Where We Ride

Local Rides

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Canford Heath

When the rest of the world is in the Dolphin Centre on a wet and windy Saturday, Canford Heath is where you need to be - still one of the best cracks and it's right on your doorstep!

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Wareham Forest

Some great singletrack, and not too hilly.

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Redhill Rides

You wouldn't believe the variety of trails within easy reach of Bournemouth. Not too hilly, loads of single track & open heath. Typical routes include Canford Heath, Hurn Forest, Horton Tower, Cannon Hill, and Badbury Rings.

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Sunday 'Special' Rides

Farther afield, based around rides featured in MBR, etc. Perfect if you've ever read the descriptions in the mags and thought, "I'd like to do that but who do I go with?", or "I can't be bothered with all that map reading." Destinations include: Winchester Downs, Dartmoor, Salisbury Plain, Bristol area, Dorchester, and many more.

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The Purbecks

Sometimes known as "God's Playground", this is the place to go for big hills and stunning scenery. Great cake shops, too!

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Away Days / Weekends

The club puts on various days / weekends away. These are a great opportunity to ride more varied terrain, improve your riding skills, see beautiful parts of the country, socialize and make good memories.

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Swinley Forest - Near Bracknell, Berkshire

Logistics: Meet at The Lookout paid car park.  ///moth.zealous.values

Grade: Easy to Medium

There are trails for all abilities from easy to technical off piste so choose your level and go with whatever group is suitable for you.

Swinley Forest is a trail centre and has both waymarked blue (easy) and red (experienced rider) graded trails.

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Haldon Forest - Near Exeter Racecourse, Devon

Logistics: Meet in the car park.

Grade: Trails to suit all abilities – blue, red and off piste.​
Haldon Forest is a trail centre and has both way marked blue and red graded trails. There is also a selection of enduro and off-piste trails for those who would like to do these.
The aim to pack in as much riding as we can manage.
Not suitable for beginners, but there will be an option for tired legs to finish early at the café so the others can do a bit more.

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Queen Elizabeth Country Park - Near Petersfiled, Hampshire
Logistics: Pay car park on site.

Grade: Medium

Queen Elizabeth Country Park is our closest trail centre just north of Portsmouth and has both way marked blue and red graded trails. There is also a selection of bridleways and off-piste trails. We usually split into groups for those who want to explore.
The aim is to pack in as much riding as we can manage.
Not suitable for beginners due to the hilly terrain but there will be an option for tired legs to finish early so the others can do a bit more.

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Surrey Hills - Surrey

Grade: Medium to Hard – NOT suitable for beginners

The Surrey Hills is a regional centre for Mountain Biking. The Greensand Hills of Leith Hill and the Hurtwood, in particular are seen as offering some of the best mountain bike terrain for extensive off-road cycling in the country.

One of the major areas in the Surrey Hills for mountain biking is the Hurtwood. The area is actively managed to give the best experience to mountain bikers. Regular maintenance work is carried out on trails and many new ones are created.
Not suitable for beginners, but there will be an option for tired legs to finish early so the others can do a bit more.

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Isle Of Wight

Grade: Medium

Meet for the sailing from Lymington. Parking at the terminal is expensive, so arrive early, park in the town side streets, and ride the mile to the ferry.

Please arrive no later than 9.30 as they usually load up the bikes before the cars and they won’t wait for you!

Please also prepay and print your foot passenger ticket online the day before (bikes go free). 

Hilly and some rough terrain in places. Great fun for most but not suitable for beginners.

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Quantock Hills - Near Taunton, Somerset
Logistics: This is usually a weekender trip so see calendar event for details.

Grade: Medium with hills! Big hills so ebikes or fit riders. Some technical terrain but top quality.

The Quantocks are full of bridleways and other secret trails, and feature regularly in bike magazine ride guides. We aim to pack in as much riding as we can manage including classic trails such as Weacombe, Sterte Combe and ‘The Chimney’.
Not suitable for beginners, but there will be an option for tired legs to finish early so the others can do a bit more.
Downhillers and gravity riders can do their own thing on the legendary Triscombe trails.
The route includes a lunch stop in Holford.

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Cotswolds - Castle Combe, Wiltshireerset

Logistics: Meet at ASDA Canford Heath at 8.00am to be away by 8.15. Aiming to get there by 10.30am. Back 6.00pm approx. (Parking in Asda is free all day)

Grade: Medium
​Our route starts at the southern end of the Cotswold Hills. Nearby Castle Combe village and its race circuit draw the crowds, but you can largely escape all this on our route, which passes through picturesque countryside and pretty little hamlets. Pub lunch stop included.
​There is no booking required for this away day.

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Afan

For bespoke MTB Trails which will test you where others won't, take a trip to Wales - we all love it there! Visit mbwales.com for more details.

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Arundel

Well worth the drive to this picturesque castle town beneath the Sussex Downs. The routes are stunning - long climbs, long descents, and loads of technical 'tree root' sections to test your bike handling

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Forest of Dean

Over in Wales, this is more of an overnight weekend or weekday ride with some fantastic tracks.