From Dusty to Slimy

Summer hits the woods. The highest point in the local woods may only be 160 meters above sea level, but there are plenty of 30 second thrills hidden away. Rider: Ste Waugh

Cumbrian Forest. Whilst winter storms tend to prevent riding on the high passes and ridges of Cumbria, there are still rocky loose trails to be found in the more sheltered woods on the lower hills. Rider: Josh Dodd

Hiking for Trails. There are descents of nearly 1000 meters on the sides of Cumbria’s bigger mountains. However, with no fireroads or farm tracks, the majority of the trails can only be accessed by hiking. Rider: Dave Topham

Descending Cumbrian Fells. The aforementioned near 1000 meter descent. Rocky loose singletrack through the heather. Rider: Dave Topham

Another Cumbrian trail. More rocks off the back of England’s highest mountain. Rider: Dave Waugh

I shoot & ride in Cumbria a lot. They are probably the closest ‘big’ mountains to Delamere/Manchester. The riding is up their with the Alps for me. Rider: Dave Waugh

Autumn in the woods. The lack of hills in the local woods doesn’t prevent fun being had. Their is a cool little scene based around the network of trails we have here, enough for mates races and group rides nearly every day of the week. Rider: Matt Steadman

The annual Alps trip. It sounds foolish to say it but the Alps are a big mountain range. I tend to eschew the famous resorts to the west and head for the more unexplored (by bike at least) hiking trails further east. This is the Austrian Tyrol. Rider: Callum Martin

More Alpine hiking trails – this time Davos in Graubunden. Rider: Callum Martin

Fresh loam in Alpine forests. Austrian Tyrol again. Rider: Callum Martin

One more of Cumbria: The always-wet rocks in the Lake District make for testing riding, another ‘staircase of doom’ to tackle. Rider: Callum Martin