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Trail News
Winners of MBR Trail of the Year in association with SRAM
We celebrate the hard-working folk responsible for the trails we love to ride with our MBR Trail of the Year competition in association with SRAM.
Commercially-built Trail of the Year: Leeds Urban Bike Park
Leeds Urban Bike Park is arguably at the forefront of what many mountain bikers want and almost certainly what UK mountain biking needs.
Volunteer-built Trail of the Year: Hamsterley Trailblazers’ K-Line
Our winner, K-Line, is just one section on Hamsterley’s red trail. Named after Kay Graham who lead Trailblazers youth coaching who sadly passed away in…
Somerset MP wants National Park to ‘stamp on’ proposals for Exmoor Bike Park
Plans for a mountain ibke trail netwrok called Exmoor Bike Park have drawn heavy criticism from the local Member of Parliament.
Elan Valley now has a whopping great pump track alongside miles of classic trails
Rhayader wants to be the UK’s premier mountain biking hub, and its just taken one giant stride in that direction by opening Pump Track Wales…
Our top five winter routes to do in 2020
Don't let winter put you off the big stuff; pack right, check the weather and head for the mountains, says Sim Mainey.
Peak District MTB working to increase bike access around Ladybower and Upper Derwent
Peak District MTB having been working with Severn Trent Water to increase access for mountain biking around the Ladybower and Upper Derwent Valley area
These are the routes that went badly wrong and made us cry
Terrible weather, bad planning, or hard as nails - these routes we found a bit too hard. Give them a go but take it from…
Santa Cruz giving away $1 million to mountain bike trail projects worldwide
Santa Cruz PayDirt wants to support activities that benefit riders and their local communities. And to also inspire others to do the same.
BikePark Wales’ newest trail will be green and big on promise
Work has already started on a green trail, expected to be over 5km in length and we reckon the only uplifted green trail in the…
Peak District MTB launches campaign to increase amount of bridleways in the Peak
Peak District MTB's '22% campaign' aimed at creating parity in the percentage of rideable rights of way in the national park with the rest of…
How to revolutionise your ride planning with Komoot
How to revolutionise your ride planning with Komoot, the smartphone app that's taking online mapping to the next level.
New 5km Blue trail for Bwlch Nant yr Arian
Be one of the first to ride the new blue grade mountain bike trail, Melindwr, by going to the open day on Saturday 19 October…
New Oakwell Hall mountain bike trail is perfectly formed
Oakwell hall is a purpose-built trail in Leeds is the ideal place for younger riders to hone their skills before taking on harder trails.
Riders take charge at The Golfie and open up series of sanctioned singletrack
The Golfie in the Tweed Valley is home to some of the UK’s best trails - it’s gnarly, steep, rooty, untamed… and unauthorised.
Wind Hill Bikepark start GoFundMe page after suspected arson attack
Wind Hill Bikepark have turned to crowdfunding. The team are hoping to rise from the ashes (of their burned down start hut).
Wind Hill Bikepark start hut burned down
The start hut at Wind Hill Bikepark has burned down. The Bikepark is still continuing to open and the actual trails themselves are unaffected.
Rhayader’s Pump Track Wales claims to be biggest pump track in the UK
Pump Track Wales opened last weekend and it's a big 'un. The designers go as far to claim that it's the biggest pump track in…
“We are just about to lose one of the most valuable mountain bike assets in Afan”
Word in from Welsh Gravity Series: "Heads up, we are just about to lose one of the most valuable Mountain Bike assets in the Afan…