decent rides around salisbury??

bigdangdaz
bigdangdaz Posts: 11
edited August 2009 in Routes
hi,
does anybody know of any decent off road routeS around salisbury or within 30 miles?? a bit more exciting that byways or bridleways please

ta very much :)

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  • punctureboy
    punctureboy Posts: 217
    collingbourne woods is the best place i have found in the area, and its the only local place the lbs's seem to recommend as well. i'm happy to meet up with ya some time and show you around a couple of the trails.

    i'm still hoping someone else crops up with some super route tho lol
  • punctureboy
    punctureboy Posts: 217
    did you have any joy finding routes? did you give collingbourne woods a go?
  • miss notax
    miss notax Posts: 2,572
    New Forest - believe it or not there's lots of singletrack and some nice technical bits if you know where to look!

    We ride there every Wednesday night from near Fordingbridge. PM me if you would like details :D
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  • bigdangdaz
    bigdangdaz Posts: 11
    i haven't treid collingbourne yet, am going to try monday are the routes easy to find, is there parking nearby ??

    sarah75, it would be good if you could let me know the details?? :) :P
  • punctureboy
    punctureboy Posts: 217
    you can park up near most entrances to the woods. the best is probably the entrance near a farm out the back of ludgershall. theres a good trail running straight off the track at that entrance. other than thats its a case of exploring and trying new bits out. or like i say, i'll happily show you around.
  • bigdangdaz
    bigdangdaz Posts: 11
    yeah i had ago there yesterday and was pretty good. fairly flat but still challenging, you really got to watch the fallen tree had to keep ducking
    :? cheers
  • giant fx2
    giant fx2 Posts: 1
    ive tried several routes on salisbury plain and seem to be very good for beginners or if you like hills.
    can someone tell me the best place to park near collingbourne woods and the best routes to ride if any?

    cheers, happy riding
  • Flenser
    Flenser Posts: 372
    I tend to find myself in Grovely Woods quite a lot. There's also some nice single track around the top end of Wilton Estate.
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  • Fully
    Fully Posts: 257
    I used to live in Bulford not far from Collingbourne Woods. There's a fair bit of singletrack over there, but it suffers in the wet. I had heard that a lot of it had been trashed too.

    Cranbourne Chase may be worth a looksie too. Not ridden there personally, but it is meant to be very good. You should pop in to Off Camber cycling in Blandford, they'll point you in the right direction.

    Also, not sure if it's your scene, but there are a few DH, FR runs at Okeford hill near Blandford. They may even run uplifts there these days.

    Another place that may be worth checking out is the woods near to Mere, just off the A303. I don't know if there are any trails there, but they 'appear' to have a fair bit of potential.

    Finally, google Dorset Rough Riders and SPAM biking, they will know about most of the trail riding to the South of Salisbury, and anything and everything around the Salisbury Plain area.
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  • ride_to_the_hills
    ride_to_the_hills Posts: 1
    hey have you been to the plannies in andover !?
    deends what kinda riding you do but its an old chalk pit and some crazy freeriding stuff going on there . message me back for info.

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