Track: HopeX DH
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Height Descent/Distance: 100m, gentle slope / 1.1km
Ground: Gritstone/Dirt. Very rocky, loose, embedded, and bedrock. A stream in places. Very technical. 2m wide track.
Location: SK 162 880
From the Bridleway crossroads at Hope Cross (I term Hope Cross as the crossroads, but there is a stone sign post of the same name 150m SSE.), at 334m, running NNE across and then down the hill to the river at Haggwater Bridge, at 227m.
Description:
HopeX DH is very rocky and technical and the loose rocks make things unpredictable, it takes energy and skill to keep moving but when you can make a full run without cockups and putting feet down its very rewarding, it certainly isn’t ridable for beginners.
See a Head Cam Video of a run down the track.
Feel free to put any questions, your experiences of the track, or just any thing that’s relevant as a comment down the bottom.
Chris said,
Wrote on September 9, 2008 @ 2:13 am
I did this on an old rigid bike a few weeks ago!
Head Cam link doesn’t work btw.
Really good site!
King_Jeff said,
Wrote on September 9, 2008 @ 7:57 am
Oww, that must have given you sore hands.
Thanks for telling us about the link, I have a look and see what’s gone round with it.
Jeff
Chris said,
Wrote on September 9, 2008 @ 1:08 pm
I was riding around Ladybower yesterday thinking: I might make a site which lists all the downhills and difficulty rating etc.
Then I came home and found this site on gravity-slaves.
Saved me doing it!
Good Job.
King_Jeff said,
Wrote on September 9, 2008 @ 8:25 pm
Cheers, we’re planning on adding more tracks and getting helmet cam vids of all the tracks.
Unfortunately the site which host our videos currently seem to be having problems, hopefully it will get sorted in a couple of days.
Jeff
King_Jeff said,
Wrote on September 19, 2008 @ 8:14 pm
The videos are working again now.
JrK