Mountain Biking Trail Centres - The Guide

Description: Guidebook
Code: 9781906148010
Manufacturer: V-Publishing

"This is without doubt the most comprehensive guide of its type available." MBR Magazine

Updated with revisions, January 2010.

Mountain Biking Trail Centres is the only comprehensive guide to the UK's purpose-built, off-road mountain biking trails. This guide features thousands of kilometres of singletrack, cross country, downhill, freeride and bike park riding at 67 centres across England, Scotland and Wales.

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In the course of writing this book, author Tom Fenton racked up over 1,500km of riding in one month and became possibly the only person in the world to have ridden every waymarked singletrack trail in England, Scotland and Wales.

This book includes classics such as Dalby, Coed y Brenin and Glentress, lesser-known centres such as Balblair and Coed Trallwm, together with the latest developments including Whinlatter, Rossendale (Adrenaline Gateway) and many new trails at existing centres.

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Each centre thoroughly ridden and researched.
Detailed information on the facilities, the number of trails, the length, style and difficulty of trails, local info, useful contacts and bike shops all complimented with clear directions and Sat Nav coordinates.
Foreword by Steve Peat.
Stunning full-colour design.
Action photography from some of the country's best mountain biking photographers, including Wig Worland, Dan Barham, Seb Rogers and Mountain Bike Rider's staff photographers.
The latest title from Vertebrate Publishing, publishers of the UK's bestselling ride guides, including Dark Peak Mountain Biking and Lake District Mountain Biking.

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Featured Centres:

England

Aston Hill
Bedgebury
Cannock Chase
Chicksands
Dalby
Delamere
Forest of Dean
Friston Forest
Gisburn
Grizedale
Guisborough
Haldon
Hamsterley
Hopton Wood
Kielder
Queen Elizabeth Country Park
Rossendale Lee Quarry
Sherwood Pines
Stainburn
Surrey Hills
Swinley Forest
Thetford Forest
Timberland Trail
Wharncliffe
Whinlatter Forest

Scotland

Abriachan
Ae
Arran
Balblair
Carbisdale
Carron Valley
Comrie Croft
Dalbeattie
Drumlanrig
Fire Tower Trail
Fort William
Glentress
Glentrool
Golspie
Innerleithen
Jedburgh
Kirkhill
Kirroughtree
Laggan
Learnie
Mabie
Moray
Mull of Kintyre
Newcastleton
Pitfichie
Strathpeffer

Wales

Afan Argoed
Brechfa
Cli-machx
Coed Llandegla
Coed Trallwm
Coed y Brenin
Cwmcarm
Cwm Rhaeadr
Gwydyr Forest
Mach Trails
Nant yr Arian
Penmachno

Bike Parks

Balnain
Blandford Forum - UK Bike Park
Esher
P.O.R.C.

Sample Review [view all]

“If you’re planning an excursion to any trail centre, this book is a real gem.

We especially like the overview map pinpointing the geographical location of each trail – ideal if you’re planning a road trip. And if the pictures throughout the book don’t inspire you to ride, we don’t know what will.”

Bikeradar.com

All Reviews [view single]

Bikeradar.com

“thoroughly researched and based on centres we do know, pretty fair”

OUTDOORSmagic.com

“67 centres across England, Scotland and Wales are covered so if you're planning some trips next year, this is a must read before you load the car.”

BIKEmagic.com

“As the first guide to document all the UK centres in one go it is indispensible.”

Kevin Howett, Scottish Mountaineer

“This is a splendid addition to the Vertebrate Publishing catalogue. The information is bang up to date and will find you perplexed as you discover trails you didn’t know existed. The photography is uniformly excellent and inspiring. Christmas is coming, so instead of disappointing your loved-ones with boring socks, put a smile on their face on the 25th: buy this guide.”

Planetfear.com

“This is without doubt the most comprehensive guide of its type available.”

MBR Magazine

“Everything you need to know, ideal for browsing and planning”

Mike Davis, BIKEmagic.com

“If you ride bikes in the UK you simply can't afford to live without this book. Fenton makes guidebooks a joy to read and expertly leads you through the numerous trail centres now established around the UK.”

Amazon Review

“Once in a while, we come across a new guide that lights the fuse, gets us all worked up and frothing at the mouth in anticipation of following in the authors footsteps, or on this occasion, his muddy wheel tracks. Mountain Biking Trail Centres by Tom Fenton is the guide we've all been waiting for in the Adventure Travel office.

This guide is essential for upping the quality of life of anyone with a mountain biking gene – just buy it.”

Adventure Travel Magazine