Timberland Trail, Aston Court, Bristol
Afen Glyncorrwg W2 Alternative
Coed-y-Brenin Pink Heiffer trail
Breckfa Gorlech Red Trail
Mendips Blackdown Hills 9k
Trans Pennine Trail South Port to Hornsee 208 ml
Innerleithen Cros Contry Trail
Bristol Bikefest 2010 trail
Rowberrow Warren from Cheddar Reservoir
Black Mountain (Intermediate)
Cut Gate Killer Loop - 28.55 miles - round trip
Cannock Chase - Follow The Dog
Stafford to Cannock Chase off road route
Bankfoot/little glenshee route
Quantocks Beginner (Blue) Ride
Beddgelert Forest, North Wales
Brecon Beacons Intermediate (Red) Route
Brecon Beacons Beginner (Blue) Ride
Brecon Beacons Classic Ride
Vale of Belvoir, Nottinghamshire
Selkirk, Scotland (Difficult)
Purbeck hills short route
Spreadeagle Hill Shafsbury
Ashton Court ride starting at the Tea Hut
scottish coast to coast 2
Glen Kinglass
Bridge of Orchy to Taynuilt via Glen Kinglass and the shore of Loch Etive There are few technical difficulties on the route, but it is a long route and far from civilisation, so carry plenty of food and at least one spare inner-tube each. And at the risk of stating the obvious, a map (Landranger sheet 50) and waterproof jacket are also essential for this ride—no matter how good the weather forecast was when you set out! The route starts on a quiet back-road for 6 km to Forest Lodge. From there, it’s a gentle climb along landrover tracks and singletrack to the top of the pass, only getting moderately steep for the last km after passing Loch Dochard. The singletrack reverts to landrover track when it gets to Glenkinglass Lodge, and makes for a pleasant run down to Loch Etive. Once you reach Loch Etive, it’s easy to make the mistake of thinking that the ride is nearly done. But don’t be fooled – there’s another 13 km of riding ahead of you, and the loch-side track is like a roller-coaster as it crosses headland after headland, meaning you haven’t even done half of the ascent yet! Just ignore the pain and take in the grandeur of the mountains and Loch Etive stretching ahead of you. Once at Taynuilt, there’s a convenient coffee shop where you can refuel close to the railway station. Getting back If you have planned ahead, it is possible to return to Bridge of Orchy by train, changing at either Tyndrum or Crianlarich. (Train timetables : you will need the Glasgow – Oban service to get to Tyndrum or Crianlarich, and then the Glasgow – Fort William service to get to Bridge of Orchy. At the time of writing (May 2007) it was possible to leave Taynuilt at 1839 any day of the week in summer, and arrive in Bridge of Orchy at 2044, with over an hour to spare en-route at Tyndrum. Don’t overlook the fact that getting to Tyndrum Upper station from Tyndrum Lower involves a 1 km ride and 50 metres of climbing. But if there is a lengthy wait for the connecting train, the Green Welly Shop just up the road makes for a good refuelling stop (despite its name!). Booking ahead and reserving bike spaces (free on Scotrail) is strongly advised if you want to get your bikes on the train with you. The four of us had no problems getting on unbooked when we did this ride in September 2005, but it was a different story a year later—the conductor stuck rigidly to the rules and would only allow three bikes onto the train, leaving the rest of us to cycle half-way back in what was by then torrential rain. Cycling back to Bridge of Orchy by road is quite feasible, but the first half, along the A85, is busy with HGVs and tourist buses, so not particularly pleasant. The third option is to arrange to have a car at each end of the ride.
Col du Cou, then Les Gets
Longhope 2 Peaks (Anti-Clockwise)
Les Arcs - Vallandry to Valley Floor
Les Arcs - Vallandry Lift
Les Arcs - Lobster pot to Llandry
Pepperbox Hill 24ml
Jan-06. East of Salisbury clockwise. Some good tracks and bridleways with stunning views. Takes in an old Roman road on the northern edge. The climb up the final hill on the return leg was tough. It was a freezing cold January morning when I did this - I waited in the car park until the sun was up enough to ride. I spent the first few miles just getting warm, but my feet had turned into ice blocks by the end. Reminder to self: buy some warm boots next winter!
Farley Mount
West of Winchester clockwise. This one came from the excellent pack of bike rides available from the cycling site of Hampshire County Council. More info on their ride details page. They describe it as challenging, but I found it pretty straightforward.
