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- Type: MTB Base
- Grades: Red,Black,Orange
- Riding: Cross Country,Downhill,Pump Track
- Facilities: Toilets,Cafe,Car Park
- Distance(s): Under 5km, 5-10km, 11-20km
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- Country: England
- County: Lancashire
- Website: Lee Quarry
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Andy:
Great place
Great place and fantastic views ones up there!
What do you like?
Cragg is great.its nice and fast.lee is more technical and rocky with lots of bits to improve your skills.
What could be improved?
Some time you get motorbike up there going the wrong way on the trail but only every now and then.
Would you recommend?
*Yes*
Date written:
29/10/2017 - about 8 years agoWas this review helpful to you?
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^Justin Beardsmore:
Not your usual Trail centre
Excellent place to ride,plenty to challenge you whatever you skill level.I have been riding there for about ten years and it never gets boring.The main black is a proper Technical challenge and the reds are fast and flowing. There are lots of features to test you including two pump tracks Trials features steep chutes and nicely built tabletop jumps.You can easily spend a day there sessioning the trails or make a big loop out of it by taking the path up to Cragg Quarry and back (about 20k.)
The final desent is great fun taking you back down to the carpark on tight rocky singletrack then nearer the bottom over a few tabletops and a small double if you hit it fast enough,everything is rollable though.
Lee Quarry isnt your usual trail centre but it is a great place to ride and the views are awesome !
What do you like?
Excellent place to Improve your Skills
Good technical Challenges
Great All weather Trail surface
Well built Lines that don't erode or change much
Plenty of free parking
What could be improved?
Exposed in parts and can be Windy so caution required on the Jumps
Rocky surface that can be painful when you crash so pad up
Would you recommend?
*Yes*
Date written:
29/10/2017 - about 8 years agoWas this review helpful to you?
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^Dom Baines:
#northerngrip
Great all round trail selection. Something for everyone. Can easily be done as part of a bigger ride. Sweet flowing trail linking the quarries. No paying for parking. Excellent sandwitch shop for fuelling. Home to a great festival #northerngrip and stages on the PMBA hope enduro series!!
What do you like?
Great all round trail selection. Something for everyone. Can easily be done as part of a bigger ride. Sweet flowing trail linking the quarries. No paying for parking. Excellent sandwitch shop for fuelling. Home to a great festival #northerngrip and stages on the PMBA hope enduro series!!
What could be improved?
Limited facilities when no events are on if I'm being picky
Would you recommend?
*Yes*
Date written:
03/10/2017 - about 8 years agoWas this review helpful to you?
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^Callum Metcalfe :
Love The Local!
Fanstatic place to stay and play, or ride and explore.
Needs more investment.
Very exposed and open to the elements so go prepared!
What do you like?
Great trails that stand up to the traffic and elements very well.
A fantastic place to play about and session runs, features and pump tracks. There's a good variety.
For those wanting to head out further, there is a nice red route that takes you round Lee Quarry, over to Cragg Quarry and back to Lee Quarry.
There's plenty of great trails off the quarries too, so rides can be extended for those who wish to explore.
What could be improved?
There's often a meal wagon at the car park area but there's no facilities. There was talk of investment in the place and a building at the trailhead, run by the local bike shop in conjunction with the local council (Rossendale), but it's still just wasteland.
Needs proper facilities, ie secure car park, toilets, bike wash etc, to put it on par with other trail centres.
Would you recommend?
*Yes*
Date written:
03/10/2017 - about 8 years agoWas this review helpful to you?
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^samh:
Rocky and Fun
Lee Quarry is a rocky place, so no matter the time of year it's always a good place to ride. It's an excellent place to develop skills. Various pump tracks, skills areas, berms and jumps that can be easily repeated. Your ride can be easily be extended by riding over to Cragg Quarry, or try the Rolling Boars XC routes to add extra miles, which all start from the quarry.
A lot of people describe Lee Quarry as a massive playground, this is true, spend a day, ride the red route and explore the quarry.
Mainly a red route with some black features. If you have the time to explore the quarry you will find plenty of drops and little DH type runs dotted all over.
The ride back from Cragg is fast and long.
There's a cafe on the main road opposite the parking area, open 7 days a week and has a toilet. They serve good quality food.
Excellent and well stocked bike shop 7 min drive away - Ride On, Rawtenstall
Plenty of parking, currently free.
What do you like?
Various pump tracks.
Skills area.
Great for a short blast.
Longer rides, add Cragg Quarry or the Rolling Boars XC Loops.
Cafe Opposite.
Bike Shop nearby.
New pump track at Stubbylee Park, next to parking area.
Free parking.
What could be improved?
Quite open so can get windy.
Wear helmet, knee, elbow pads. Ground is hard and rocky so can hurt if you fall.
Phone signal isn't great.
Would you recommend?
*Yes*
Date written:
22/05/2017 - over 8 years agoWas this review helpful to you?
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^Tom:
Great for a quick blast or a longer ride
I ride Cragg more than Lee as I can ride there from my house (looping Lee in would make for a longer ride than time usually allows!).
As a inexperienced rider I find Cragg great for technical progression (swoopy bits, punchy climbs, rocks to negotiate) without being overly intimidating. It's great fun to boot.
Lee feels a bit more developed: the features are more technical, there are jumps and drops, etc. I find it tougher to ride than Cragg as a consequence, and although there is still plenty to enjoy as a novice I can see more experienced riders getting more out of Lee than I can at present!
Although these trails are local to me I would travel to ride something similar, you could certainly make a day of it with a few loops and sessioning some features.
What do you like?
Lots of session-able features.
Rocky and hence dry even when the weather is poor.
Rarely very busy.
What could be improved?
No trail head to speak of.
Rocky and hence a hard landing if you crash.
Wind can get high as its quite exposed.
Would you recommend?
*Yes*
Date written:
02/04/2017 - over 8 years agoWas this review helpful to you?
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