Hurstwood reservoir mountain bike trail (Burnley Lancashire)

Описание: In 2011 Lancashire County Council and United Utilities started a £300,000 project to "transform" Worsthorne Moor (part of the South Pennines) into an oasis for wildlife, ramblers and, er, mountain bikers. As at March 2012, there is some work still taking place to restore the heather moorland and the vital peatland of the moor.
But the big IMPORTANT news for thrill seekers is that a new mountain bike trail has been completed, allowing MTBers a great little trail from the dam at the Hurstwood reservoir through the woods and back to the car park at Hurstwood village.

This video is meant to give mountain bikers an idea of what is actually on the trail; so no no-one does any prat-falls, no-one loses their nuts, no-one breaks any bones.
The top section starts from just below the large wooden farmgate at the eastern end of the dam of Hurstwood Reservoir.
This gravel section is only about 150 to 200 metres long, but it is a nice introduction to the new trail, with generally gentle sweeping curves and berms. If it's your first time out on your new Halfords or supermarket bike, it's definitely a section to keep repeating until you can do it with no mishaps or near misses. For any-one who been on a mountain bike for more than a few months, it's pretty easy to do so you might like to power down the slopes as a warm-up.

The bottom section links in with the top and starts from just below the eastern end of the dam of Hurstwood Reservoir.
This gravel section is roughly 1000 metres long (give a take), and starts off with some pretty easy single track stuff through the woods. Lots of gentle curves, berms and an occasional small jump or bomb hole, but it becomes more exciting as you progress down through the woods. Turns seem to become a bit tighter, berms give you the chance to pick up some speed and there are one or too steep gravel uphill and downhill sections to catch out the unwary.

I am not an experienced mountain biker, but still managed to do the run through the woods at a comfortable speed.
Anyway, being close to Burnley, this is a great place to practice, especially if you can't get to Lee Quarry or to Gisburn Forest very easily. And being a short course, it's one you can repeat many times in even a half-day, just like we did. Or you can just do it as an "add-on" to the nearby Mary Towneley loop if you want to experience more of her rugged charms.

Not often I say this about big business and regional councils, but many thanks to both Lancashire County Council and United Utilities; and to the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Watershed Landscape Project and Pennine Prospects - it is a great facility.
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