North Chichester - Cocking Down 15ml
North of Chichester clockwise. This one is straight from the March 2006 issue of MBR magazine. They describe it as easy. Hmmph! I did OK up the first evil hill but ended up pushing on the return leg. I found this one quite tough, to be honest. It was raining throughout and very muddy, so perhaps I'll try again in the dry and see if can wimp out less.
Petersfield
West of Petersfield anti-clockwise. Another from HCC. More info on the Petersfield ride page. It uses the railway station car park which may require a payment. They describe this as one of their most challenging trails. It is a cracker, and well worth the initial off-road hellish hill (more pushing!). Some great descents and stunning views.
Cheesefoot Head
East of Winchester anti-clockwise. Another from HCC. Details here. They claim 17 miles off-road, but it's more like 13 - the roads bits are very quiet, though. I did this one last year before I had a GPS, so I tried it in the reverse direction this time. The tracks on Fawley Down are rather overgrown in summer but they do have wonderful views. Beacon Hill is a long slow grind to get up, but the South Downs Way back to Cheesefoot car park is easy going, apart from the minor nuisance of having to stop for the numerous gates en route.
Stoughton
North east of Havant clockwise. Overlaps with some parts of the Cocking Down ride. Can't believe it was raining this morning. Some good hills at the start with some quite testing climbs. Nothing vaguely technical on this one - all the bridleways were clear and easy going - but very pleasant nonetheless. Cracking descent at Hayes Down overlooking a vast expanse of countryside.
Middle Wallop
West of Stockbridge clockwise. This is loosely based on the HCC Danebury ride which I did last last year before I had a GPS. The Danebury ride was a bit longer but uses the rather flat and uninspiring Test Way. So I used the good bits from that ride to make this one. Some good climbs with rewarding views over the countryside, particularly around Broughton Down. Most of the tracks were heavily overgrown but very rideable. In winter, some of the byways were hard work - heavily rutted with vehicle damage and full of water which hid nasty lumps. In summer though, I could see where I was going and happily bounced my way through all obstacles.
Aldridge Hill
West of Brockenhurst anti-clockwise. We were camping here for the weekend and I wanted a ride. I love the New Forest, but I have to say it doesn't offer much to MTB enthusiasts. There are miles of official cycle tracks but they are all so family-orientated as to be too bland for real MTB fun. Still, it's pleasant to just pootle along the trails from time to time, and the abandoned railway line on the southern edge has some fine views.
Chawton Park
North of Four Marks clockwise. Most of this is off road. I hardly saw a sole for the whole ride. Some of the byways were so rutted in parts as to require a bit of pushing, but most were very rideable. Although not too hilly, there were some short sharp climbs and some good singletrack-like sections here and there. This ride is tougher than you might think - I had jelly knees by the end of it.
Denmead
North of Denmead anti-clockwise. This ride uses the back half of the HCC Horndean ride, which I did pre-GPS. My ride extends it to take in a few miles of the South Downs Way going past the stunning scenery of Old Winchester Hill. The return leg includes a stretch of the Meon Valley railway track - arguably too flat for real MTB fun, but a welcome respite for a couple of miles after some of the tough hills earlier. The road bits joining the offroad sections were very quiet, making the whole ride virtually traffic-free. Some of the bridleways and tracks were very narrowed down with growth, but it's not a real ride unless you draw a bit of blood from a few brambles.
Woburn Short Singletrack Loop Extremely fun 6 mile singletrack loop of Woburn
Aston Hill Mountain Bike Area XC Loop
Data for two full laps and a singletrack half lap of the Aston Hill XC Course
Swinley Forest XC Route This was our September 2010 Group Ride Route
This was our September 2010 Group Ride Route
Hadfield, Cutgate - MBR Killer Loop
Hathersage, Derwent Valley
Trans Pennine Trail
Train to S/port to Hornsea then back to Hull 4 train home 235 miles
Hayfield Skyline
As near to the Hayfield skyline as bridleways allow.
Brüggele Alpe - Brand - 4.64 miles - round trip
Bellentre Vulmix 13 miles
Mittelberg, Riezlern, Bregenz, Vorarlberg
DClassic Complete - 21.10 miles
Moab - Dead Horse POint Intrepid Trail System - Big Chief
Moab: Amasa Back Loop
Amasa Back has long been one of Moab's classic out and back rides. The climb up the jeep road is filled with technical steeps and the views are absolutely stellar the whole way. What Amasa lacked was great singletrack. Well....it lacks no more! This ride climbs up Amasa Back on the traditional jeep road route, hits Pothole Arch and then returns on the ultra technical Rockstacker route finally finishing on Jackson Trail singletrack to close the loop. This ride is certainly among the best Moab has to offer.
