Collected new bike - advice on trails around Stourbridge

garynevstasche

Collected my new bike today, a Voodoo Hoodoo, can't wait to get going on it.

Looking to get back into off-road riding, used to do quite a bit when I was younger, but now is 16 years on! Been road riding for a couple of months, so my fitness is coming back, but really keen to get off-road again. Did the Mach 2 trail when I was on holiday in Wales last week and its given me a real appetite for it.

Only problem is, I only moved to Stourbridge a few months ago so don't really know the area that well. Was wondering if anyone has any good suggestions for trails in the local area, prefer to ride to trails rather than drive with the bike, but not against driving if I need to.

Any advice gratefully received.

waby1234

Cannock chase just up the road, Shropshire hills nearby too.

danlightbulb

Dont know of any trails you can really ride to. There are some very nice routes heading out towards kinver on the canals though, worth the ride anyway and very nice once. I'm near dudley, and my local trail is cannock but i'm hopefully heading out to the long mynd this week weather permitting.

graememacd

Locally you have clent which can be reached on bridal paths via hagley area then kinver can be got to via canal tow paths from Stourbridge. Stourbridge cycling club have 3 groups that do different routes on Saturday mornings from the bonded warehouse just off the ring road, they're a friendly bunch and you'll get to know the local area pretty quickly with them. Check out their website.

Emphursis

I'm just outside Stourport, started riding the other weekend with another Voodoo (Bantu). So far, I've just been in the local woods, but I plan on heading to the Wyre Forest soon - from what I've heard there are some decent tracks in there.

Stantz

Hi Guys,
Ride Wyre Forest most weekends,happy to show you around some of the trails.