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Dalby Forest Mountain Bike Trails

Dalby Forest Mountain Bike Trails
Avg 3.78
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  • Information:
  • Type: Purpose Built Centre
  • Grades: Green,Blue,Red,Black,Orange
  • Riding: Cross Country,Skills Area,Bike Park
  • Facilities: Cafe,Coaching,Bike Hire,Bike Shop,Car Park,Toilets,Visitors Centre
  • Distance(s): 5-10km, 11-20km, 31km
  • Country: England
  • County: North Yorkshire
  • Website: Dalby
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Description

Dalby Forest Mountain bike trails has a selection of green, blue, red, and black routes giving something for all abilities. It also has a Cycle Skills area. The modern visitors centre has a decent cafe and car park.

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Red Route (21 miles, 34.3km)

  • This is made up of many short ups and downs of singletrack. There are drops, berms, rock gardens, and shore. The trail starts at Dixon's Hollow car park and Low Dalby. The Courtyard where the trail starts is in the village of Low Dalby one and a half miles from the entrance to the forest.

Jerry Noddle - Red Route (7 miles, 11.1 km)

  • Starts at Dixons Hollow car park, then from Moorcock meadow campsite it follows the escape route back to Dixons Hollow

Newclose Rigg - Red Route (6 miles, 9.6 km)

  • Fast single track through woodland, rock features, steep drop offs and large rocks. Start at Low Dalby, then at post 12 follow the escape route back to Low Dalby.

Riggs and Dales - Red Route (8.5 miles, 13.8 km)

  • An intense section of singletrack with technical climbs and descents. To start from Low Dalby, follow the 'Riggs and Dales' signs on the blue cycle trail.

Black Route (4 miles, 6.4km)

  • This is a World Cup course. It's short but has very steep climbs and-and custom carved also steep technical descents. The black trail starts from Adderstone Field which is approximately 5 miles along Dalby Forest Drive from Dalby Forest Visitor Centre and Shop.

Jubilee Blue Route (6 miles, 11km)

  • Start the trail from the central courtyard in Low Dalby. This trail is long but easy to ride on mainly forest roads. Some of the climbs and descents are quite steep. It also includes a couple of easier sections of the red route for rider progression.

Adderstone Cycle Trail - Green Route

  • A short couple of green family routes is also here. Start the trail from Dixon’s Hollow car park located next to Adderstone field. There is a short route: 8 miles (12.8 km) or a longer route: 12 miles (19.3km)

Ellerburn Trail - Green Route

  • The gentlest of trails at Dalby starting from the main cycling hub. 1.7 miles, with an optional 1.1-mile extension.

Cycle Skills Area - Orange

  • The bike park at Dixons Hollow with 4X, shore and a pump track. Here you can test your ability on sections of green, blue and red trails to determine you level, located near Low Dalby along the Ellerburn Trail.
  • There is an advanced pump track built in partnership between the Forestry Commission and volunteer group SingletrAction. It has large berms, doubles, rock drops and rollers.
  • The track has been built in memory of Clare Anne Woodall who was the lead volunteer for the SingletrAction Dalby group.
  • There is also a 100-meter-long line of tabletops on site.

Off-Piste

  • Like most other mountain bike trails you will find a selection of unsanctioned unofficial off-piste natural style tracks in the area.

Other Stuff

  • SingletrAction Volunteer Trail Building Group who work closely with the Forestry Commission to make all this possible. 

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  • If you have ridden the mountain bike trails at Dalby Forest then please share your experiences and write a short review or post some pictures or videos to this listing.

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Darren:
Avg 5.00
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boom!

Superb

What do you like?

Outstanding

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

08/10/2016 - over 9 years ago

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Harry:
Avg 0.86
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Not a great experience

We asked someone that worked there if a trial was suitable for myself and a partner to have a nice ride in the forest. Nothing to strenuous and something enjoyable. We were advised to go on the green route which we were told wecould  chat while cycling and not very challenging. It was the complete opposite. The signs were terrible and is and lots of other couples were lost. The route was extremely steep at points and mostly single track routes. It would have been good if that's what you wanted but not as we were advised. Many people complained along with us and nothing could be done. An apology but no refund. 

What do you like?

Bikes were very good and nice centre

What could be improved?

We asked someone that worked there if a trial was suitable for myself and a partner to have a nice ride in the forest. Nothing to strenuous and something enjoyable. We were advised to go on the green route which we were told we could; chat while cycling and not very challenging. It was the complete opposite. The signs were terrible and is and lots of other couples were lost. The route was extremely steep at points and mostly single track routes. It would have been good if that's what you wanted but not as we were advised. Many people complained along with us and nothing could be done. An apology but no refund.

Would you recommend?

*No*

Date written:

18/07/2016 - over 9 years ago

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Jon:
Avg 4.48
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Well maintained - great way to spend a few hours

Good trail centre, with a variety of good technical single track.  Did the Red Route today, measured it at 22.3 miles, with 487 m of climbs.  Seems further as it's quite hard work.  We're reasonably fit and got round in 2 hours 30.  Considering the wet autumn and winter that we've just had, the trails are in remarkably good condition.  About a third of the climb is on firetracks, which isn't that exciting but it is a good way to get the elevation.  The red route is a lot more technical and challenging than routes of a similar grade at a lot of other trail centres, and I'm not sure how you would get on with a hardtail rather than decent full susser.  Well worth a trip out - recommended.

What do you like?

Trails in very good condition Great variety Fabulous views Good facilities Good value (Come on - £8 to park a car has to be OK considering the work they do and the facilities...)

What could be improved?

To enjoy the downs, you have to go up...

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

07/05/2016 - almost 10 years ago

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5
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Phill Huxall:
Avg 3.88
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Great all rounder. Alot of hills as expected but some great fast flowy single track runs. Defo going back again!!

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

26/03/2016 - almost 10 years ago

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bubman:
Avg 4.70
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brillliant day out

Have been doing the red route once a month for the last year, and today did it twice. It is full of fun and surprises, and always brings a smile and whoop; there are lots of bits that are just really good riding, either great singletrack going slightly downhill, or really steep downhills, with good do-able technical bits and laugh out loud drops. The forest is very varied, and I cannot recommend this place too much. There are a few sections that are a slog but what do you expect in such a long trail. Having gone round once today I thought the second trip would be a drag- how wrong I was, as enjoyed some sections even more, and faster, than first time. Good facilities at start and half way round for breaks, plus good view points for self-breaks. Track is very well maintained and constantly worked upon by fab team of volunteers so it is always developing. It is a varied, hard , fun and a good half day out

What do you like?

Loads of variety demanding seldom crowded

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

17/05/2015 - over 10 years ago

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Mally:
Avg 3.77
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it is ok for trail-riding only has a few technical parts (infact 1) loads of uphills just feels like you do 23km of uphill then you get back to car park and think to yourself did I miss the best bits out.

What do you like?

Facilities

What could be improved?

Feels like you are just going up hill all the time

Would you recommend?

*No*

Date written:

30/12/2014 - about 11 years ago

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4
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