Biking in Stortford

Andy reliably informed me that there used to be a castle on the top of the mount, unfortunately the gates were locked, so Andy had to forefit the challenge to ride down it!

^ Andy climbing a hedge near stortford mount ^

^ Skate Ramp in the park in the town centre - kind of hard on mountain bike ^

We rode down through the woods at Birchwood. There's a route sort of marked out that involves high speed slalom through trees and the odd jump. The whole course is on a slight downhill gradient - so you really gather momentum. You spend so much time on the brakes that you end up adjusting them when you get to the bottom to sharpen them up a tad. There are a few jumps which Andy has crashed and burned on so far. The one in the photo below is known as 'Devil's Dip' - potential for massive air!!

^ Andy standing on the lip of devel's dip ^

^ Troll bridge - one of many covered in chicken wire - so ya don't slip ^

Stortford is really good for biking - loads of variation - Urban - Rural - Climbs - Downhilling!!