I have used Hadleigh MTB track since the day it opened to the public and have raced there on a few occasions.
I have even worked with the park team organising track repairs through corporate responsibility days and yet over the past few years I have watched in horror as the track deteriorated into a shadow of what it used to be.
The trails are being reclaimed by the surrounding undergrowth which leaves you stung scratched and cut by the overhanging brambles, thistles and nettles.
As for the trails themselves they are falling apart leaving the weed dams showing in places and in other places all there is left is stones, making it feel like your riding on marbles with the risk of an off at any moment.
The leap of faith, one of the signature feature has been closed for at least two years now with the rock garden rapidly becoming another feature that is falling apart.
It is so sad to see what was the jewel in the British MTB race circuit and the Olympic legacy just be left to go to rack and ruin.
Its time bring it back to life! Use trail makers not second rate contractors and the trails will last and the legacy will live on.
The hub, scenery, excercise value
The condition of the trails are so very very poor.
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