Review for Gisburn Forest Bike Trails

Canyon29er:

I visited here in Aug 16. My first impressions were how good the carparking was and it is in a real nice scenic location. But the red trail is the worst surface that Ive ever came across. I found the climbs and flat sections impassable in SPDs because the very large rocks and roots in the trail stopped any momentum or flow. I wasn't enjoying this at all. Some of the junctions are badly sign posted and I ended up going past two of them, then theres no indication you're off-route and you could end up going for miles along the fire roads. All this for 10 minutes of ok downhill. To be honest I had more fun on sections where it joined onto the blue route and in a bizarre way I was relieved when I made it back to the carpark, "thank God thats over". Technically difficult doesnt always equal fun, especially when its so technically difficult you're hardly getting anywhere.

Real nice scenery and a big carpark.