Moors Valley Country Park
miss notax
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Hello 
Instead of our usual Wednesday night off-road ride, we rode to the Moors Valley Country Park near Ringwood last night and did the blue trail there through the forest (imaginatively named 'Through the Forest' ) which was quite fun and I really wanted to recommend it as a GREAT little trail for anyone new to MTBing or wanting to introduce other halves, children etc to MTBing in a safe and fun environment. The trail was about 5 miles long I guess, and quite twisty through the trees, but no nasty hills and no techical features. Great for a beginner, but if you hit it fast (and in the dark as we did ) you have to keep on your toes or you'll end up in the trees :shock:
We usually hunt out the techy rides so this wasn't a standard ride for us, but I just wanted to let everyone know about it. I didn't even know it was there :oops:
There's also a cafe, the obligatory Go Ape, BBQ spots etc. If I wanted to introduce anyone to biking I would take them there....
Edited to add - it's also the place to dig out a light hardtail with narrow bars if you have the choice..... I don't, and a full bouncer with 140mm travel and wide bars was not the best choice
Instead of our usual Wednesday night off-road ride, we rode to the Moors Valley Country Park near Ringwood last night and did the blue trail there through the forest (imaginatively named 'Through the Forest'
) which was quite fun and I really wanted to recommend it as a GREAT little trail for anyone new to MTBing or wanting to introduce other halves, children etc to MTBing in a safe and fun environment. The trail was about 5 miles long I guess, and quite twisty through the trees, but no nasty hills and no techical features. Great for a beginner, but if you hit it fast (and in the dark as we did ) you have to keep on your toes or you'll end up in the trees :shock:We usually hunt out the techy rides so this wasn't a standard ride for us, but I just wanted to let everyone know about it. I didn't even know it was there :oops:
There's also a cafe, the obligatory Go Ape, BBQ spots etc. If I wanted to introduce anyone to biking I would take them there....
Edited to add - it's also the place to dig out a light hardtail with narrow bars if you have the choice..... I don't, and a full bouncer with 140mm travel and wide bars was not the best choice
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