https://www.mbr.co.uk Mountain Bike Rider Tue, 31 Dec 2024 07:01:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/meet-the-team-behind-bikepark-wales-that-repaired-32-trails-in-three-days-in-the-aftermath-of-storm-darragh-445167 Tue, 31 Dec 2024 07:00:54 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=445167 The team of 11 trail builders also known as SIDZ Trail Crew keep BikePark Wales running year-round - even in the aftermath of Storm Darragh

With the weather being the way it has over the past few weeks, it’s hard not to think about how …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/mountain-bike-routes/uk_trails/winter-mountain-bike-routes-102048 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 09:15:22 +0000 Winter can be an incredible time of year for exploring natural trails, especially if you get crisp cold days with blue skies and incredible views. We've picked out a selection that ride well in all conditions.

If you want to get some good riding in this winter, don’t limit yourself to trail centres — there are plenty of natural winter routes out there too.]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/go-outdoors-names-flat-cambridge-as-the-uks-best-mountain-bike-destination-441631 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:00:27 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=441631 No hills, mountains or proper riding? No problem. But why has Go Outdoors’ research named Cambridge its fave mtb hotspot? 

Which UK city has the best mountain bike trails on its doorstep? Cardiff, Sheffield or maybe Edinburgh would be near …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/kid-friendly-mountain-bike-trails-331157 Sun, 21 Jul 2024 11:10:36 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=331157 These are the best places in the UK to go mountain biking with your kids: including bike parks, natural loops, big mountains and gentle new-rider friendly trails

School's out and those kids need dragging away from those screens. We've put together five routes that are easy enough for children to enjoy.]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/better-than-morzine-crans-montana-in-switzerland-should-be-on-your-riding-bucket-list-438186 Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:00:53 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=438186 The Swiss resort makes the perfect stress-free escape for those last-minute long weekend riding trips.

Start planning an alpine riding holiday and the first places that probably come to mind are Morzine and Les Gets. …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/mountain-bike-routes/best-overseas-mountain-bike-routes/serfaus-fiss-ladis-launches-two-new-trails-438708 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 06:03:57 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=438708 Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis gets two new high-Alpine trails, it’s perfect for kids and newbies... and how bloomin good do the tracks look?!

Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis probably isn’t high on your list of overseas riding locations, but if you like smooth singletrack, berms and ski-lifts …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/mountain-bike-routes/scotlands-newest-bike-park-disses-tech-for-flow-and-theres-a-conveyor-belt-uplift-too-438014 Sun, 05 May 2024 07:00:57 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=438014 It might be diddy, but Cairngorm Mountain Bike Trails has some brilliant looking jumps, berms and rollers

If flow trails, jump lines and a conveyor belt uplift sounds like an exciting prospect to you, then Cairngorm Mountain …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/mountain-bike-routes/trail-centres/south-wales-has-a-new-bike-park-complete-with-uplift-green-to-black-trails-hafod-trails-436712 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 07:00:06 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=436712 Hafod Trails has trails for all, and it's dead close to Brechfa's trail centre too

South Wales has a brand new bike park opening this Easter, it’s called Hafod Trails and so far there are …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/5-amazing-new-uk-trails-and-bike-parks-to-tempt-you-in-2024-435356 Wed, 24 Jan 2024 07:00:08 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=435356 Glentress, Cairngorms, Forest of Dean and more all have new trails for you to sink your teeth into. So grab the calendar and start planning those Summer trips!

Trail builders across the UK put in some serious graft in 2023. They made new trails, reworked some of our …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/how-to-find-the-best-new-mountain-bike-trails-432668 Thu, 26 Oct 2023 18:03:28 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=432668 Our top three apps to finding new trails and how to use them for free: And when to go old school, use a paper map and join a local ride

Riding a new trail is probably the most exciting part of mountain biking. Secret trails, or those relatively unknown are …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/mountain-bike-routes/best-new-mountain-bike-trails-to-ride-this-autumn-431670 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 07:30:03 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=431670 Ride the freshest loam, the flattest tabletops and the biggest berms with new trails at Swinley Forest, BikePark Wales, Laggan Wolftrax, Dyfi Bike Park, and Fort William.

In need of inspiration to keep you riding through the winter? Looking for a new location to tick off? We’ve …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/mine-over-matter-we-tackle-wye-mtbs-rhondda-raid-431945 Fri, 06 Oct 2023 11:49:41 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=431945 Big mountain descents without the gruelling climbs. We head out around Rhondda, a former coalmining area in South Wales, for a fully guided and uplifted adventure.

“The right line is death,” Will Warren calmly tells us. “The left line is just… horrible,” he adds. “Take your …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/trailblazers-caersws-bike-park-428831 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 09:46:34 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=428831 Thanks to Matt Simmonds and supportive landowner Ian, Mid Wales's DH tracks are taking on a second life.

Bike brands like to talk about evolution. Every model year brings tweaks and changes, increases – or decreases – in …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/tarland-trails-a-masterclass-in-modern-trail-building-428284 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 10:29:49 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=428284 After the storm wreckage caused by the brutal winter storms of 2021/22, the Tarland Trails in Aberdeenshire have been reborn, with nearly 17km of singletrack, jump lines and flow trails.

The winter of 2021/2022 was brutal. Over the course of four months a total of seven huge storms hit mainland …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/mountain-bike-routes/these-trails-will-take-you-out-into-the-back-o-beyond-427738 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 12:54:04 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=427738 How far would you go to have the trail to yourself? These five rides will take you to the back-o-beyond - and back again - so you can find solitude on the singletrack.

