You can rent bikes there too, and get coaching and training. Bike ride in easthampstead, england swinley forest blue loop a bike ride in easthampstead, england features upgrade organizations find ride reports. Good run guide running routes swinley forest and caesar. Easy to overlook as too flat, too tame, too southern right. Our visitors love the forest, and many people use the look out as a base to explore the surrounding area.
Swinley bike hub offers bikes hiredemosale, trail clothing, trail protection, and trail items for your ride. Swinley forest from bagshot surrey, england alltrails. I took a young friend to the trails yesterday, but i made too many stops and i wanted to get a continuous footage of the ride trails. Whilst swinley forest can be ridden with a hybrid bike if you want to head off the main paths youll be much better off on a. The easy green trail offers relatively flat and wide trails which are perfect for families who are cycling with young children and bike trailers.
Swinley forest is well known for its mountain bike trails. Map for the bike trail are available from reception for. Explore swinley forests cycle trails mountain bike hire. Mtb trails around peaslake and the surrey hills ridden. Heritage trail ramblers route 3 castles walk leisure cycle trail. Slightly more technical overall than the blues but if comfortable on the blues, youll enjoy the reds. Swinley forest is the souths destination mountain bike trail centre. Unless youre riding your grannys folding bike theres no need to take the green one but the other two routes offer hours of fun and encourage you to come back. Help us make the trails awesome for you report an issue, check out the status of trails or make suggestions all here. Sep 04, 2014 mountain biking routes in swinley forest map pdf 1016kb address. Well, the trailteam swinley are beavering away to create some genuinely meaty jumps and drops just two minutes from swinley bike hub.
Most of the selfguided walks and bike trails start and end at the centre. Swinley forest blue loop a bike ride in easthampstead. With miles and miles of beautiful singletrack riding, and yearround surfaced tracks such as the renowned verderers trail there is something for everyone. Swinley forest is an area of the windsor estate between bracknell and bagshot to the west of the a322. Mar 27, 2014 swinley forest golf club is completely different from any other club that i have visited. There is also a pump track, skills area and a multi use green trail for those that just want to ride on nontechnical cycle paths. This is one loop of pure 100% organic off road goodness within swinley forest where the times are not based on how fast you complete the loop but where your time is calculated against up to 6 timed stages like an mtb enduro. These defensive earth fortifications were built here not as working defences but as training grounds to carry out military. Three cycle trails in line with the international mountain bike association industry standards are available for you to enjoy in swinley forest. Swinley forest has 24km of purpose built, all weather waymarked mountain bike trails that nestle and follow the forests natural ebb and flow.
Offroad cycling is not permitted anywhere in windsor great park. Swinley forest users please read singletrack magazine. Swinley forest must be known as a thriving area of conservation at the same time as being a great place to ride your bike. We also offer a bespoke service, so if you have an event, an anniversary or anything group related then we can design you something really special. For starters its the only place you can see the house in brixton where david bowie grew up, decca records where he recorded his first single, the plaque where ziggy stardust made his debut, and his favourite soho boozer. Welcome to pedal a bike away in the forest of dean. Start of the red mountain bike trail, swinley forest, bracknell. Swinley forest is designated as a special protection area an spa. Then from the sweeping slopes and bumpy roots of the blue trail, to the steep climbs and sheer drops of the red trail swinley forest is a place for all mountain bike riders to come together. Swinley bike hub will run all trail volunteer activities going. Cycling is permitted on hard tracks and within a specific expert mountain bike area.
Bike magic forum member serge the seal of death has been out hunting trails recently and one location he has ridden is an old haunt of his, swinley forest near bracknell. Swinley forest has a network of stacked trails a green, blue and red route to suit all abilities. Swinley forest bike trails windlesham 2020 all you need. With the introduction of official, trail centre style trails the forest has taken on a new guise as far as mountain bikers are concerned. Swinley bike hub the look out discovery centre nine mile ride bracknell. Forest tracks provide a great opportunity for both novice and experienced mountain bikers and cannop cycle centre is the starting point for the forest of dean trails that will take you on an adventure deep into the forest whatever your age or ability. Change the channel select site singletrack snow singletrack charged singletrack tech gritcx classifieds. Swinley forest map outdoor recreation adventure travel.
