cannock chase

Hello one and all
i am thinking of doing a ride at Cannock chase in Octorber some time so who is intrested..
i can not remmber were we ment last time can you help si...
http://chasetrails.co.uk/ is what i am looking at..

Birches Valley Cafe is in Cannock Forest.
From Rugeley head towards Penkridge along Hagley Road. The road changes into Penkridge Bank road as it enters Cannock Chase AONB. The Forest Centre is signposted on your left.
From Stafford head towards Cannock on the A34. Follow the signs for Pye Green or Rugeley. Once on Cannock Chase continue to head for Rugeley until signs for the centre on your right.
Rugeley is the nearest town or village.
OS Grid Reference: SK 018 171
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info
Postcode WS152UQ (for satnav purposes)
and yet i may still get Lost,,,, i am think mid Octorber Speedy Daz is intrested

hi just to let you Know we will be doing Cannock chase on the 21Octorber as i can get the time off..
Meet at 10 by the Cafe there and si can you not lose your Car Keys this time....... should be a good ride

Hi Woody,

If i can get time off for good behaviour with my wife then i'll be up for this ride

Darren

Rider that are coming so far
woody
speed Daz
Darren
Little Gav
Zoe P
Mark C
Carroline
Martain H
May be
Simon G

And Gwenda (Pinky)

I'll probably come but are we riding the 'trails' ('Dog or Monkey) or taking to the woods?

cheers

Hi i would like to Do the dog or the monkey trail but we see when we get up there....

Please can you confirm the date again ?

ok Andrew it on the 21 Octorber @10 AM

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Monkey Trail Diversion - forestry operations are taking place in Deercote Valley for the next 2 months so please follow the signed diversion for your safety
here we go again thay have started Logging again.but there are still Plenty to ride up there.. i am Keeping an eye onthe weather hope that it will be dry.

I'm still coming will be good catch up with everyone

M6 toll charge is £4.80 on sunday . i can not think of a way around the toll has anyone get a way out of this ????
http://www.m6toll.co.uk/pricing/route-cal iculator/ if you would like to look there is the site
i hope to see one and all at cannock Next weekend as this weekend i am working...


Ps this is not Retun it just £4.80 there and then £4.80 back.

Set the satnav to avoid tolls and it will get you there along the roads that skirt the edge of the M6 toll

Use the M6 or the A5 both go almost straight there and at no charge!

thank you for your help . i am ready for Cannock just got to wash my bike see you all this sunday for a great ride Photo and any vide will be Put up here just hope it is Dry

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ws15

Tin Tin wrote:Use the M6 or the A5 both go almost straight there and at no charge!

No tolls from my end of the country

Hi all that me start by hope that ian Knee get better soon after a Crash in Cannock . it start as a fog afer but when the Mist had clear the fun started with drop that just got bigger and bigger as i when around with some good North shore put in and soon it was time to get my nice bit of Flat jack out as i was getting pecish,,,, mmmmmmmm we had got to were tho trails split so it by to the Dog and onto the Monkey....

downto the rail way we went over it and the road as the trail just climb away to the top it was still abit slippry on the stone in the parh but that was ok . we had got to the Tree falling Place now we are going to get Diverted onto a muddy slippey fire road trail that i just slip and slid along to the top and the it was back in the cop as we finish the climb and now we are going down hill with a small drop and the a bigger one and then a bigger dropand off the Red to black ,this point is when we lost Ian he when over his bars on the Last drop. hert his Rist and damage his Knee so he had togo back to the car .down the black run i went and the Rock got bigger i just try to Keep it rolling a long untill i got to a corrner that i just could not do i was saying yes in my head but my brain was saying No this is going to hert if it gose worng,,,so in the end i walk down to ..to was a graet weekend we all had fun and made it back to the cafe in one . i look forwould to the next away trip...

Absolutely Brilliant Ride.
Thanks everybody for a Grand Day Out.
Hope Ian is not too badly broken.
Rob.

A top day out on the trails.

Cheers Woody.

Great dayout
sorry for the little "off" piste trip