Wilton Training Loop
A good training route with plenty of long climbs plus some sweet single track mixed in to keep things interesting. Directions start from the car park at Michael Herbert Hall in Wilton. Following the route from there is about 20 km with 400m elevation in total or you can repeat the main 12km loop to take your total distance closer to 20 miles or 32km. Strava route Directions: Turn left out of the car park, ride along the road to the crossroads where you turn left along the road and past the Bear Inn. When the main road carries on left, turn off right onto a residential street, carry on under the railway bridge then turn left onto the track heading up the hill. When the track forks keep right to head up to Grovely Woods where you’ll see a green gate at the top of the climb. Turn left…
16 December: Mtb road trip – Triscombe
Hidden away in the Quantocks the downhill tracks at Triscombe are some of my personal favourites. There’s something like 25 – 30 tracks of Red/Black grade which ride really well in all weather conditions plus everything is accessible from a short fireroad which can be pushed or pedalled up in less than 10 minutes. What more could you possibly want! You’ll need to be a confident rider for this trip, most of the big features are totally avoidable however you should be able to ride drops of 1 – 2 feet as a minimum skill level. Don’t forget to let us know if you can make it on our Facebook events page.
MTB – Calendar of Events Autumn/Winter 2017/18
Here we have all the dates for your MTB diaries up to the end of March 2018 to keep you riding right through to next spring. Some of the dates and locations below will be subject to change. As soon as we finalise the plans for each ride we’ll post an event up on Facebook and also on the website. Just follow the links for more info: 28 – 29 October – Welsh Weekender, Afan Forest 5 November – Sunday road trip to Swinely Bike Hub 12 November – Sunday social ride, Purbeck Hills 10 December – Sunday social ride, Saliabury Plain 16 December – Saturday “Gravity” road trip, Tiscombe 6 January – Saturday road trip, Cwmcarn 14 January – Sunday social ride, Pepperbox hill/Bentley woods 20 January – Sunday road trip, Croft Trail 4 February – Sunady road trip, Bike Park Wales 18 February – Sunday Social ride, Shaftesbury…
12 November – Sunday Road Trip – The Purbecks
After a hugely successful ride down to Swanage last Sunday, Mark thought we should get back to the Purbecks as soon as possible! We’ll be starting the mtb ride from Corfe Castle at 10am aiming to get back by 4ish. Don’t forget to check out our events page on Facebook for more details about the route and to let us know you’re coming.
MTB Welsh Weekender 28 – 29th October
After a brilliant club ride at Afan in the Summer we will be heading back on the 28 – 29th of October for a weekend away. Camping is available for £3.50 per person per night at the at the visitor centre and you can find all the details you need for booking here: http://www.afanforestpark.co.uk/1936 There are a wide variety of trails available at Afan ranging from the Green Rookie trail up to the 44km W2 route which is a serious all-dayer! Details of all the trails and grades can be found here: http://www.afanforestpark.co.uk/1866 If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at mtb@sramcc.com.