Swinley forest has 24km of purpose built, all weather waymarked mountain bike trails that nestle and follow the forest s natural ebb and flow. Please take extra care on these sections and be courteous to other forest users. More about car parking charges pdf, 277kb application form for annual car park permit pdf, 27kb. Try that again and if it still doesnt work let us know. All it takes is a little cooperation, and we thank you for yours.
It was a combination of the 1140mm wb anything from about 1160 onwards and the bike feels way to big for me, 66. Swinley forest bike trail blue route near bracknell. Look out for the symbol on the trail maps and trail name boards to help you decide if it is a suitable trail for you. And if youre not a bowie fan there are lots of other. Arguably one of the europes busiest trails got a major overhaul at the end of 20, its now a really accessible mountain bike trail centre, with some classic sections and plenty to keep you entertained. Extremely exclusive and very unusual only begin to scratch the surface of the club. Cycling is popular in the forest with both families and mountain bikers a permit is required for over 16s which is available from the look out centre. For steep gradients, big air jumps and fastpaced trail cycling, head to the lively paths of swinley forest. If you like what you see, then make sure you grab a copy of the london cycle routes ebook. Swinley forest mountain bike centre situated in bracknell england, has recently been developed into a formal trail centre with a green, blue and red loop of around 24k in total. Swinley forest is a large expanse of crown estate woodland mainly within the civil parishes of windlesham in surrey and winkfield and crowthorne in berkshire, england.
It includes crowthorne woods around caesars camp between the nine mile ride and crowthorne. Centre is run by bracknell forest borough council and is a huge draw for families with its handson science centre and a vast network of narrowtrack mountain bike trails. The forest has a 15mile cycle network which can challenge highly skilled riders, but is also a fun day out for beginners and young riders. This region uses the ukeuro style trail grading system. Swinley forest includes crowthorne woods around caesars camp between the nine mile ride and.
You may encounter other forest users such as walkers, horse riders and timber lorries on some sections of the bike trails, particularly the forest tracks. There are pay and display machines in the car park. Bike trails near me swinley bike hub swinley forest. Proposed route for swinley forest on 301109 is as follows.
Take an xcfocused rig and youre guaranteed a solid. Standard graded trails may include some of these features but not to the same frequency, scale or focus as a plus graded trail. I live within riding distance of swinley and avoid it like the plague because its overcrowded and most of the singletrack is thrashed to death or poorly. To find out more about cycling in the forest and to view the trail maps online, visit windsor great park. Life has been busy and somewhat complicated especially now that i am so close to leave on my 2,000 km pilgrimage to rome on the 30th of june. We have specific innovative designs based on mountain bike trails around peaslake and the surrey hills see below.
Mountain bikes would be recommended to tackle this route. Owned and managed by the crown estate, it comprises hectares of mainly scots pine woodland. Swinley park once surrounded swinley lodge where the king kept the royal staghounds in georgian times. Swinley forest mountain bike trail in birch hill, england. The blue trail is a stunning, flowing loop around swinley forest, offering up 10km of great, fun cycling. There are a number of late 18th century redoubts scattered throughout the forest. Swinley trail skills product page buy online now or call the office on 00 44 1768 840 400. It was at the centre of swinley walke, one of the subdivisions of windsor forest there are a number of late 18th century redoubts scattered throughout the forest. It is located between bracknell and bagshot to the west of the a322. Swinley forest map outdoor recreation adventure travel scribd. But not as dhenduro as i was led to believe, there is a small amount but the 5 or so runs last for max of 1 minute much quicker the better you are and they are at the furthest end of the tracks so a bit of a pain to get there. Bike trails near me cycle routes planner swinley bike hub.