Sometimes, you just want to be alone. Or with a few good friends. Just you, your bike, the trail, and …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/mountain-bike-routes/off-piste-trails-reckless-vandalism-or-the-future-of-mtb-427736 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 13:36:09 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=427736 Guy Kesteven weighs up the wild trial situation. With more and more unsanctioned trails being built, are they at risk of damaging landscapes, or is there a way forward that conserves the environment and the thrill they bring?

Cheeky. Secret. Natural. Unsanctioned… Illegal? Whatever you want to call them, we nearly all ride these trails. They’re more prolific …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/find-your-flowstate-at-dyfi-bike-park-this-summer-427670 Tue, 04 Jul 2023 15:04:03 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=427670 Dyfi Bike Park in Wales, UK, has just unveiled its newest track which offers 2km of scenic trail built for flow. 

If you like your bike park tracks long, scenic and built for flow, you’re going to love the newest addition …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/mountain-bike-routes/epic-long-distance-mountain-bike-routes-to-tackle-this-summer-426989 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 06:36:32 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=426989 The days are long, so why not fill them with an epic mountain bike adventure? These long distance routes are ideal for a big day (or several days) of riding, and will take you to some absolutely stunning places in the UK

Summer has landed, so it’s time to crack out the chamois cream, stick an extra jam sandwich in the backpack …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/featured/riders-on-the-storm-llandeglas-road-to-recovery-425804 Thu, 13 Apr 2023 08:13:43 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=425804 When a barrage of storms hit the UK in the winter of 2021-2022, Llandegla Forest in North Wales took a hammering: Now though, trees are being replanted and trail re-imagined

As a nation we’re obsessed with the weather. Which is odd as our weather can best be described as degrees …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/mountain-bike-routes/best-uk-mountain-bike-routes-for-riding-in-the-rain-and-bad-weather-424752 Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:11:43 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=424752 Don’t sack off riding when the weather gets nasty. Instead dress right, adopt a positive mental attitude and pick from one of our weather-proof mountain bike routes

When the rain is pouring down it can be hard to motivate yourself to head out for a ride, especially …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/mountain-bike-routes/uk_trails/the-cotswolds-200-423403 Thu, 19 Jan 2023 06:22:01 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=423403 We delve into the rapidly-developing world of off-road ultras, as Steve Shrubsall takes on the inaugural Cotswolds 200

The Cotswolds conjures a picture of old English perfection. An expanse of gently rolling countryside through which small country lanes …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/mountain-bike-routes/britains-best-flow-trails-339780 Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:11:15 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=339780 There's nothing quite like the feeling of flow, flying or cruising down tracks that make you feel like a mountain biking goddess or god. If you want to find that feeling, check out this selection of the best flow trails the MBR team has found.

The wind rushing past your ears, the ground zooming below your tyres, you pump and turn and rail and generally …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/featured/best-new-trails-to-ride-mountain-bikes-in-2023-422847 Sat, 31 Dec 2022 06:15:32 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=422847 The Forest of Dean, Dyfi Bike Park, Laggan Wolftrax, BikePark Wales and Sheffield all have new trails to ride

Nothing beats the first time you ride a new mountain bike trail. You might mess up every corner but you’ll …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/mountain-bike-routes/best-overseas-mountain-bike-routes/the-trans-savoie-a-wild-epic-big-mountain-race-like-no-other-422560 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 05:02:41 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=422560 The Trans Savoie mountain bike enduro race in France showcases some of the most beautiful, rugged, wild and epic natural trails the Alps has to offer

There’s a mountain bike event in France that’s been going on for ten years now, in which clusters of riders …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/mountain-bike-routes/best-uk-mountain-bike-descents-421980 Thu, 17 Nov 2022 07:30:00 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=421980 These are some of the best mountain bike descents the UK has to offer, from technical to flowing, rocky to rooty, beginner to expert, and everything in between.

Love the rush of gravity when you ride? These descents are a selection of the best the UK has to …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/mountain-bike-routes/best-overseas-mountain-bike-routes/mountain-bike-destination-guide-lapland-finland-420125 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:43:21 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=420125 Floating houses, northern lights dancing across the sky, shamanic wisdom dispensed by the fire and endless trails crossing multi-coloured fjells: A bike tour through the resplendent fall landscape of Lapland almost verges on sensory overload. 

Lapland might be better known for reindeers and the home of a certain Santa Claus, but if you love to …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/mountain-bike-routes/uk_trails/car-free-riding-destinations-in-scotland-420022 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:32:08 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=420022 Whether you're looking to lower your environmental footprint, or are just fed up of driving to go ride your bike, then these Scottish riding destinations are for you.

There’s something ironic in the fact that we mountain bikers often have to hop in the car to go ride …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/mountain-bike-routes/into-thin-air-riding-high-peaks-at-arrocher-scotland-419980 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:21:51 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=419980 Sometimes it takes the razor’s edge to sharpen the senses; if you want to test your mettle, Scotland’s precipitous singletrack is a cut above the rest

We share this story, written by Pete Scullion, in memory of Rab Wardell, who passed away in August 2022 and …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/mountain-bike-routes/rude-place-names-bike-rides-416995 Sun, 15 May 2022 08:40:38 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=416995 Rude British place names - the country has them in abundance. The UK is also home to some equally vibrant riding. So why not combine the two?

From Shitterton to The Knob, the UK is home to some colourfully rude place names that cause endless sniggering amusement …Continue reading »]]> https://www.mbr.co.uk/mountain-bike-routes/how-to-get-the-most-from-a-trail-centre-visit-416800 Wed, 04 May 2022 07:07:20 +0000 https://www.mbr.co.uk/?p=416800 How to find a trail centre, what to expect, what to bring and what’s the best kind of bike to ride

Mountain bike trail centres are brilliant facilities, whether you’re just getting into mountain biking, are looking to develop your skills, …Continue reading »]]>