Swinley
Forest (Berkshire)
Swinley
Forest is an extraordinary mountain bike diamond,
with as much difficult singletrack, stiff forest road
climbing, and twists and turns as you could wish for.
Nicky
Crowther, from What Mountain Bike? Issue 29
Arrochar
Loch Lomond Scotland
From
What Mountain Bike? Magazine Issue No.29
Best as a short summer evening ride, or a winter’s
day scoot. Takes about 2 hours to cycle round.
Godalming
Greensand, Surry Hills
From WhatMountainBike? Magazine Issue No.29
Ieally positioned in the south east giving easy access
for Londoners. Might be best to avoid bank holiday
weekends so you don’t clash with ramblers.
Watlington,
Chiltern Hills
By Bex Hopkins, WhatMountainBike? Magazine Issue 24
Slog up the Escarpment to the rolling Ridgeway and
lush woods beyond
Purbeck, South Dorset
By Cass Gilbert, WhatMountainBike? Magazine Issue
24
Lush coastal views over a variety of terrain that's
suitabe for all riders
Preseli Mountains, Pembrokeshire
By Nicky Crowther, WhatMountainBike? Magazine Issue
23
The Preselis offer a challenging seaside route with
great coastal views to devour
The
Quantock Hills, Somerset
By Bex Hopkins, WhatMountainBike? Magazine Issue 22
Covering an area of only 19km by 7km, and sitting
in the shadow of the Brendon Hills and Exmoor, the
Quantocks down in the south west of England are easy
to miss.
Edale
Circut, The Peak District
By Bex Hopkins, WhatMountainBike? Magazine Issue 22
Home to the southern end of the Pennine Way, Edale
is a well known village located in a small valley
with steep hills on all sides, and has some great
facilities for hikers and bikers.
The
Kent Downs, Sevenoaks
By Nicky Crowther, WhatMountainBike? Magazine Issue
22
The cool thing about the Kent Downs is that they lie
within easy reach of London and are less well-ridden
than other downland honeypots.
Brecon
Beacons
By Nicky Crowther, WhatMountainBike? Magazine Issue
21
This route has all the ingredients of a classic mountain
ride, but without tears. A long testing ascent to
a high pass visible from miles below, the silhouettes
of Brecon Beacon peaks Pen y Fan, Cribyn and Corn
Du
Derwent
Reservoir, Peak District
From WhatMountainBike? magazine, issue 20.
The very place where Barnes Wallis tested the famous
bouncing bomb.
Buckden, North Yorkshire
From WhatMountainBike? magazine, issue 18.
This ride can be summed up in 3 words: fantastic but
fatiguing. Sounds like a perfect description of mountain
biking.
Colne
Valley, Buckinghamshire
From WhatMountainBike? issue 18
A pleasant trip on London's western edge where the
capital meets the country.
Corrieyairack
Pass (off road)
From WhatMountainBike? Spring 2003 Issue 17
Highland Region - a stunning route through some wild
and wicked countryside.
Exmoor,
Devon (off-road)
'What does the 'Ex' stand for in Exmoor? Well, after
this route, we're sure you'll agree, it could stand
for Excellent, Exciting, as well as Extreme. Based
in Devon, Exmoor is home to miles and miles of some
of the best and most varied trails in the UK.'
Edale
Circuit (off-road)
Home to the southern end of the Pennine Way, Edale
is a well known village located in a small valley
with steep hills on all sides, and has some great
facilities for hikers and bikers.
Judge's
Route (off-road)
From WhatMountainBike? magazine. Spring 2003 Issue
17
Oxfordshire - a fine mixture of ancient byways and
bridleways. Ideal for novice mountain bikers.
Long
Mynd (off road)
From WhatMountainBike? magazine: May 2003 Issue 18
Shropshire - short-but-perfectly-formed all-weather
classic.
