The trail building day was extensively planned by mountain bikers, Redlands Trails and the landowners Hurtwood Control. Improvements to the line, berms and drainage were made, as well as packing in tree roots at the behest of Hurtwood Control. The middle section of BKB now features a more flowing line, with improved drainage to ensure BKB remains an all year round trail.

Tree roots within this section of the trail have either been removed or packed in to prevent the trail from breaking up, or causing a major hazard. Landowners Hurtwood Control liased closely with Redlands Trails, pointing out which roots that concerned them and how they would like them to be dealt with.

Drainage was improved along the trial to ensure water doesn’t get captured on the trail and degrade the surface. Wider dish shaped drainage channels have been added, which will wash more mud and water away from the trail

Sunday’s building was a sequel to the work carried out by over 30 volunteers in January. A dozen mountain bikers tweeked BKB and to create a sustainable trail.

Throughout the day a number of mountain bikers rode the trail as work was carried out and provided the diggers with valuable feedback and helped with the development of BKB.

Redlands Trails carried out the work on BKB with the full permission of the landowners. As a group of mountain bikers Redlands Trails builds and maintains trails such as Summer Lightning, Crooked Furrow and BKB, making them environmentally sustainable and robust so that mountain bikers can use the trails all year round.

Redlands Trails believes that by working with land owners and maintaining popular trails such as BKB mountain biking in the Surrey Hills can be sustainable and enjoyable for riders and landowners.
Last Updated ( Monday, 21 February 2005 )

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