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Trail News
“The destruction is unreal” – Storm Éowyn hits Northern Ireland and Scotland hard with miles of trails damaged or blocked
From Bert to Darragh, the UK has been battered by unprecedented storms this winter, and our trails and forests have taken the brunt of the…
Update: BikePark Wales’ new natural trail trail Boomslang will open on Thursday 30th, after more storm setbacks
BikePark Wales will open its latest highly anticipated trail, a natural tech fest to complete the top half of Boomslang… but we’re just not sure…
BikePark Wales’s new Trail Diaries video shows extent of recent storm devastation, and the trail crew’s battle to get the park back up and running
A few weeks ago, we reported on the widespread devastation that the recent storms, Bert and Darragh had on the mountain biking community across the…
Meet the team behind BikePark Wales that repaired 32 trails in three days in the aftermath of Storm Darragh
With the weather being the way it has over the past few weeks, it’s hard not to think about how it’s impacting our trail network.…
E-biking is one of the fastest growing sports in the world according to Garmin data, with e-MTB rides surging 18% in 2024
E-biking is one of the fastest growing outdoor activities in the world according to data from Garmin, which reckons the number of completed mountain bike…
“The storms are wreaking havoc and putting undue pressure on already stretched resources.” We speak to trail groups across the UK about how recent weather is impacting their mountain bike trails
Storms and bad weather are just part and parcel of living in the UK, particularly at this time of year. But, we are seeing more…
The Forest of Dean’s Dean Trail Volunteers awarded the highest accolade for volunteer groups in the UK
The Dean Trail Volunteers (DTV), a team of 147 volunteers based at the Forest of Dean, have been given The King’s Award for Voluntary Service.…
Coed y Brenin cafe will close on March 31 2025, with NRW accused of dragging its heels on finding a new lease
Coed y Brenin and Bwlch Nant yr Arian will close their cafes as soon as April 2025, with the last bacon butty served up to…
Access to area of Lancashire nature reserve restricted after “significant damage” apparently caused by bike jumps
Mountain bikers near Clitheroe are being blamed for causing damage to wildflower grassland at Cross Hill Quarry nature reserve, which has apparently been damaged due…
Coed y Brenin visitor centre closure: “We need people to get angry about this”
Coed y Brenin must become a community run trail centre with a new “vision for the future”, or accept trail closures and a slide to…
The UK’s trails are officially harder than the rest of Europe’s, according to the first ever State of Our Trails Report… and we want more
It’s official, the UK has gnarlier trails than the continent, with a greater percentage of black and red-graded tracks than France, Spain and Italy or…
After a year of speculation, Coed y Brenin visitor centre will close, but there’s still hope for the surrounding mountain bike trails that make the destination great
After a year of speculation and confusion, National Resources Wales (NRW) will now close three visitor centres at mountain biking sites including Coed y Brenin,…
England and Wales have been left behind in the race for trail access, with Scotland now boasting over 5,000km of singletrack, according to a groundbreaking new study
Scotland has nearly as many kilometres of singletrack as England and Wales combined thanks largely to its liberal land access laws, mountainous landscape and low…
Live, work, or study in Shropshire? Sign the petition to help Oswestry get a pump track and skate park
A petition for a ‘skateboard facility and pump track’ in Oswestry, Shropshire, has been launched, with 1,000 signatures needed in order for the plans to…
Flyup 417 Bike Park forced to close again due to massive National Highways project near Gloucester
Just mere months after reopening, Flyup 417 Bike Park has once again had to close its gates to the public while the National Highways’ A417…
The Trail Pot launches a new central fund to help finance trail-building projects across the UK
Trail Pot is the UK’s first grassroots mountain biking trail development fund, created with the aim to “empower local communities and projects with the financial…
BikePark Wales opens a new Quarry Skills Area with tables, gap jumps, drops and techie steeps designed to replicate real trail features
BikePark Wales has just opened a brand new skills area, packed with gaps, drops, skinnies and techie bits the idea is to mimic the features…
Forest of Dean’s new kid-friendly green trail opens, 2km of berms, rollers and “mini rock gardens”
The Forest of Dean has announced the addition of a brand new green level trail to its repertoire. It is called Old Bob’s Trail and…
Dyfi Bike Park gives you 4 new reasons why you must ride there this winter
Wales’s most hardcore bike park, Dyfi Bike Park has been subject to a few enhancements over the summer. From a new website with an interactive…