En route to Fort William World Cup, the SCOTT-Velosolutions team - Brendog, Neethling, Wilkins and co - put the new Skelf pump track through its…
Trail News
Barbed wire trail sabotage in Stanmer Park, Brighton
A mountain biker suffers cuts to his leg from barb wire trap strung across a trail in Brighton's Stanmer Park earlier this week.
The Super6 is northern England’s answer to the 7Stanes
You've heard of the 7Stanes, well here are the Super6. Six forestry trail centres in the north of England that are been promoted as a…
Tweed Valley Trails Association looking for board members
Tweed Valley Trails Association is seeking individuals with skills, vision and spare time to help make Scotland's Tweed Valley the best place to ride.
BikePark Wales charging extra £7 to take e-bikes on the trails
BikePark Wales have become the first and - as far we know - only bike park or trail centre to start charging more for e-bikes.
Try your hand at bothy biking
Bothy biking is essentially bikepacking but without a tent. You use a bothy instead of a tent. Read on to get inspired to plan your…
What has trail advocacy ever done for us?
Here are some examples of what trail advocacy has achieved. And here are a number of things that you can do to help out too.
Convicted trail saboteur ordered to attend ‘thinking skills’ course
A fifty year old male has been ordered to attend 'thinking skills' course after being found guilt of setting up barbed wire booby trap across…
With Ordnance Survey Aerial 3D you can ‘virtually preview’ trails before riding them
In Ordnanace Survey's Aerial 3D feature you can view plotted routes from any angle you wish and from a multitude of distances and heights.
E-bikepark coming to the Surrey Hills
Plans have just been revealed for a new bike park specifically for electric bikes near Peaslake in the Surrey Hills.
Electric bikes could be banned from New Zealand national park
An outdoor advocacy group wants a ban on all electric bikes in Tongariro National Park in New Zealand.
Leeds golf course to become a bike park
Plans have just been approved to convert former golf course into an urban bike park at a site near Leeds, Yorkshire.
Grit and Steel is a trail map with a difference
Grit and Steel is Sheffield’s first ever piste-map for cyclists, featuring over 45 spots to "get sideways and rad on a bicycle".
Tidworth Freeride reopens this weekend
Tidworth Freeride bike park in Wiltshire re-opens this weekend after a winter closedown to freshen up the trails and add some new bits.
Got £2million kicking around? Buy yourself a bike park.
The venerable PORC bike park has been put up for sale by its owner with a guide price of "at least £2million" in the description.
Bwlch Nant yr Arian’s new pump track looks flipping amazing
The £30,000 pump track at Bwlch Nant yr Arian will be officially opened by none other than Rachel Atherton on Saturday March 4th.
80% of mountain bikers ride on footpaths
The first ever report into off-road cycling in the UK shows that mountain bikers struggle to keep it fully legit when it comes to their…
Another week another vicious piece of trail sabotage
Another nasty looking 'stinger' trap has been found on a track in South Wales. This one featured six 6" nails in a plank of wood…
Mountain bikers vow to defy Marin County’s singletrack ban
Riders in the spiritual home of mountain biking are going to willingly flout the law about staying off singletrack.
Wales moves a step closer to open access
Latest statement from the Welsh Government agrees that a better and fairer approach for outdoor recreation is needed.