Mountain bikes lure visitors
We’ve always thought that The Larches is in a great position at the foot of Whinlatter Forest but now we know that it’s also just minutes away from what is recognised as one of the region’s principal new sporting attractions – the Altura and Quercus MTB mountain bike trails, which start at the Forest Visitor Centre. The map below shows the position of the cottage just below the start of the MTB trails.
According to a report in the News and Star (28 December 2009) 12,000 people have tackled the new 7½ km Quercus trail and 10,000 have done the longer 19 km Altura route.
Bikes for renting are available at the Centre and there are opportunities also for coaching. There are plenty of other biking routes in the vicinity too, both on bridleways and on local roads. Books in The Larches’ library provide good examples and there is room to store bikes securely in the garage.
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