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The definitive guide to riding in England, Scotland & Wales,Mountain Biking Britaintakes riders cross-country, scoping the top trail areasfrom Seven Stanes in Scotland to the most picturesque routes in South Wales, the best North Shore rides, and the top bikeparks of England. Whether downhill, cross-country, GPS finding, or freestyle/trail riding, there is something for everyone. The book's detailed coverage of these areas includes all the essentialstop tips, local media and websites, must-sees, and secret spots, as well as all choice rider-friendly places to eat, sleep, and drink.

Rowan Sorrell is one of the UK’s leading riders, and Chris Moran is the coauthor of Footprint’s Snowboarding the World. They coauthored Mountain Biking Europe (2008).

Introduction	p. 4
How to use the book	p. 5
What kind of rider am I?	p. 6
Terrain breakdown	p. 7
What kind of bike should I be riding?	p. 8
Terrain and terminology	p. 10
Facility breakdown	p. 270
Index	p. 285
Credits	p. 288
Southwest England
Overview	p. 16
Abbeyford Woods & Goldburn Northshore	p. 18
Asham Woods	p. 19
Ashton Court (The Timberland Trail)	p. 19
Aveton Gifford DJ	p. 20
Bath BMX Track	p. 20
Bradford Hollow	p. 20
How to pack your bike for trips	p. 21
Blandford UK Bike Park	p. 22
Buckland Rings	p. 24
Buriton Chalk Pits	p. 24
Canford Heath & Pit DH	p. 25
Cann Wood Trails	p. 25
Cheddar BMX	p. 26
Combe Sydenham	p. 26
Dartmoor National Park	p. 27
Decoy BMX	p. 27
Forest of Dean	p. 28
Haldon Forest Park	p. 30
Hidden Valley DJs	p. 32
Hook DJs	p. 32
Hundred Acre Wood	p. 32
Island Trails	p. 33
JLC Trails	p. 33
Leckhampton	p. 33
Leigh Woods	p. 34
Nationwide DJs	p. 34
Oasis DJs	p. 35
Patchway BMX DJs	p. 35
Pines Ridge	p. 35
Maddacleave Woods	p. 36
Mineral Tramways Project	p. 38
Poldice Valley Trails	p. 40
Portland Bill Quarries	p. 41
Local riders, Paul Blackburn	p. 42
Portsdown Hill	p. 44
Puddletown Woods	p. 44
Queen Elizabeth Country Park	p. 45
Randwick DH	p. 46
Red Hill Extreme	p. 46
Rogate	p. 46
Sandford DJ & DH	p. 47
Sheet DJs	p. 47
Still Woods	p. 48
5 tips for trail etiquette	p. 49
Stoke Heights	p. 50
Stoughton Trails	p. 50
Stoke Woods	p. 51
The Track	p. 52
Triscombe DH	p. 54
Watchmoor Wood Bike Park	p. 54
Woodbury Common	p. 55
London & Southeast England
Overview	p. 60
Aston Hill	p. 62
A10 DJs	p. 64
Bengeo Bumps & Waterford Quarry DJs	p. 64
Bedgebury Forest & Freeride Area	p. 65
Blean Woods	p. 66
Bluebell Hill	p. 67
Braintree BMX	p. 67
Brockwell Park BMX Track	p. 68
Bushy Park	p. 69
Chazey Woods & Northshore	p. 68
Chicksands Bike Park	p. 70
Crowborough - The Bull Track	p. 72
Crow Trails	p. 73
Danbury Common	p. 73
Local riders, Ben Wain	p. 74
Devils Drop DJs	p. 76
Devils Dyke DH & XC	p. 76
Devils Dyke Nonsuch DJs	p. 77
Donkey Island DJs	p. 77
Esher Shore	p. 78
Epping Forest	p. 80
Friston Forest	p. 81
Fearnley DJs	p. 82
Gunnersbury DJ	p. 82
Harrow Skatepark & DJs	p. 82
Hayes Hawks BMX Track	p. 83
Highgate DJs	p. 83
Highwood DJs	p. 83
Holmes Place DJs	p. 84
Ipswich BMX track	p. 84
Kuoni Trails	p. 84
Leith Hill	p. 84
Limpsfield DJs	p. 85
Look Out Gulley	p. 86
M3 DJs	p. 86
Mereworth Woods	p. 86
Mousehold Trails	p. 87
Nature Jumps & Gog Magog XC	p. 87
PORC (Penshurst Off Road Club)	p. 88
Normandy Hill DH	p. 90
Peaslake	p. 90
Peckham BMX Track and Burgess Park BMX	p. 91
Rayleigh	p. 91
Redlands	p. 92
Shoreham DJs	p. 93
Shorne Wood Country Park & DJs	p. 93
Sidley Woods	p. 94
Slindon Quarry	p. 94
Swinley Forest	p. 95
Sloughbottom Park	p. 96
Teddington DJs	p. 96
Thetford Forest	p. 97
Tilgate Forest & St Leonards Forest	p. 98
Track 40	p. 98
Tring Park	p. 99
Warley DJs	p. 99
Whiteways	p. 99
Wild Park	p. 100
Willen Lake BMX Track	p. 100
Wisley Trails	p. 101
Woburn Sands	p. 102
