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Landscape Rides
Cycle legal public tracks for exploration of the stunning south west Protected Landscapes. -
Trailhubs
One or more graded and way-marked off-road cycling trails with visitor facilities.-
Forest of Dean
- Family Cycle Trail
- Family Cycle Trail - Beechenhurst Link
- Family Cycle Trail - Cinderford Link
- Family Cycle Trail - Coleford Link
- Family Cycle Trail - Lydbrook Link
- Family Cycle Trail - Mallards Pike Link
- Family Cycle Trail - Shortcut
- Family Skills Area
- Freeminer Trail
- Intermediate Skills Area
- Verderers' Trail
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Gawton Gravity Hub
- Gawton: Egypt
- Gawton: HSD
- Gawton: Proper Job
- Gawton: Rode to Knowhere
- Gawton: Super-Tavi
- Tavi-Woodlands: East of Eden
- Tavi-Woodlands: Gnarkill
- Tavi-Woodlands: Gorse Jumps
- Tavi-Woodlands: Grumpy Scotsman
- Tavi-Woodlands: JobLot
- Tavi-Woodlands: Krash Course
- Tavi-Woodlands: Kris Krash Extension
- Tavi-Woodlands: Kris Track
- Tavi-Woodlands: Open Track - Rock Drop
- Tavi-Woodlands: Quarry Step
- Tavi-Woodlands: Spaghetti Western
- Tavi-Woodlands: Swoop Root
- Tavi-Woodlands: The Man
- Tavi-Woodlands: Wooded Track - Corkscrew
- Haldon Forest Park
- Moors Valley Country Park
- North Cornwall
- North Somerset
- Roadford Lake Country Park
- Siblyback Lake Country Park
- Tamar Lakes Country Park
- Wimbleball Lake Country Park
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Forest of Dean
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Promoted Routes
Traffic-free cycling routes promoted by Local Authorities with bike hire. Occasional road sections — check route details.-
Cornwall
- Bugle-Eden
- Camborne to Godolphin Hill and Back
- Camel Trail
- Coast & Clay Trail
- Coast to Coast Trail
- Goonhilly Downs
- Goss Moor Trails
- Great Flat Lode Trail
- Green Corridor
- Mount Edgcumbe
- Out of Penzance
- Par Beach-St Blazey
- Penrose Cycle Trails
- Porthcurno and around
- Portreath Branchline Trail
- Redruth & Chasewater Trail
- St Just & the Moors of West Penwith
- Tehidy Trail
- Tresavean Trail
- Warleggan Downs
- Wheal Martyn-Eden
- Devon
- Dorset
- Somerset
- Wiltshire
- Hampshire
- Gloucestershire
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Cornwall
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Marlborough Downs
A varied and demanding tour of the Marlborough Downs with some steep climbs and exhilarating descents. The western edge of this route follows the Ridgeway to complete the loop.
Mostly using green (easy) and blue (moderate) graded trails, one red (difficult) trail, and some short on-road sections.
A 22 mile (35km) circular route.
How to get there:
There are train stations in nearby Hungerford, Pewsey and Swindon.
This area is also easily accessible from the M4/A346.
To navigate this route we recommend using OS Explorer Map Marlborough & Savernake Forest - Sheet 157.
You can find out more about the are on the North Wessex Downs AONB website.
About
We want you to have a great adventure in the South West of England.
Read on to find out how we can help you…
The Trail Essentials guide gives you the important things to know before you head out on your bike. Please read and enjoy it. The Project promotes legal, sustainable and responsible riding only. The future development of off-road cycling in the south west is in your hands – treat it carefully and it will grow!
To have a truly enjoyable experience it is really important to match a cycling adventure with the skill, knowledge and fitness level of the people taking part - we can’t stress this enough! We provide you with information to use in deciding which adventures you will enjoy, and which you will leave for another day!
If you haven’t already, take a look at the Trail Grading guide on our website and see which one you feel you fit into. Then search the map which grades of trail we would recommend for your experience level.
