Scratchmere Scar, a brand new extreme mountain bike centre in the north of England!

Sep 3, 2008

Scratchmere Scar is a brand new extreme mountain biking center situated in the north of England, in Cumbria. It has been running for nearly 6 months, and it has uplifts running every weekend. It offers a choice of 3 DH tracks currently, and it is evolving all the time. As you read this there will be someone there building at the moment, 4x, Freeride, Foam Pit, Dirt Jumps,a Slopestyle Park and XC are all planned and all it needs is some helpers to make this dream into a reality.
Scratchmere Scar is Cumbria's only official Downhill & Dirt Jump Park. The newest DH track in the UK delivers fast, technical fun & promises to be the prime venue for mountain bike riding; promoting top competitions and attracting the best riders from all over the UK.


Our vision at Cumbria Bike Parks is to not only create the best bike park in Cumbria, but the best bike park offering the widest range of cycling in the country. Already there are 3 DH tracks in. The Freeride line has been planned to have some huge features for the pro’s among us and also easier lines perfect for beginners or nailing those tricks. As well as a Freeride line there will be a Slopestyle park, were not talking little tables, we're talking huge wallrides and proper sized doubles. And on top of the Freeride AND the Slopestyle, we plan to have some proper dirt jumps and a pump track and not only that, but its own foam pit! The 4x line is planned and awaits until the FR and Slopestyle is complete, and there will also be no corners cut there. Penultimately there is the skills loop, a perfect start for beginners or for the more experienced to brush up on their skills. Finally, here at Scratchmere we want to hold many races in all different disciplines, our own series through out the winter and summer seasons, 4x races, dirt jam comps and even Slopestlye competitions. Obviously this is a lot of work for one man and his spade so it depends on local builders. So far the turnout of builders has been great, there would barely be one track in without it, and this needs to carry on to make our vision into reality.


The 3 DH tracks vary a lot and therefore offer a wide variety of choices for the riders, "Oldskool" is how DH tracks used to be, and when you ride it you would see exactly what I mean, secondly, "Supernatural", this has very few man made features, and has un-bermed steep corners which are a test for even the regulars, and also the natural rock garden goes down a treat. Lastly, the newest of the tracks has yet to be named has a huge variety of features, step ups, rock drops, hip jumps and a scary huck. This track was shown in the above video. The uplifts are in operation EVERY weekend and are only £15 pounds for the whole day.


More information can be found on the website - http://www.cumbriabikeparks.co.uk or if you want to input anything or discuss the scar, you can comment in the official thread here-
www.pinkbike.com/forum/listcomments/?threadid=28932


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flag ali-chapple (Sep 2, 2008 at 3:41) (Below Threshold) show comment
thats sweet. any chance it will be on the main page?
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flag ali-chapple (Sep 3, 2008 at 1:25) (Below Threshold) show comment
guess thats a yes then
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flag biketape (Sep 3, 2008 at 1:31) (Below Threshold) show comment
Looks pretty good! Will have to have a journey up there soon! Cronin you're famous!
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flag superfly (Sep 3, 2008 at 3:05) (Below Threshold) show comment
Track looks great!! We'll be up there for an uplift in Autumn to see if it's viable for an NPS.. Wouldn't that be great news!
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flag charleyboy14 (Sep 3, 2008 at 4:57) (Below Threshold) show comment
an nps would be perfect at scratchmere cant wait for the winter rounds
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flag lescart (Sep 3, 2008 at 8:50) (Below Threshold) show comment
Thats a nice vision si, and something for the builders and riders to aim for!
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flag mrsbig (Sep 3, 2008 at 11:10) (Below Threshold) show comment
NPS for defo, new tracks are always good, especially when there this good x
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flag cronin91 (Sep 3, 2008 at 3:21) (Below Threshold) show comment
Thats awesome that it's on the Pinkbike home page, And an NPS there would be awesome!
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flag WayneG (Sep 3, 2008 at 4:36) (Below Threshold) show comment
That track looks sweet cant wait to go there on uplifts
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flag Matt-W (Sep 3, 2008 at 4:48) (Below Threshold) show comment
i will definatley be going there. massive lack of slopestyle in the uk. build build build!
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flag ahall (Sep 3, 2008 at 5:16) (Below Threshold) show comment
looks too flat a pedally.
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flag sup3rc0w (Sep 3, 2008 at 5:55) (Below Threshold) show comment
And you deduced that from just looking at these few pics?!
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flag martarm (Sep 3, 2008 at 8:29) (Below Threshold) show comment
people used to think the world was flat. they were proved wrong too
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flag bigburd (Sep 3, 2008 at 8:37) (Below Threshold) show comment
looks far from flat to me , seeming as u can barely see the top of the slopes acorss the angle of the screen
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flag huckoveraduck (Sep 3, 2008 at 8:41) (Below Threshold) show comment
are you off your tits!? Its like consistantly vertical at Scratchmere
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flag benjiscott82 (Sep 3, 2008 at 8:42) (Below Threshold) show comment
yeah hes clearly some armchair rider who never gets off his arse and actually helps dig, go suck an egg kid n stop flaming
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flag lescart (Sep 3, 2008 at 8:52) (Below Threshold) show comment
a,hole, sorry ahall, dont judge until you ride dude, sorry couldnt resist the first bit.
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flag jammyboy366 (Sep 3, 2008 at 10:31) (Below Threshold) show comment
haha nice one lescart!
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flag ddbeast (Sep 3, 2008 at 13:57) (Below Threshold) show comment
the hill might be steep but for what i seen on the vid the track looked pretty flat with a few tight steepish bits i swear there were at least to uphills?. if you want to see steep then you should have seen the sda at aberfeldy.
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flag jammyboy366 (Sep 3, 2008 at 14:11) (Below Threshold) show comment
at least to uphills?