The Midlands
Overview	p. 108
Bringewood	p. 110
Brackley DH	p. 111
Cauldwell Woods DJs	p. 111
Cannock Chase	p. 112
Cheshire Ghost Rides BMX Track	p. 114
Deeping BMX	p. 114
Eastridge Woods	p. 115
Hopton Castle	p. 116
Keele Woods & DJs	p. 118
Leamington Spa 4X Track & DJs	p. 118
Ribbesford DH	p. 119
Perry Park BMX	p. 120
Rutland Water Cycle Way	p. 120
Sherwood Pines Forest	p. 121
Swithland Woods	p. 122
Tiny BMX Track	p. 123
The North
Overview	p. 128
Carlton Bank DH & XC	p. 130
Broomley Trails DJs	p. 131
Calverley Woods	p. 131
Chesterfield BMX/4X Track	p. 131
Chevin Forest Park	p. 132
Chester-le-Street spots	p. 133
Chopwell	p. 134
Dealmere Forest	p. 135
Dalby Forest	p. 136
Devils Cascade DJs	p. 138
Elland Park Wood	p. 139
Gosforth Park DJs	p. 139
Gisburn Forest	p. 140
Greasborough Trails	p. 141
Great Ayton Quarry DJs	p. 141
Greenway DJs	p. 142
Guisborough Forest	p. 142
Hartlepool 4X	p. 143
Hookstone Woods DJs	p. 143
Local rider, John Storey	p. 144
Hamsterley Forest	p. 146
Hulme Park DJs	p. 148
Hurstwood Trails	p. 148
likely Moor	p. 149
Iron Bridge DJs	p. 149
Kielder Water & Forest Park	p. 150
Ladybower Reservoir	p. 152
Lee Mill Quarry (aka The Adrenaline Gateway)	p. 153
Little Switzerland	p. 154
Longridge Fell	p. 154
Lyme Park	p. 154
Manchester Road DJs	p. 155
Meltham Skills Trails	p. 155
Midgley Woods	p. 155
Park Bridge 4X	p. 156
Ramsden Lane DH	p. 156
Roman Lakes Leisure Park	p. 158
Scratchmere Scar Freeride Bike Park	p. 157
Silton Forest DH	p. 158
Setmurthy DH Trails & Cockermouth XC	p. 159
Stainburn	p. 160
Sticks Norden	p. 162
Storthes Hall DH	p. 162
Temple Newsam	p. 163
TNF Grizedale	p. 164
Wassenden DH	p. 166
Wiswell Wood	p. 166
Woodbank DJs	p. 167
Whinlatter Forest	p. 168
Wooler 4X	p. 169
Yeadon BMX Track	p. 169
Wales
Overview	p. 174
Afan Forest Park	p. 176
Abercarn	p. 178
Aberhafesp Woods & DH	p. 179
Caerphilly DJs	p. 179
Brechfa	p. 180
Betws Y Coed (Snowdonia East)	p. 182
Clarach DH	p. 183
Clyne Woods	p. 183
Coed Llandegla	p. 184
Coed Trallwm	p. 186
Top riding tips, Josh Bryceland	p. 187
Coed Y Brenin (Snowdonia West)	p. 188
Cwm Rhaeadr	p. 190
Cwmcarn	p. 192
Foel Gasnach DH	p. 194
Gethin Woods	p. 195
Gwydwr Forest	p. 196
Kilvey Hill	p. 197
Henblas/Caersws nr Newton	p. 198
Llantrisant Woods DH	p. 198
Llanwrtyd Wells	p. 199
Maindy Road BMX Track	p. 200
Moelfre	p. 200
Mountain Ash DH	p. 201
Ponciau Banks	p. 201
Machynlleth	p. 202
Nant yr Arian	p. 203
Rheola DH Track	p. 206
Rudry DJs	p. 206
Sandjumps	p. 206
Snowdonia National Park	p. 207
Wentwood DH	p. 208
Local riders, Rowan Sorrell	p. 209
Southern Scotland
Overview	p. 214
Local riders, Chris Ball	p. 216
Ae Forest (7Stanes)	p. 218
Dalbeattie (7Stanes)	p. 220
Drumlanrig Castle	p. 222
Glentress (7Stanes)	p. 224
Glentrool (7Stanes)	p. 226
Innerleithen (7Stanes)	p. 228
The Jedforest Trails	p. 230
Safety, Steve Ireland	p. 231
Kirroughtree (7Stanes)	p. 232
Mabie (7Stanes)	p. 234
Newcastleton	p. 236
Central & Northern Scotland
Overview	p. 241
Aviemore	p. 242
Balnain Bike Park	p. 243
Carron Valley Trails	p. 244
Comrie Croft Bike Trails	p. 245
Fort William	p. 246
Glencoe	p. 248
Golspie Highland Wildcat Trails	p. 250
Isle of Arran	p. 254
Kyle of Sutherland Trails	p. 254
Laggan Wolftrax	p. 256
Learnie Red Rocks	p. 258
Moray Monster Trails	p. 260
Pitfichie Mountain Cycle Trails	p. 262
Pollock Country Park	p. 263
Strathpeffer	p. 264
The Fire Tower Trail	p. 265
The Kelpies Trails	p. 266
Donkey Hill Dirt Track	p. 267
Duchany Woods	p. 267
Dunkeld Downhill	p. 267
Kirkhill Mountain Bike Park	p. 268
Best Films, Callum Swift	p. 269
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Mountain Biking Britain; Full colour activity guide to mountain biking in the UK

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