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Roych Clough
Some photos of Roych Clough (in the Peak District - you've most all done it in the past ) being traversed in February - in the snow!
Quad and Motor Bikes only!
Photos shamelessly ripped off the Facebook page of my Brother-In-Law's Brother (the guy who came to Tong 18 months ago with me in a Main Dealer Loaner with one of the salesmen )
Compare with summer shots:-
Sad to hear from Gareth tonight that the Roych is almost certain unpassable (going up) now for a D3 - the steps are just too big with lots of the stones having been washed away around them Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
2nd Mar 2009 11:25 pm
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Another thing, and its a bit of good news. Chapel Gate has now been upgraded to a Byway, and even has nice shiny new signs at each end.
The bad news is that a D3 still won't fit, and the washouts were so deep last weekend that Betsy snapped a rear spring and had to be nursed home in shame
2nd Mar 2009 11:46 pm
SN
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resurrecting this - I have been informed elsewhere that motorised vehicles are no longer allowed on Roych
anyone know if this is true?
latest youtube videos show its turned into a bit of monster so possibly no bad thing Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
29th Nov 2010 11:01 pm
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I've not heard this officially, but I think there has been some tactical neglect going on, to justify a TRO. Its been coming for a while sadly. I will check it out if I ever get home from Scotland.
29th Nov 2010 11:20 pm
SN
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There has been a recent application on Derbyshire CC website to have/keep it on Definitive Map (if that makes sense)
BTW - the person who pointed out the ruling was the w**ker mammutly (remember him?) on a Man City web siteSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
30th Nov 2010 12:13 pm
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Oh that cock! Well, it will only take a phone call to Derbyshire CC ROW office to confirm or deny.
30th Nov 2010 8:44 pm
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Roych was closed for a year for repairs about 5 years ago. If those repairs have been damaged to the point that it's impassable again, it's possible they have put a temp TRO in. The part referred to above is that the section just up from the ford, by the single tree, or further on where the blue Disco is pictured?
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30th Nov 2010 9:23 pm
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Although I have not been there for a while, the repaired section, heading up from the stream was holding out ok. As you go further up the hill, there is a section with a couple of big steps - this was always a good challenge, even just after the last TRO. From what I hear, loose rock and gravel has been washed away around the big rock steps making them even bigger.
Of course, the big rock steps will never move, but the ground around them does, and needs replacing and stabilising.
IMO the only way to repair this lane would be to form a similar repair to the one just up from the stream, ie cobble it.
The only problem is the cost of the repairs will be well down the priority list at the moment.
1st Dec 2010 7:40 am
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Gareth wrote:
Although I have not been there for a while, the repaired section, heading up from the stream was holding out ok.
The only problem is the cost of the repairs will be well down the priority list at the moment.
I rode it two weeks ago on an enduro bike. I didn't see any TRO notifications at all, so I think it's still OK to drive. However I wouldn't take a Disco 3 through it as it's deteriorated badly since I drove it a couple of years ago.
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8th Dec 2010 3:17 pm
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[/quote] Disco 3 through it as it's deteriorated badly since I drove it a couple of years ago.[/quote]
Is that the time we did this section with the two onlooking mountain bikers grinning and elbowing each other thinking these lads will never make it. Not only did we make it but I dont think we even ground out. There were a lot of oil stains on some of the bigger rocks indicating lesser vehicles did not have the ground clearance.Club Exped trailer
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roych clough is still open at the moment as is stanage edge and houndkirk moor
BUT
for how long we dont know the peak district are trying to shut loads of lanes at the moment we have just lost all the ones around ladybower and hope cross they are now trying to put a TRO on bamford lane and possibly long causeway(stanage edge) and school lane in great hucklow THE PEAKS ARE VERY FRAGILE AT THE MOMENT AND WE NEED TO DRIVE THEM WITH CARE.
It does not help when i am out on my enduro bike and see 4x4 drivers making there own little courses at the bottom of stanage edge, half way up hounkirk moor or lane that runs through pindale quarry i just hope nobody off here is stupid enough to do this
We need to look after the peaks or we will not have any green lanes to take our kids on in a few years timebali blue disco 4 with rear dvd's, privacy glass, pre heat system, heated steering wheel, full size spare, piano black trim, ipod cable, 20 inch wheels and i love it loads more than my TDV8 RRS, KTM 250 EXC 2 Stroke for the real off road stuff
8th Dec 2010 6:18 pm
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shawn wrote:
roych clough is still open at the moment as is stanage edge and houndkirk moor
........... out on my enduro bike........
We need to look after the peaks or we will not have any green lanes to take our kids on in a few years time
Give us a shout if you want to get together to ride some trails before the all go.
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8th Dec 2010 6:44 pm
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Ent wrote:
Is that the time we did this section with the two onlooking mountain bikers grinning and elbowing each other thinking these lads will never make it. Not only did we make it but I dont think we even ground out. There were a lot of oil stains on some of the bigger rocks indicating lesser vehicles did not have the ground clearance.
I'm not sure. I think Discocuzzy was with us and we got Bonny to shake her knockers for the camera.
That's all I remember. Oh and the stubborn oil understains on the rock steps from when some shonky old piece of junk beached itself on them.
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roych clough is still open at the moment as is stanage edge and houndkirk moor
........... out on my enduro bike........
We need to look after the peaks or we will not have any green lanes to take our kids on in a few years time
Give us a shout if you want to get together to ride some trails before the all go.
cheers
rob
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8th Dec 2010 7:21 pm
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Thats narrowed it down then Rob Club Exped trailer
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