first check your spelling, second, unless you have rode there you dont know how steep it is, it is steeper than abberfeldy in places, and yes there are slightly flatter bits, but thats what pedalling is for
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flag dingus (Sep 3, 2008 at 5:21) (Below Threshold) show comment
Sounds as if it is going to be big!
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flag benjiscott82 (Sep 3, 2008 at 8:30) (Below Threshold) show comment
e-famous
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flag SkankinMike (Sep 3, 2008 at 9:23) (Below Threshold) show comment
Hurrah!
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flag upliftdriver (Sep 3, 2008 at 9:42) (Below Threshold) show comment
TOP LAD JAMMY
Clive
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flag liamlittle (Sep 3, 2008 at 10:03) (Below Threshold) show comment
About time Si. The amount of work that is being put in there deserves to be rewarded. Real good place to ride.
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flag ghburdon (Sep 3, 2008 at 10:36) (Below Threshold) show comment
WOW this is amazing!! I cant wait for it to be built!
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flag benji333 (Sep 3, 2008 at 10:45) (Below Threshold) show comment
get an organised did day so everyone can come down and get a load of work done !
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flag a-l-e-x (Sep 3, 2008 at 10:50) (Below Threshold) show comment
Cumbria - thats bloody miles away! *sigh*
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flag dirtjumpin (Sep 3, 2008 at 11:18) (Below Threshold) show comment
not for me! its less than a mile up the road. Should probably go up there more often and help build and ride...feeling a bit guilty! haha
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flag johnstoreygk (Sep 3, 2008 at 13:15) (Below Threshold) show comment
Gonna go have a look up at the wkend with young ginger Josh really looking forward to it
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flag ockman9 (Sep 3, 2008 at 13:30) (Below Threshold) show comment
(HELP) is it signposted after turning right at plumpton.
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flag upliftdriver (Sep 3, 2008 at 13:55) (Below Threshold) show comment
its the 2nd farm entrance on the left

Clive
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flag ockman9 (Sep 3, 2008 at 13:57) (Below Threshold) show comment
thanks alot. goin to go on sat. getin the train to penrith. how much is it to ride without an uplift... cheers
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flag upliftdriver (Sep 5, 2008 at 15:34) (Below Threshold) show comment
£5 mate
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flag jsap (Sep 3, 2008 at 15:12) (Below Threshold) show comment
Looks awsome, should be a change from hamsterly forest. Anyone know how long it would take to get there from Durham? around 1 hour? Ill be up on saturday, can't wait! =D
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flag n3lson666x (Sep 6, 2008 at 14:15) (Below Threshold) show comment
hamsterly is awsome

i would go up to cumbria but it would take like 3-4 hours from were i live =[

looks sick tho

also another foampit in the uk would be sick we have a lack of them aswell as slopestyle.
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flag wyldeman1 (Sep 3, 2008 at 16:12) (Below Threshold) show comment
umm ,think i ll move to plumpton......
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flag skibiker (Sep 3, 2008 at 17:13) (Below Threshold) show comment
awsome
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flag jumble (Sep 4, 2008 at 2:59) (Below Threshold) show comment
congrats Clive and the scratch team!!!

Its about time yougot some positive recognition for all your time and energy

As for the comments - The downhill tracks are steep as Fook - there are some pedally parts - put thats what having a drivetrain is for!

The DH tracks give you a huge range of Dh stuff! The diggers have really created a great venue - it has it all! - alot of fast steep sections, sharp corners, flowing berms, rock drops, jumps, gaps - plenty of tech rock garden and root sections, some pedally parts and most of all it has used loads of natural features!

This place deserves a visit before you give it any negative comments!

Congrats Clive and the scratch team! this is well deserved publicity!
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flag mattyg716 (Sep 4, 2008 at 11:16) (Below Threshold) show comment
hi when is there a building day i am willing to help if you need it jst get bak 2 me
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flag olidh (Sep 4, 2008 at 11:23) (Below Threshold) show comment
yipee! just what we need
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flag ruckusflow (Sep 4, 2008 at 15:09) (Below Threshold) show comment
Good work Jammy!

Official build nights are Tues and Thurs till dark but there is usually some one about most days of the week scratching about.
There is also a discount for uplifts if your willing to come down and have a dig.

Keep it tight and clean!
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flag aiken (Sep 5, 2008 at 4:27) (Below Threshold) show comment
Sounds very sick, I'll make sure to stopoff here en route to scotland!
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flag joe-boyd (Sep 6, 2008 at 4:05) (Below Threshold) show comment
thinking of riding there tomorow do u think there'l be uplift then
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