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After a looooong lay off for a host of reasons, it's time to get back on the bike and the thought of rediscovering my favourite trails is an exciting one.
With this in mind, and this weekend being my first chance for a proper ride, I'm just after a heads up on what I should expect in the way of mud and slippery chalk around kingley vale and surrounding areas.
Cheers.
I'll be heading out for a look tomorrow I hope.
Usually the chalk is fine as long as it has had a couple of hours to dry.
My guess is that the two bridlepaths to the West of the tumili are very boggy by now, and that from the top of Bow Hill to Blackbush House is a swamp. I'm also guessing that the Walderton Down climb from the top of the first pitch through under 'the bar' and up to the top of Cardiac is also going to be bad.
Most other parts usually survive the heavy rain... we had good riding on KV throughout 2012 even while the valley was flooded at Stoughton.
Thanks for the detailed info, maybe I'll stick to the local trails I know much better this weekend