Routes near Poole, Dorset

ObscuraSky
ObscuraSky Posts: 65
edited June 2010 in Routes
We're on holiday in Poole this summer and I'm planning to take my mountain bike to escape the kids for a day. Can any one recommend any good singletrack or downhills in the area?

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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Catch the ferry to Sandbanks and ride around Studland dunes :wink:
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • bike-a-swan
    bike-a-swan Posts: 1,235
    There's some nice riding on the isle of purbeck.
    Rock Lobster 853, Trek 1200 and a very old, tired and loved Apollo Javelin.
  • nick-williams
    nick-williams Posts: 14
    I'd recommend the Purbecks too, plenty of hills and some nice Singletrack. MBR did a ride around there in a recent issue which you can get free from MTBsharp.co.uk

    Alternatively you could try the Isle of Wight, although from Poole it would probably mean a whole day out. Wightlink ferries do a 2 for 1 offer on footpassengers (including cyclists) which you can get from their website. The riding is very similar to the Purbecks (chalk downs) but it tends to be a bit quieter. Again I think there are routes on MTB sharp
  • ObscuraSky
    ObscuraSky Posts: 65
    Thanks guys, Purbeck it is then.

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