Cannock Chase - Trail Centre+Off Piste
Channel: ScouseStar MTB
Date: 2021-02-12

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Todays Ride -  Cannock Chase - Follow the dog/Monkey trial + Off Piste! 

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on 6/8/20 i had a day off so decided to take a solo trip down to cannock chase for the first time to try out the 'Follow the dog/monkey' trail

the Evening prior and the whole drive down was torrential rain so i was definitley expecting the trails to be soaked through. However once in the carpark the ground looked like it drained really well and i had high hopes this would translate over to the trails. 

With the bike set up and ready, drone shots captured i headed off to find the trail head, which was located right by the visitor centre. 
immediatly i was confronted with a 'TRAIL CLOSED' sign and the panic set in! luckily it was just the very first section that was closed as i bumped into a woman who worked for the foresty that had just finished a track walk to check for debris and told me that the trail was now open.

Off i went out on the 'Follow the Dog' loop which is the shorter of the 2 loops, the jumped onto the 'Monkey' loop which is an optional extension that has a few black options. 
My expectations where correct and the trails had drained really well and where nice and grippy. The 'FTD' trail Graded Red felt a lot more like a family flow trail which was actually a nice warm up before the trail split and the 'Monkey' trail began.

half way round the loop i received a message on Instagram from a local who told me about a few Off Piste trails that happened to be right next to where i was so there was no way i was going to pass up on the opportunity. Im glad i didnt because they where Loamy and really good fun so thanks @35MTB for the heads up.

Back on the Monkey trail and there was a nice mix of berms, jumps and little Black splits (some of which i couldnt quite master lol) before rejoining the 'FTD" trail to take me back to the carpark.

all in all it was a really good day with no mechanicals and no crashes and id definitely recommend Cannock Chase to everyone from familys to some of the more skilled riders looking for more of a challenge.

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