Anybody know any trails near solihull?

Callum on a felt f4:-)
Callum on a felt f4:-) Posts: 11
edited January 2009 in MTB rides
Im fairly new to MTB (im normally road) and have become slightly hooked. I allready occasionally do follow the dog at Cannock Chase.
I was wondering if there was anything similarly difficult nearer Solihull?
I have been on more dirt wothout much luck.
Any help?
thanks, Callum :D

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  • Ingle Pingle
    Ingle Pingle Posts: 27
    Callum,
    there's not that much around you - what i would call serious mountain biking anyway - with out a little drive.
    theres plenty of off road (like along canal tracks, field bridleways etc) but nothing much challenging.
    Cannock you know - buts it worth exploring around off the follow the dog trail
    Theres a little area south of Birmingham (Lickey Hills) worth a try.

    Might be worth popping into Red Kite cycles in Solihul or Coventy Cycle Center for some advice
  • landranger
    landranger Posts: 220
    IP's right I'm afraid, bugger all round these parts!

    I hadn't thought of popping into Red Kite though, good call.

    There's a route I'm gonna try and start doing to build up some sort of fitness, though getting out of work early is a real pain. It starts at Lowsonford which isn't far from Hockley Heath if you fancy it one day? It's a bit of canal, a bit of road, bridleway and through farmers fields and tbh it's bloody boggin with mud now and quite hilly, but as I say I'm trying to build up some fitness - starting from zero I might add!

    PM me and I'll try and sort summat. I have no idea other than that, except for the chase of course. I'll try and set the route up on google.

    Have fun :D
    Sink the eight ball. Buy the lady a drink. And nobody knows my name.
  • richard_l
    richard_l Posts: 375
    This is a clockwise route that covers the main tracks that I use with a group of us -
    http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Do ... bleExtra-s
    Some parts of it can become very muddy, so we don't use all of it all of the time, but in the summer months its pretty much all rideable. A couple of good downhill run sections (though not full on gravity stuff) of this are at Claverdon, and at Edstone towards Wootton Wawen.

    Also check out the commnets here
    http://www.bikeadventuresuk.com/forum/index.php

    Also based locally is the guy who runs this set up - he might be able to help with other local info
    http://www.racersguild.co.uk/Cannock/home.html

    Some info on Sutton Park here
    http://www.simonsplace.pwp.blueyonder.c ... ttonp.html

    There is a good group in Coventry as well
    http://www.godivatrailriders.org/

    Hope that all helps.
  • Callum on a felt f4:-)
    Callum on a felt f4:-) Posts: 11
    Thanks guys
    Richard the first url doesnt seem to work for me as for the other three i will definately check them out
    Ive been thinking about going to red kite but my parents (im in yr 11) seem to have fallen out with them a bit but i definately do my best.
    thanks v much guys

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