Who's up for this ?
Proposed time 10.30am on Sunday, meeting at the bus shelter thing in **Peaslake** village.
Leith Hill MTB, this Sunday July 5th ?
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Leith Hill MTB, this Sunday July 5th ?
by higg » Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:34 am
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Re: Leith Hill MTB, this Sunday July 5th ?
by ceejay » Fri Jul 03, 2009 6:08 pm
I'm up for this (if you reckon my aging bike can handle it!).
Any tips on getting to "the bus shelter thing in Penshurst village" without a car?
Colin
Any tips on getting to "the bus shelter thing in Penshurst village" without a car?
Colin
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Re: Leith Hill MTB, this Sunday July 5th ?
by higg » Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:22 am
Just spotted the original post said "Penshurst". Note this rides start in "Peaslake" in Surrey not "Penhurst" in Kent. I'll correct the first post
See Marco's map link above for the location, if you are coming from the A25 the Peaslake village sign is about a mile before the meeting place.
You can ride from Dorking station about 7-8 lumpy miles (45-60mins) or from Gomshall station about 2 miles. I will be on a train arriving at Dorking at 9.32, if you want to meet up then.
See Marco's map link above for the location, if you are coming from the A25 the Peaslake village sign is about a mile before the meeting place.
You can ride from Dorking station about 7-8 lumpy miles (45-60mins) or from Gomshall station about 2 miles. I will be on a train arriving at Dorking at 9.32, if you want to meet up then.
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Re: Leith Hill MTB, this Sunday July 5th ?
by ceejay » Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:30 pm
Thanks. The Sunday timetable has made the decision for me - no usable connection to Gomshall so I'll also get the train to arrive in Dorking at 0932. See you there.
Colin
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Re: Leith Hill MTB, this Sunday July 5th ?
by sonic909 » Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:06 am
er... i might plot a run to there...
How long will it take to cycle to from CSS?
How long will it take to cycle to from CSS?
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Re: Leith Hill MTB, this Sunday July 5th ?
by higg » Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:59 am
It's about 60-70 mins I guess, by mtb on tarmac, CSS to Dorking, and then 45mins more to Peaslake. It would make it a long day. Let me know if you coming.
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Re: Leith Hill MTB, this Sunday July 5th ?
by higg » Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:19 am
I'll second that. After a quick warm-up on Barry knows best, we met Marco and Joel who showed us around some of the trails.
Much respect also to Colin who managed some hairy rooty trails on his 90's style rigid MTB with commuting tyres.
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That split tree jump has now been christened the "the jaws of death"
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regrouping on pitch hill
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New word I learnt today, "hucking", wheelie off drop.
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Relaxing before the last run of the day.
Much respect also to Colin who managed some hairy rooty trails on his 90's style rigid MTB with commuting tyres.
[img]http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs122.snc1/5250_94744521867_565591867_2108042_3616613_n.jpg[/img]
That split tree jump has now been christened the "the jaws of death"
[img]http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs122.snc1/5250_94744526867_565591867_2108043_933051_n.jpg[/img]
regrouping on pitch hill
[img]http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs142.snc1/5250_94744531867_565591867_2108044_976833_n.jpg[/img]
New word I learnt today, "hucking", wheelie off drop.
[img]http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs142.snc1/5250_94744541867_565591867_2108045_6228280_n.jpg[/img]
Relaxing before the last run of the day.
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Re: Leith Hill MTB, this Sunday July 5th ?
by nick de meyer » Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:22 pm
Europa Oil & Gas has submitted a planning application to explore for Oil & Gas on Leith Hill. Full details are available here. If you live in Dorking, you might like to know that this will lead to 30+ HGVs a day via Knoll Road.
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The deadline for objection has been put back to 9th August so it's not too late to write. See the latest LHAG bulletin LHAG090604.pdf. It's easy peasy to object. Just click on How & When to Object and ... well, object! You can contact us by e-mailing lhag@thevirtualvillage.com
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Re: Leith Hill MTB, this Sunday July 5th ?
by Dombo » Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:23 am
Thanks. The logging and deforestation was bad enough.
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Re: Leith Hill MTB, this Sunday July 5th ?
by nick de meyer » Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:45 am
i'm doing a ride over leith hill meeting at westcott if anyone wants to come along on sunday morning
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Re: Leith Hill MTB, this Sunday July 5th ?
by Bo-Gilly » Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:13 pm
[quote]you might like to know that this will lead to 30+ HGVs a day
So where is the fuel which I put into my car so I can drive to Leith Hill suppose to come from then ?
I doubt whether drilling for oil in Bury Hill Wood will cause any significant inconvenience. After all, the existing gas and oil fields in Surrey/North Downs haven't.
In fact, how many people are even aware that there has been an operating gas field in Bletchingley since 1965 ?
Or an operating oil field in Oxted for about the last 18 years ?
There are 144 production wells in Southern England pumping out thousands of barrels of oil every day. And there are another 157 exploration wells. Many are in the the Hampshire/Surrey Weald Basin. None of them appear to be causing me any problems.
Will the 30+ HGVs a day cause inconvenience ? Well I bet it was inconvenient for the Iraqis to have their country, bombed, attacked, and invaded - all to satisfy our desperate thirst for oil........ I suspect a 20 tonne Challenger tank hurtling down your street is a tad inconvenient
Or is it OK to screw up someone else's country just so we can go around admiring the scenic views in ours, as we drive our cars to the trails where we engage in our over-indulgent, ridiculously expensive hobby, which most Iraqis can only dream about ? ...... when they're not dreaming about having electricity and running water.
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Re: Leith Hill MTB, this Sunday July 5th ?
by Dombo » Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:22 am
[quote="Bo-Gilly"][quote]you might like to know that this will lead to 30+ HGVs a day
So where is the fuel which I put into my car so I can drive to Leith Hill suppose to come from then ?
You could always ride there on your high horse
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