Cycling is a very wonderful and important outdoor activity that is worth taking your time. If you are in the UK, here you have a pool of bike trails that you need to be aware of as you plan your next visit. One of these trails could be your destination in your forthcoming cycling event.
Most of these biking trails are situated and built in tranquil environments where you get to meet with nature. Here you breathe the freshest of airs as you cycle or walk by. Let us now explore some of the bike trails in the UK.
New Forest Bike Trail
The New Forest located in Southern England is a wonderful ecological area with vegetation such as bogs and some rare wildlife. Here in the New Forest there are multiple bike trails built and designed to suit biking, walking and bike racing activities.
Here are some of the trails in it;
Brockenhurst and Tall Trees Circular
This is an easy to go route that forms a loop with a distance of 15.1 km and an elevation gain of 245meters.
Hill and Swan Green Circular
Here is another loop with a distance of 10.3km. It makes an elevation gain of 230m throughout its length. It is mostly flat and has a scenic walk through the lush and moorland.
Fritham Circular
It loops for 9km of cycling with an elevation gain of 161m and a cycling time of approximately two hours. The land is fairly flat and on your way, you will meet horses that you need to be careful of.
Other trails in the New Forest include:
- Emery Down Circular (10.1km, 218m elevation gain)
- Burley Village and Long Pond Circular (7.6km, 137 elevation gain)
- Tall Trees Trail Circular (3.2km, 60 elevation gain)
- Brockenhurst Village Walk (8km, 106m elevation gain)
- Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary and Bolderwood Grounds Circular (2.9km, 77m elevation gain)
Bristol to Bath Cycle Path
This is another excellent bike trail found between Bristol and Bath. It is characterized by its natural scenery with a forest and rivers along the way. People visit here to meet with nature as they cycle, walk or just stroll as one of their outdoor activities.
Its path is 13 miles long that is not that long for cycling with an elevation gain of 354m and it takes you approximately five and half hours to cycle. The path is 3 meters wide which is quite enough for moving around and for group cycling. Dogs are allowed in this path and you won’t have to worry because of leaving it at home.
In this route you can start from either Bristol or Bath and enjoy a great trip. Both sides are equally worth exploring. If you feel tired after cycling on either side, you can take the train as both Bristol and Bath have stations close to the start of the path.
Swinley Forest Bike Trails
Swinley Forest is another wonderful area to explore as a cyclist. It has a wide range of room for various activities such as hiking, but predominantly biking. It offers a wonderful environment and serene atmosphere for bikers. It as well showcases its great terrain and beautiful scenery that attracts more people. On top of that, Swinley Forest has some wild animals, as reported by some of the bikers who have visited there, which has increased its potential for more visitors.
In Swinley Forest, trails have been classified through color coding according to their difficulty levels. The green trail are the easy to navigate trails where even kids are allowed to cycle. The blue trails are for experienced cyclists and red trails are for experts with high cycling proficiency.
In Swinley Forest, you are offered bike coaching services and bike hiring services among other bike related services.
Dalby Forest Bike Trails
The Dalby Forest with its comprehensive organization, has The Dalby Forest Cycle Hub that is focusing on delivering you with all the cycling services and accessories that you need. It offers you bike hire services, where you get all kinds of bikes, it has biking courses and a biking shop where you buy all that is concerned with biking.
In this forest trail, there are a number of trails that include;
- Adderstone Cycle Trail
- Ellerburn Trail
- Jubilee Blue Trail
- Jerry Noddle Bike Trail
- Newclose Rig Trail
- Red Route
- Riggs and Dales Bike Trails
- World Cup MTB Trail
Cannock Chase Bike Trails
The Cannock Chase Forest is a wonderful riding destination that is ecologically sensitive and, as a result, bikes are not permitted in unauthorized sections due to the damage they can cause. The Cannon Chase Forest has hand-planted trees and the area has been designed carefully and artistically. Therefore, its design and built trails facilitates suitable biking.
Its trails are also classified as follows;
Leisure Cycling Trails
These leisure cycling trails are designed for leisure cyclists and families. All of their trails are open all round the year and fortunately, they all free of charge. These trails are also used by walkers, dogs, and horses. Therefore, you need to be careful when overtaking other forest users.
Here we have the following trails;
- Pedal And Play Trail
- Fairoak Trail
- Perry’s Trail
- Heritage Trail
Cross Country MTB Trails
Important considerations while at the Cross Country MTB Trails is that all the riders should be in helmets at all times while riding. If you are a novice rider, you are advised to avoid these trails and alternatively opt for the Leisure Trails – this applies for young children as well.
Here we have;
- Follow the Dog Trail
- The Monkey Trail
Stile Cop Downhill MTB Trails
This is Cannock Chase’s only area dedicated for downhill trails. It has a dozen trails to choose from and each trail has a different difficulty level. With its only 65 meters, it has multiple trails to accommodate every rider.
E-bikes Recommendation
E-bikes are electronic bicycles with integrated electric motors that aid in propulsion and reduce the effort you need to apply in cycling. They enable you to go for long distances and these ebikes are cost effective and environment friendly. They have adjusting features that make it easy for you to customize them as you wish. Their pedal systems as well can be adjusted to the level of assistance that you wish to get.
You find them in different types depending on their intended purpose; you can have commuter bikes, electronic mountain bikes, cargo ebikes, folding ebikes which are easy to compact and store, and we also have fat-tire bikes that are good for stability.
