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Aston Hill Bike Park
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  • Information:
  • Type: Bike Park
  • Grades: Red Black
  • Riding: Downhill Bike Park Freeride
  • Facilities: Car Park
  • Admission: Day pass Membership
  • Surface: Mixed
  • Women's groups and sessions
  • Run by: Bike Park Chilterns CIC (Operator) Forestry England (Landowner)
  • Distance(s):Under 5km
  • Country:๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England
  • County:Buckinghamshire
  • Website:Aston Hill โ†—
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Description

Aston Hill Bike Park sits in the Chiltern Hills on the Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire border, near Wendover and Tring. Closed since 2020 after ash dieback forced the removal of much of its tree cover, it is being rebuilt by Bike Park Chilterns CIC and will open with two trails, a surfaced jump and flow line and a natural tech track, with a 1.2km jump trail designed with Matt Jones and Acer next in line. The park remains closed until its opening date is announced, so check the venue's own channels before planning a visit.

The Rebuild

Bike Park Chilterns CIC, a not-for-profit community interest company, holds a long-term lease from Forestry England to rebuild and run Aston Hill. The rebuild is backed by Saracen, Shimano and Madison through the Shimano Trail Born Fund, the same fund supporting Richmond Bike Park in North Yorkshire and Rabbit Hill Bike Park in Aberfoyle. Saracen is delivering infrastructure including a welcome cabin and container, and will be the park's exclusive bike partner once it reopens, supplying a hire bike fleet.

Acer and pro rider Matt Jones have also joined the project, to build a new jump trail designed first in Matt's mountain bike game, Mavrix. Bike Park Chilterns says its first two trails are almost ready and that it will announce the opening date soon. For the full story, see iBikeRide's news on the Mavrix trail and what to expect when Aston Hill reopens, and to help fund the build, the Aston Hill GoFundMe.

The Trails

  • Jump / Flow: an 850m surfaced trail following the line of the old Ricochet and 4X trails, with progressive jumps and drops that can all be rolled, and a rebuilt rooty section from the old Ricochet.
  • Tech Track: the return of one of Aston Hill's classic natural tracks, following the old Root Canal corridor and updated to give what the park calls "a mini World Cup vibe".
  • Acer / Mavrix trail (coming next): a 1.2km all-weather jump trail on a corridor already cut into the hill, designed with Matt Jones in the Mavrix game, with the aim of riding it top to bottom without braking or pedalling. Once built, it will also be rideable in Mavrix.

Aston Hill is staying a technical bike park, with trails graded red and black. Bike Park Chilterns says this keeps it safe for everyone and leaves room for more technical riding, and for blue-graded trails it points riders to its other site, Whippy Trails near Watford. It is aiming for 10 trails over time, from technical flow lines to steep, rooty tech, and the classic Black Run is due back among the next two trails after the opening pair.

Riders get back to the top on a new push-up, built on the line of the old foot and mouth push-up from the early 2000s. It is steep but direct, easy on an e-bike and hard work pushing a downhill bike.

Historically, Aston Hill was known for steep, technical downhill racing, with five graded downhill runs, a 4X track, a pump track, a cross country loop of around five miles and the Surface to Air freeride trail.

Admission and Prices

Once the park opens, riding is by membership or day pass, and every session is booked in advance through the Aston Hill website. A limited number of day pass places will be available from Wednesday to Sunday, with the day pass due to be ยฃ25. Annual and multi-year memberships are on sale now and start from opening day. Prices are correct as of October 2026 but subject to change, so check current rates on the Aston Hill website before you book.

Beyond the Trails

Aston Hill sits about 1km from Wendover Woods, a much larger Forestry England site with its own car park, cafe, adventure playground, picnic areas and the 9.5km Juniper family cycle trail, a waymarked blue-graded route on well-surfaced forest tracks. It's worth combining a visit: bring the family for the playground and cafe while riders check out Aston Hill, or warm up on Juniper's forest roads before heading over.

Getting Here

The main car park is at Aston Hill, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, HP22 5NQ, about 30 minutes from Junction 20 of the M25 or Junction 6a of the M1. If the Aston Hill car park is full or closed during the rebuild, the Wendover Woods car park, also on HP22 and about 1km away, is the main overflow option.

By train, Wendover station on the Chiltern Main Line from London Marylebone is the nearest stop, with a signed mountain bike link route running through Wendover Woods to Aston Hill.

Women's Groups and Sessions

Firecrest MTB's Girls DeVo programme coaches girls aged 8 to 16 on the gravity trails here. When Aston Hill itself is closed for rebuilding work, sessions run at other bike parks instead.

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