Anyone know where the DH trail near Drogheda is?

Roguee

I was reading through an old thread on Iirshdh.com about Towneley Hall, they said that there was a short kind of dh trial near towneley hall.
Anybody got any idea where it is?
heres the link to the post.
http://www.irishdh.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4059

rizzodun

Roguee wrote: »

I was reading through an old thread on Iirshdh.com about Towneley Hall, they said that there was a short kind of dh trial near towneley hall.
Anybody got any idea where it is?
heres the link to the post.
http://www.irishdh.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4059

From the same thread

townley hall is on the slane rd about 3 to 4 miles outside drogheda.There are a few doubles, gap jumps, ski jump, step down plus a wall ride. Around the wood is a nice xc loop.There is also a short DH run up the boyne river not far from townley hall. i'll be out in townley this afternoon building if anyone is up for it.

It's 7 years old though, it may be no more, wrong side of the country for me, would you not just head for Rostrevor?

EDIT: This might help, I see you don't have many posts but the search function can be helpful for things like this.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056860010

Roguee

I know where Towneley hall is.. theres still people maintaining it and its ok but they were talking about another place down the road from it. I would be happy to take a few shovels and wheelbarrows with my mates to this place if its not being used anymore.
Im just sick on Towneley hall but its only a 10 minute cycle from my house so i end up going there all the time

Roguee

lennymc

If you take shovels and wheelbarrows anywhere and do anything, are you liable if someone injures themselves on something you have done?

rizzodun

Roguee wrote: »

I know where Towneley hall is.. theres still people maintaining it and its ok but they were talking about another place down the road from it. I would be happy to take a few shovels and wheelbarrows with my mates to this place if its not being used anymore.
Im just sick on Towneley hall but its only a 10 minute cycle from my house so i end up going there all the time

In that case, take a backpack, some food and spares, and go hunting, half the fun is finding trails yourself, or you could just ask some of the cycling clubs in the area.

Looks like the local MTB club is Boyne Mountain Bike Club, failing that, contact the local road cycling club, maybe they know.

rizzodun

lennymc wrote: »

If you take shovels and wheelbarrows anywhere and do anything, are you liable if someone injures themselves on something you have done?

More like you could be liable for damage to the local enviornment, I know in Sligo the North West MTB club operate in a wood where Mountain biking isn't allowed, they have a license from Coilte to operate.

Roguee

In that case, take a backpack, some food and spares, and go hunting, half the fun is finding trails yourself, or you could just ask some of the cycling clubs in the area.

Looks like the local MTB club is Boyne Mountain Bike Club, failing that, contact the local road cycling club, maybe they know.

Ok thanks for the help

Roguee

Towneley Hall is managed by Coilte, The trails have been there for years..... They havent done anything yet so should be grand

Eamonnator

Townley Hall is managed by Coillte.
They do not allow mountainbiking there.
There are signs all over the place, out there, prohibiting MTBing.
Cycling Ireland have been warned in the past by Coillte about TH being used by bikers.
Please, be aware, that there is no permission to use use TH for mountainbiking.

disco1

Yes I live beside it and use it,,,, on the slane rd just outside drogheda at the oldbridge junction....the battle of the boyne center is close by but its harder to cycle there and you d be stopped.

feck sake lads

Eamonnator is 100% correct signs up no biking.
BUT having said that:rolleyes: a guy eamon would know very well , a champion down hiller he used just for fun you understand,ride his downhill bike from the old house at rossmore down a very rocky steep section of hill towards the wooden sleepers where he had a ramp built at the bottom fly off the ramp at breakneck speed straight into the river.:D:D:D
cant mention his name but he was one hell of a bikerider:cool:

Roguee

Can anyone tell me why Coillte banned MTBing in most places in Ireland?
seems fairly pointless to me, why dont they ban hill walking aswell.
and to be honest.. its not going to stop people from doing it

Cast Iron

Eamonnator wrote: »

Townley Hall is managed by Coillte.
They do not allow mountainbiking there.
There are signs all over the place, out there, prohibiting MTBing.
Cycling Ireland have been warned in the past by Coillte about TH being used by bikers.
Please, be aware, that there is no permission to use use TH for mountainbiking.

Isn't it a shame that Coillte don't appreciate Townley Hall as much as MTBers and walkers in the area.

Conor Kavanagh 14

Ye , theres a dh trail up the road from townley, its on private land and nobody is allowed on it

Roguee

Is there any way into it and is there much chance you could get caught?

cokav

No, its has been destroyed in the last few months, Townley is still good for a spin, Or if you have a car theres a few good places just outside dundalk

Roguee

Ohh alright thanks