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Croft Mountain Bike Trail

Croft Mountain Bike Trail
Avg 3.79
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  • Type: MTB Base
  • Grades: Blue,Red
  • Riding: Cross Country,Skills Area
  • Distance(s): Under 5km
  • Country: England
  • County: Wiltshire
  • Website: Croft Trail
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Description

The Croft Mountain Bike Trail is in Croft Country Park just a mile from Swindon centre. It has Blue and Red Graded MTB options. It's a very short trail. It's best to ride it a few times if you’re a more experienced rider but also great for families and novices too. It's free, open all year and managed and maintained by the MB Swindon club.

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The Croft Trail

  • The Croft Trail is 5km long with Red and Blue graded options. It's short but quite good fun, tight & twisty, flowing corners and berms and is well compacted. Waymarked it rides in one direction only. The Red has rock gardens, obstacles, kickers, small drops and some great Northshore sections.
  • Despite being flat and only 5km long there is surprisingly quite a bit neatly crammed into such a small area and you can do a few laps quite easily and so see your skill progression and speed develop each time.

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Events

  • The MB Swindon club organise lots of events throughout the year.

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Other Stuff

  • Croft Trail Map
  • The Croft Trail has been made possible over the last 2-3 years and with a lot of hard work from volunteers and donations organised through the MB Swindon club.
  • Vid credit Tim Norris (Swindon MTB member).

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Debra Davies:
Avg 4.53
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Trail for the family too

This is a great trail for all the family , a nice blue loop for younger riders to undertake with their parents . Safe and traffic free riding but with plenty of twists and turns to keep them amused . The red trails have plenty to offer too, in a very compact space . It comes thick and fast , with a variety of drops, lots of berms and some woodwork too, and for the unfit can be quite a workout! The trail is maintained by a keen core of volunteers and is rideable all year round. Very enjoyable , but with very few facilities dont forget to take a picnic and a flask !

What do you like?

Easy Access Plenty of Variety Good for skill development Very friendly local riders

What could be improved?

no facilities

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

30/12/2013 - about 12 years ago

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Gary Palmer:
Avg 4.07
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Croft Trail

A big thanks to all the volunteers that have put the time in to build and maintain this track, a big credit to MB Swindon

What do you like?

This trail is what got me into proper mountain biking, great for improving your skills and if done several times will get you fit

What could be improved?

Apparently 2hr limit on the car park

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

30/12/2013 - about 12 years ago

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Shortnbike:
Avg 3.94
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Excellent trail with much for all

Extremely happy to have this trail locally - so glad I found it! The MB Swindon guys do a fantastic job maintaining it and making it fit for all weather and the design and features they have managed to cram in to what is actually a small space, are a real credit to them. There are no toilets or food on site, but it is just one trail, rather than a bike park. There are nearby pubs though, so all is not lost after a good ride.

What do you like?

Excellent quality trail in handy location. Brilliant fun with repeated yelps of delight in places - even after repeated riding. Lots of variety in obstacles and features. Free parking right next to the trail. All year round surface.

What could be improved?

There are no onsite facilities beyond parking - so no toilets, food or spares available on site. It might be a bit short for some riders, although there is so much packed in that doing many laps doesn't feel repetitive and you can mix up different obstacles on different laps.

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

30/12/2013 - about 12 years ago

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jy:
Avg 3.45
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What do you like?

A nice short trail for a quick blast.its an all in 1 trail and has improved vastly,thanks to MB Swindon club who improves and maintains this trail.3 laps and your sorted.This a kind of trail where you can hone your skill and beat your time everytime you ride.

What could be improved?

no toilets and facilities,but there are pubs nearly to quench your thirst after

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

07/08/2013 - over 12 years ago

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_timfromwales:
Avg 4.24
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A MTB Trail, in Swindon!?

Living only around 30 mins drive away, I don't ride here often enough. Its a feature packed location with lots of obstacles to challenge the beginner to intermediate rider and a great spot to brush up on some core skills. Want to ride a rock spine? Ever ridden North Shore woodwork? Need to work on your basic jumping or dropping techniques? The Croft Trail has it all. Its short enough to have a lunchtime blast around, but technical enough to make repetition of the loop well worth another lap or two. MB Swindon ride here regularly (as well as use it for running courses and BBQs) and the local bike store makes the most of it for demo days. A MTB Trail in Swindon? Yes and a flipping good one too!

What do you like?

Good variation of trail features considering what they have to work with. Great single track experience in an "urban" location. Drops, bridges, rock spines, small jumps and woodwork sections. Lots of locals willing to guide you if you are new to the area. Free Parking.

What could be improved?

Hard to complain as there is limited space here, little elevation to work with and the constraints of a volunteer lead organisation. No toilet or shop nearby.

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

28/03/2013 - almost 13 years ago

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swinloz1968:
Avg 4.20
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A great trail. Lots of features packed in a small area, you have to stay switched on. On your own or with a group of mates, its 20mins-ish of good riding. You won't just do the one lap...impossible to resist beating your time, or completing something you missed. If you do ride this trail with company, you don't have to really worry about waiting for them. You won't lose them and if they don't fancy a third lap, they can wait and eat sandwiches whilst you rag around it again! If you do fancy moving on, the Ridgeway is an option, via the motorway bridge near by.

What do you like?

Great fun. skills improving features, all built by volunteers. All abilities in a group can ride it, without the better riders having to wait hours for stragglers. Good sized Free Carpark right infront of the trail. Picnic benches for beteween lap stuffing your face. Friendly local riders! The Check Inn is a post ride bike friendly pub at nearby Wroughton.

What could be improved?

Hard to say anything bad considering its location. But, its worth pointing out there are no toilets. Nowhere to purchase food or drink whilst at the trail, so bring your own. Dogs do sometimes roam onto the trail. Most dog walkers do realise its a bike trail as well, but its a Public area so it is what it is.

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

26/02/2013 - almost 13 years ago

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