Moab: Slickrock Trail
Slickrock is the trail that put Moab on the mountain biking map. At 11 miles long, it's entirely on Navajo sandstone. The sandstone sticks to your tires like glue allowing incrediblly steep climbs as long as you can get on top of the bars and mash the crank. Follow the white dashed line to stay on track - it's remarkablly easy to get lost in the "moonscape" without guidance from the line. Couple the unique slickrock technical riding with gorgeous views of Moab, the Colorado River, and the La Sal Mountains and you'll know why many consider this the best trail in the World.
Blue Diamond/Las Vegas, NV
Mountain bike trail in the Las Vegas area/Red Rock Canyon area. Start in Blue Diamond, NV and loop between SR159 and SR160. Numerous other trails to connect to.
NORBA loop - Blue Diamond
Climb up Santa Clara Truck Trail w/ Descent via Placerita Nature Center Trail
Timberland trail & warmup/down
Ashton Court / Leigh woods trails
Whistler, Specialized Enduro SL Test Ride
An epic loop on the classic BC trails in Whistler, Canada, where we tested the all-new 2010 S Works Enduro SL mouuntain bike.
Double Black Diamond Trail
Larrabbee State Park, or Chuckanut, as it's also called, is right outside Bellingham, Washington, and has some great riding.
Mountain Biking Wild Pacific Trail
East Range, Schofield Barracks
Aiea Loop Trail
Not a fast paced trail. And not a lot of elevation change, but with the amount of tree roots protruding through the single track it is still an interesting an intense ride.
De Soto National Forest trail
Hamsterley Forest Reccy
The new trails we rode, Fantasic, Plus the black kept us on our toes. All in all a good day. When its all built, and joins up, this could be very interesting.
Dorset Dirt 50km off road ride
Exmouth - Budleigh salterton 28km
Alpe D'huez (Mega Avalanche) warm up track
Runs down from the first stop on the ski lift and then back down the ski lift in Alp d'huez
Macclesfield, Trentabank, Ridgebank Reservoir
Colorado Springs, CO: Gold Creek Road to Jones Downhill
Complete a grueling 17.7-mile climb before reaching the roller-coaster-like singletrack of Jones Downhill on this 41-mile loop in Pike National Forest.
An unrelenting climb and a screaming descent highlight this challenging, 41-mile loop through Pike National Forest. Park your car on High Drive and begin climbing south toward Gold Camp Road, a paved one-lane thoroughfare with occasional vistas of Colorado Springs and the eastern plains. The route climbs at a nearly constant grade for the first 17.6 miles before turning left onto Upper Gold Camp Road for a 9.6-mile out-and-back.
After tackling the out-and-back, turn left onto Forest Service Road 379 and hit two short climbs en route to the singletrack descent on Jones Downhill. The descent starts on a snaking ridgeline before transitioning into a series of tight and quick singletrack turns. You'll hit chutes and banked curves as you continue downward, eventually turning right to head east and follow Bear Creek. The singletrack ends at High Drive, where a quick cruise leads back to your car and the end of the ride.
Colorado Springs, CO: Cap'n Jacks
There are several approaches this area, but this route follows a classic clockwise route that begins with an easy 2-mile uphill on Gold Camp Road. Continue through a parking area another 0.75 mile on doubletrack before turning uphill on singletrack near Cheyenne Creek. The Buckhorn Trail has several steep switchbacks, but loose rubble atop the hardpacked trail adds difficulty to the climb. After joining the multi-use 667 trail at mile 3.6, you may encounter motorcycles—this trail can be downright busy on weekends. The final section of trail winds along the north slope of Mays Peak and gets faster (and more fun) as it heads downhill, rolling over short jump-like bumps, cutting through a winding steep-sided chute, and finishing with a series of sweeping banked turns just before loop end. The best time to ride this popular trail is weekdays when there’s less traffic and after a solid rain when the loose gravel atop the hard-pack is likely to be dense and sticky enough to roll over more efficiently on both up and downhills.
