Yep, 'tis true, we've just reopened 'Tourist Trap', after a pretty extensive rebuild and closure.
Sorry it's been closed alot longer than we anticipated.
Tourist Trap is a short section of singletrack that comes towards the end of the Red/Black mtb routes at Glentress. It used to have a fairly quick run in to a tight, slow turn onto a tight bridge (momentum killer if ever there was one), followed by a short sharp climb out upto the forest road, guaranteed to leave that lovely stinging sensation in the legs.
Time had taken its toll on this section however, the climb especially had suffered badly due to the poor (soft) ground conditions and the approach to bridge was constantly on the recieving end of heavy braking.
So as part of the 7stanes trail maintenance program we spruced her up with a revised line and more fun for the descent, a new boardwalk stream crossing (that should give you a bunch more momentum back up the other side) and a new climb out that is a little easier, but has added rock step loveliness to keep you on your toes.
We've built it all much more robustly and been extra careful with the design to ensure all flows well. Richard Hamilton (fellow FCS Mountain Bike Ranger) has done a great job rebuilding the trail in the digger and i'm especially chuffed with how the boardwalks look.
Here's a couple of pics from during the build. Note the old line and bridge (craftily hidden by tree) across the stream vs. the new line and boardwalk. Below - Mark applying grip paint.
We hope you like it. Let us know what you think.
Cheers, and again, sorry for the delay.
Andy
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The rebuilt section is riding well, congratulations!
Will that grip paint be getting applied to boardwalk sections elsewhere in the forest - the Essentials Freeride trail, for instance?
cheers!
Yep, we're trialling the grip paint on these reworked sections.
If it holds up well,we'll definately be using it more widely, gradually phasing out the use of rabbit netting, which although effective, is expensive and time consuming install, maintain and remove.
The timber features on the Essentials Freeride were intentionally left without additional grip surfacing as the timber is rough cut and they are out in the open so 'green up' more slowly. We currently clean these every 6 months or so with decking cleaner but we are going to grip paint these over the coming months so they offer up more grip in wet weather.
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