Its been no secret that there has been huge amounts of trail building work going on on the chase over the last 2 years. Apparently they are all opening on the 20th March weekend with a open day at Birches Valley.
An interview with the Cannock Chase Ranger all about it with some photos is here..http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/interview-cannock-chase-ranger-rob-lamb-24914
The new trails are sponsored by Giant and will be called The Monkey Trail. They are all currently brashed over to stop any damage before they open but from the look of them it is a good step up in technicality over the existing follow the dog route and the complete route is said to extend to 24km.
I will ride it in its entirety when I return from holiday and give a full report.
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Hi, The official launch date and first opening of Phase 2 is Saturday 17th April, not 20th March.
Look forward to seeing a lot of people then but until that date the trail remains completely closed.
Cheers,
Stu
http://www.chasetrails.co.uk