Swinley forest is a great place to go for a family day out. It is with mixed emotions that the board have decided to close down trailteam swinley. It has about 25 km of purpose built trails that are divided into three main routes green, blue and red. The 10 closest hotels to swinley forest bike trails.
Mountain biking routes in swinley forest map pdf 1016kb address. Cycling in bracknell forest map bracknell forest council. Oct 16, 2015 one of the staples of swinley forest has been shut down by the landowner. Took the cube sting to swinley forest arrived at 0740 and was the only soul in the car park, when i left the car park was three quarters full. Mountain biking at swinley forest windsor great park. The green beginner, blue intermediate and red advanced mountain bike trails follow numbered runs, and are mapped at the start of each trail. To find out more about this area, which is around 20 minutes by car from the main park, please visit our pages on. We got a sneak look at the new swinley freeride area today and were seriously impressed.
The look out is based at the edge of swinley forest. Swinley forest has a network of stacked trails a green, blue and red route to suit. You pass a path on the left and one sharp right to arrive at a major junction with a decorative signpost bearing the swinley forest crest. Swinley forest is spilt into several sections under different ownership. Hotels near swinley forest bike trails, windlesham on tripadvisor. This section is owned and managed by the crown estate, comprising of 2600 acres of mainly scots pine woodland. I do think a lot of uk trail centres have the gradings a bit wrong, most reds are really blues, but from what i understand its not the volunteerstrail builders that. We completed the blue trail twice which gave me a good idea of how the new bike handled compared to doing the trails last year on the voodoo hoodoo. All of the trails start from the lookout centre where maps are available. Swinley forest offers the most accessible, fun, flowy, allweather trail centre riding in the south of england, just one hour from london. Unless youre riding your grannys folding bike theres no need to take the green one but the other two routes offer hours of fun and. I arrived on a very cool but sunny morning just after the gates where opened at the the lookout discovery centre. The membership is comprised largely of british aristocracy and high ranking members of the british military.
The trail and surface type on the blue route is similar to that of the green route, but offers a purer singletrack experience with the all trails being around 1. This is a figure of eight course based around the lower star post and takes in some. Having heard a lot about swinley forest bike trails on various mountain biking forums i decided to make the most of the days off over the easter school holidays and nip up to bracknell one morning during the week to see what was what. Only ride trails at the appropriate level of difficulty for your ability. At the heart of the swinley forest trail scene is swinley bike hub. Mountain biking in swinley forest, berkshire windsor great park. Nov 07, 2017 the red trails up swinners are great fun. Red trail advanced mountain biking swinley bike hub. Mountain biking irresponsibly during the covid19 pandemic puts you and others at risk. It was at the centre of swinley walke, one of the subdivisions of windsor forest.
The trails are suitable for riders of all levels, from beginners to advanced, and for all sorts of bikes from fattyred mountain bikes to kids bikes to those wishing to explore on an. The lookout and cesars camp berkshire, england alltrails. Swinley forest is a large expanse of crown estate woodland mainly within the civil parishes of. It is internationally important for its rare and threatened birds. I was a bit disappointed with this route compared to previous days visit to. Probably anyone whos into mountain biking and lives around london has heard of swinley forest. The red trail offers up km of varied terrain including berms, natural woodlands, technical trail features and smiles for miles.
Swinley forest is a singletrack mountain bike trail in birch hill, england. Swinley forest last updated december 22, 2019 swinley redirects here. Swinley riders mountain bike riding in swinley forest bracknell the latest information about the mtb trail centre maps and even the weather. Swinley forest bike trails the lookout swinley forest. Since its creation in 2014 many people have worked hard to help create the foundation on the trails in swinley woods.
It is hoped this will reopen soon to open up london mountain biking at. As of august 2018 the bike hire shop is currently closed. Decent place for some fast xc, and small amount of enduro. The woodland is owned and managed by the crown estate, and stretches over 2,600 acres of gentle hills from bracknell to crowthorne. Swinley forest mountain bike centre all you need to know.