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Wharncliffe Woods DH Trails .....First Visit..... WOW!

Obviously anyone who is remotely into MTB will have heard of Wharncliffe woods. Made legendary by the fact that it is the place that former Downhill World Champion Steve Peat developed his skills. Now I am no Steve Peat (ha) but I can see how this place can sharpen your skills but at this kind of steep techy stuff I would class myself as a beginner (before anyone out there says "so slow dude"!). This is part of my desire to venture out into different stuff and challenge myself. For those who are not aware....Wharncliffe woods is a Forestry England woodland set in the steep hills on the north side of Sheffield. Access to the trails is a slightly controversial issue. Some of the crazy big jumps have been removed and the other stuff is not actually official but perhaps best described as tolerated. Strangely... Biking is promoted on the Forestry England site. This is not the full picture as the only officially accepted route is on the Trans Pennine Trail. So I can only say.... Please respect the place and the visitors. Ultimately nothing is signposted and there are no facilities, not even a car park. We parked in Deepcar and this gave easy accesss to the trails. I say easy it is tough climbing around here, no uplifts (we rode just over 8 miles and did over 1,700 feet of climbing!). An e-bike would be a good option for getting more runs in. It is both rich in industrial heritage as well as being a truly spectacular area. Langsett Reservoir is not far up the road and from there you have easy access to the fantastic Cutgate path trail over to Howden/Derwent/Ladybower. I can't remember all the trails we did but I know included "Pillar of Salt", "4 Turnips", "Badger Line", "Moll Dog", "Carling Trees" plus some other connectives and XC type stuff along the Crags. All great fun and really only scratched the surface as when riding the fire roads you see load sof tracks coming down or off in different directions. This was a Sunday ride and though there were other riders it wasn't crazy busy. Really enjoyed this day out and had some excellent guides in Wes, Andy and Oli. I have to say this is really important to get the most out of a visit here because there is such a range of trails that you could soon find yourself getting into trails that are way above your level or just ride around not having a clue where to go and get tired doing nothing. It is not a place for beginners (though you could stick to the fire roads) as the terrain is so rocky and steep. Though as ever the GoPro probably will not convice you of the angles involved. This place is a great place to push your skills though and having done a few steeper techy trails in other locations recently, this offers a great place to build confidence and progress on this type of trail. I really need to let go of the brakes more as I reckon I toasted them. Get thee sens to Wharny! NEW BRAKES PLEASE! (seriously I do need new brakes)