Trails within driving distance of Cambridge?

MountainMonster

Hey all, i'm moving back to Cambridge next month, and am having a hard time selling my mtb, so am considering just taking it with me if there are any decent trails within an hour and a half of driving from Cambridge? I know Thetford forest, but remember i'm coming from Austria, so I like lots of single track and weavy tracks, not just XC.

Is there anything worth considering near me once i'm there?

Briggo

MountainMonster wrote:

I know Thetford forest, but remember i'm coming from Austria, so I like lots of single track and weavy tracks, not just XC.

Er, isnt singletrack/weavy tracks XC?

Anyway, you got Woburn/Chicksands as well as Thetford, then as you're in cambridge you obviously got the Chilterns not far from you and the North/South downs are a little further.

waby1234

Cambridgeshire is littered with decent bridleways, perhaps worth seeking some out when you get there.

MountainMonster

Briggo wrote:

MountainMonster wrote:

I know Thetford forest, but remember i'm coming from Austria, so I like lots of single track and weavy tracks, not just XC.

Er, isnt singletrack/weavy tracks XC?

Anyway, you got Woburn/Chicksands as well as Thetford, then as you're in cambridge you obviously got the Chilterns not far from you and the North/South downs are a little further.

XC for me is full size fire roads, not any single track. We have lots of that here, but it's too boring for me, trails actually have a meaning here

Are there quite good trails there?

Waby, I do plan on buying a TT/road bike once I'm back for regular riding, and save the MTB for special journeys if/when I have time to ride somewhere. Thanks for the tip!

MountainMonster

How far of a drive is Thetford Forest from Cambridge anyways? Been there once, but don't remember how long it took!