over the bars twice, but that is what trail centres are about. Unfortunately, I managed to get a couple of scrateches on my new bike. Boo. But it had to happen some time. A bit of model enamel paint and it should be as good as new. I do, however, need to work on my hills and speed. I am still too slow. But overall an enjoyable day.

One interesting thing. I lost my phone while out on the trail. Quite a nice touchscreen. Martyn and Steve rode back over the trails to see if we could find it, but no luck. When I got home, somebody in Coventry had phoned to say that they had found it. Picked it up an hour later. Aren't we mountain bikers a nice bunch?

So overall, I would rate the Chase, other than a few rock reatures. Some people, including the guy who found my phone, struggled with it, but other than that it was worth the petrol. Try it.

http://www.chasetrails.co.uk/xc.php

Luck