Was stood above doctor's gate trail last night whilst on a little stroll; just wondering, is the trail a good ride? Those who have been down it .... tell me what ya thought about it!!!
Hike-a-bike. Don't bother.
Waste of time
a long and nasty slog up to it, and a very unrewarding down. Personally I wouldn't bother.....
nope its shit
in a word, no
Unless you mean the Hamsterley Doctor's Gate trail which is rather good.
Years since I did it, but I thought it was quite good fun.
Its tough but its good to loop with cut gate.
Its not classic winding singletrack
It's a nice run. If you want a loop with Cut Gate, you're better off going over Jacob's or the Roych, I think. Doctor's Gate is kind of bitty with very little flow to it, plus the only legit way of getting to and from the top is a big chunk of the A57 Snake Pass, a nasty bit of road when busy.
I live five minutes or so from the bottom, and while I run it occasionally, I can't remember the last time I bothered taking a bike up or down it.
To be fair, some people do seem to really like it and the location is lovely on a good day. The A57 is not lovely however.
It's very technical and not to everyone's liking (I can prob ride about 75% max on a good day), there's not a lot of flow but in good weather there are some fantastic views. Don't do it when it's been wet though, the bottom bit just turns into a marsh.
It's a nice finish to a long ride but I wouldn't go out of my way to ride it specially. ONe of those trails that I probably do about once every 3 years and that's enough for me!
its pretty technical and steep and in places a bit hike a bike unless you are a riding god..
i got dropped off at the top by the missus when i rode it.. i quite enjoyed the ride down but i wouldnt say it was really worth a big slog up to ride it.. another bit of trail ticked off the list but i wont be riding it again..