Trail building volunteer group responsible for the official mountain biking trails of Cannock Chase. This account is no longer active or monitored.
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24 Oct 2023
Given the behaviour of its CEO and the recent misinformation, lack of moderation, and so on, we have decided that we will no longer support X and will no longer be posting any further updates to the platform. (1/2)
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24 Oct 2023
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Apologies for the inconvenience, but we cannot in good faith support this platform anymore. (2/2)
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Further harvesting is now taking place on the Monkey Trail and more sections of the trail are now closed. A signposted diversion is in place. Please do not attempt to ride the closed trails!
(Thanks to @ForestryEngland for the photo/diversion map.)
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Here's a quick update on the state of the boardwalk on Watch Out Trolls.
Do you ride it? Love it / hate it?
Or do you prefer the secondary route around it?
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16 Feb 2023
We're delighted to announce that the new section between Deer Skull and The Original Monkey is officially open!
The section is named 'Old Father Time', which has been chosen as a memorial to Martin who we very sadly lost in 2020.
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Martin was a huge part of Chase Trails since the beginning & was one of the most genuine and kind people you could meet, who almost never missed a build day with us. As always we'd also like to extend a massive thank you to everyone who has come along to help build this section.
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16 Feb 2023
Our new section on The Monkey Trail, "Old Father Time", is now officially open! It bypasses the fireroad, linking Deer Skull and the Original Monkey sections.
Thanks to all the volunteers who helped out - having been started pre-pandemic, it's been a long time coming!
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25 Sep 2022
Today's trailbuilding was up on Lower Cliff. Lots of work to improve drainage throughout so hopefully a lot fewer puddles now as we come into winter. š„¶
š Next trailbuilding session: 30th October. It will be Halloween themed...
ALT A small group of people standing on a dirt road in a forest, around a pickup truck, receiving a safety briefing. Several mountain bikers ride past along the dirt road, and some cars are parked nearby.
ALT A scenic view over the Monkey Trail mountain bike trail at Cannock Chase forest, showing some volunteers working on the trail with hand tools.
ALT Two volunteers standing on the trail holding hand tools and pulling a face at the camera.
ALT Two volunteers working on the trail on a hillside.
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TRAIL CLOSURES THIS WEEKEND - 9th TO 12th SEPTEMBER:
ā¢ Follow the Dog - PART closure from Friday to Monday.
ā¢ Perry's Trail (blue route) - FULL closure from Friday to Monday.
ā¢ Stile Cop - some trails closed on Saturday and Sunday. (1/2)
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This is due to the British Cycling Inter Regionals, which takes place over the weekend based at Birches Valley.
The Stile Cop closures are due to the return of the Racers Guild Racing series this Sunday, which takes place on Ridge Line. (2/2)
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UPDATE: Following another email from FE - they've confirmed the closure on the red/blue trails will only be during racing times (these times may change) - approx:
Saturday
10:00 ā 12:00
13:30 ā 17:00
Sunday
09:00 ā 11:00
11:30 ā 14:00
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21 Aug 2022
Here's some photos from today's trailbuilding session on 'DS2OM' on #TheMonkeyTrail.
Big thanks to Sara and Mark for coming along today as well as Emma from @ForestryEngland for hosting the session. (1/2)
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21 Aug 2022
Want to come along and help out? We're out again next week! Booking is essential ā”ļø chasetrails.co.uk/trailbuildā¦
(This is so FE can keep track of numbers as currently we have a limit of 15 people - so far though, we haven't hit that limit (not even close to it).) (2/2)
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30 Jul 2022
Trailbuilding tomorrow is POSTPONED.
This is due to how busy FE been with the Commonwealth Games preparation.
Our next build days will be:
Sunday 21st August
Sunday 27th August
Want to come along? Click here for more info and how to sign up: chasetrails.co.uk/trailbuildā¦
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Chase Trails Volunteer Trailbuilders retweeted
27 Jul 2022
There is just one week to go until the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games comes to Cannock Chase. Hereās what you need to know.
#B2022
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26 Jun 2022
For today's trailbuilding, we headed up to the new link section between Deer Skull & Original Monkey.
We started this before the pandemic kicked off, so it's been a long time coming, but work resumes on it once again. Please note - it's closed, so please don't ride it yet! (1/2)
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26 Jun 2022
We've got lots of work still to do, so please do join us if you want to!
š Next Trailbuilding Build Day: 31st July 2022
ā Want to join? See: chasetrails.co.uk/trailbuildā¦ (2/2)
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22 Jun 2022
We'll be out trailbuilding this Sunday 26th June! Come along and help build the trails you know and love. š
If you want to attend, you MUST register in advance with Forestry England. All the details can be found on our website here: chasetrails.co.uk/trailbuildā¦
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