Denver, CO: Buffalo Creek
This sampling of Buffalo Creek’s mountain bike territory (a 40-mile trail system) rolls over 15.4 miles of easy singletrack in Pike National Forest where the terrain ranges from lush, shaded forest along the Colorado Trail to a desert-like, decade-old burn zone above Buffalo Creek. Warm up with a 0.9-mile uphill on CR-550’s washboard surface before turning right onto the Colorado Trail. The climb mellows as the easy singletrack dips into stream beds and winds over Little Scraggy Peak and Green Mountain’s ponderosa-covered foothill contours. The trail tops out at mile 4.7 and begins a long downhill—interrupted by a short, technical, rock section and slowed by slick, trail-crossing roots. This route bypasses the Green Mountain Loop and continues on the Colorado Trail through the Meadows Campground, crossing two dirt roads and turning left to join the Redskin Creek Trail that ends at the Gashouse Gulch Trailhead. Continue east on Gashouse Gulch for a 1.75-mile stretch of easy downhill singletrack before joining the 543 road and turning uphill at the Morrison Creek Trail. The final 3.2 miles gain 700 gradual feet of elevation, but the climb eases just before the trail ends at CR-550, 100 yards west of the parking area.
Colorado Springs, CO: Cheyenne Mountain
This is a new trail system at Cheyenne Mountain State Park, and as far as I can tell, it's still a work in progress. The maps at trail intersections will help keep you on course and give you an idea of how far you have to go. But some of the outlying trails still need markers. New riders can ride here pretty comfortably as long as they stick to the eastern parts. Most of the trail is pretty smooth, but depending on how close you get to the mountains -- or if you are on a connecting trail -- it can get pretty technical with steeper climbs and rocks. The Medicine Wheel Trail is difficult if you ride it in the wrong direction -- I recommend traveling west to east. Both new and veteran riders can enjoy this trail system and not get bored with it
Colorado Springs, CO: Air Force Academy Falcon Trail
The rolling, not-too technical singletrack of the Falcon Trail is well-suited for helping new riders gain confidence needed to tackle more technical obstacles. There are some rock gardens that require skill to navigate and some loose switchbacks that can be challenging as well, but the hills on this trail are less steep than others in this neck of the woods, and the descents are generally less technical as well. Of note, there is one challenging rock drop off with a stair option for those who'd rather not ride it. Skilled riders could probably tackle this one on a single-speed. Most riders choose to ride clockwise--the climbs seem to be more gradual in that direction. The trail is also popular with trail runners, so keep an eye out and be polite about sharing the real estate. There are numerous access points for the trail; this track starts right near the Air Force Academy stadium: from the south entrance, take Stadium Blvd. to Academy Rd., go approx. ¼ mile past Falcon Stadium and look for a dirt parking lot on the right. The trailhead is across the street from the lot. If you live close enough to the Academy, this trail can also be reached by the Santa Fe County Trail. Be sure to bring an ID to enter the Academy (open from 6AM to 6PM).
Rampart Reservoir - Woodland Park
Mount Herman - Monument CO
Lovell Gulch from Apache Trail
Lands End to John O'Groats Day 1
Lands End to John O'Groats Day 2
Forest of dean (FOD) new enduro Trail GPS
This is the new Enduro trail that works out to be around 10Km
Grand Teton National Park: Shadow Mountain Loop
Three Fork Trail, Diamond Fork
Swinley Forest cycle loop
Pepperbox Hill cycle ride
Sherwood Pines cycle ride
North Chichester cycle ride
Lake Washington cycleing trail
North Lake Washington ride
Olympic Fish Tale 200K trail ride
South Lake Washington trail
Milbridge Johnson Harbor loop
Fitchburg Bar Harbor Ride
Washington Searsmont Cycle Ride
Three Lakes Circuit Cycle Ride
London to Brighton Cycle Ride
Fording bridge Cycling Loop
Graffham Down cycle route
Barbury Castle cycle route
Chamonix to Samoens cycling
Bandera Leakey Loop cycle trail
Sherman Loop cycling ride
Leigh Woods Yer Tiz trail
This is the new 'Yer tis' trail around Leigh Woods taken 22/12/2011
The Wall + 4X track
This is a track of The Wall in Dec 2011 so has a few newer trails. Plus the 4X track by the Cafe/Lodge at the top.
Forest of Dean Family Trail
Mabie Forest Purple Route
Leigh woods and ashton court
One lap around Leigh woods gravel trail and the one the second lap we do some of the old school trails down to the river and then back over to Ashton Court for Tea and Cake.
