A few weeks ago we finally got round to riding the entirety of the Dalby Red route in one go. It feels quite long - most trail centres max out at about 25km, but Dalby is 37km! And it's mostly singletrack too - no long sections of fire road, or endless climbs. I would recommend starting at Dixons Hollow - then you get to go to the cafe at either the Visitors' Centre or the Purple Bike Shop two thirds of the way round.
My main complaints would be that it was muddier than you'd expect from a trail centre - unreideably muddy in places. And, while there's a lot of singletrack, only a few bits make you go "wow" - most notably some of the descents on the Riggs and Dales sections which have some large berms and tight switchbacks. Maybe some bits I couldn't ride fast enough to make them "flow".
However, there's been loads of new black graded trail put in for the World Cup. Some bits were open and our impression was that while the descents are only a little trickier than you'd expect from a trail centre, the ascents were nails! Looking forward to riding the whole route once it's finished.
Monday, 5 April 2010
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