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Farmer Johns MTB Park
Avg 4.67
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  • Information:
  • Type: Purpose Built Centre
  • Grades: Red,Black,Orange
  • Riding: Downhill,Dirt Jumps,Bike Park
  • Facilities: Cafe,Toilets,Car Park,Accommodation
  • Distance(s): 0-5km
  • Number: 07837 704198
  • Country: England
  • County: Greater Manchester
  • Website: Farmer Johns
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Description

Farmer Johns MTB Park (FJMTB) is located by Marple Bridge, Stockport in Greater Manchester. It consists of several downhill runs and a dirt jump park.

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Run by Farmer John and his wife Jill it's famed for its races & events. There is an active community and there are always new developments in the making.

Main DH Track

  • The original and main Downhill track are interspersed with North Shore, drops and rock gardens. The bottom woody section is tight and as you would expect rooty. 

Night Race / Burm Track

  • This track is just a short run (nailed in under a minute) and kicks off at the starting at the top of the main field. It is famed for the night race held on it. 

Bridge / Hut Jump line

  • This run starts with the Main DH track and then diverts off just before the woods. It goes over a north shore style drop off, then through the meadow via some rock gardens. A bridge then lets the night race track link up to the Main DH midway down the meadow. Then the track splits again crossing either the hut jump or diving into the woods to rejoin the Main DH line. 

Mega Steep Variant Line

  • This track is simply described as a very steep track. The clue is in the name. 

Root Death Variant Line

  • Very steep, extremely Rooty, very technical line. 

Trails / Dirt Park

  • A number of progressive dirt jump lines. Has its own integrated community (see group below). The opening is restricted to dry periods for safety reasons. 

Events

  • Farmer Johns Race weekend is iconic.

Groups

Other Stuff

  • You can pay on the day or take out annual membership.
  • Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9.30 including Bank Holidays. No need to book, just turn up and get your pass from the cafe or farmhouse. Full face helmets are compulsory.
    Strictly no riding without signing in first.
  • There is a bunkhouse for accommodation on site. 
  • The MTB Park is on the edge of the Peaks i.e. you are spoilt for amazing technical enduro style riding here. 
  • In 2016 Farmer Johns MTB Park took 1st place in the iBikeRide Trail of the Year awards for England (and 2015) and 3rd in the UK rankings overall. 

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nick shack:
Avg 4.94
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best local riding and amazing atmosphere!

Highly recommended!

What do you like?

Really good for riders of all ages and levels.

What could be improved?

Johns feet smell......

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

25/02/2015 - almost 11 years ago

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Chaz:
Avg 4.94
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Fantastic place, and not in the middle of nowhere!

Excellent place, happy to recommend it to any DH rider, and totally chuffed it's so local to me.....most other places are on Wales and over an hour minimum for me to get to.

What do you like?

Cracking little place, stuffed with features and trails. Good mixture of woodland trails interspersed with north shore, drops, jumps and rock gardens. Excellent laid back friendly atmosphere, great laugh wether you want to session stuff or do full runs, and not a horrendous push up either :) Changing rooms, toilets and cafe all either operational or close to being ready. Total winner having toilets, compared to lots of places in woodlands where you have to make like the proverbial bear ;)

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

25/02/2015 - almost 11 years ago

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steve :
Avg 4.21
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Farmer Johns Mtb Park

I would definitely recommend this place to any rider

What do you like?

It's a awesome place for all skill sets and a really friendly atmosphere the trails are well maintained by farmer john and some of the local riders there always something new put in for the events lot of work has gone into the trails and new features such as changing rooms and the café this place is open all year round

What could be improved?

The cafés not open yet

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

25/02/2015 - almost 11 years ago

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Declan Pickering:
Avg 4.66
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Brilliant track. Farmer John is a great man, knows his stuff and is always up for a laugh! Track is just outside of the town where shops etc are available! Also great facilities on site.

What do you like?

Easiest push up without uplift I can think of , fun main line and gnarly woods line on lower section which is always rad!

What could be improved?

None at all, definately recommend a visit

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

25/02/2015 - almost 11 years ago

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Cragus:
Avg 5.00
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Great place !

Love it

Would you recommend?

Date written:

25/02/2015 - almost 11 years ago

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sean lofthouse:
Avg 4.16
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farmer johns gets a 5 star from me

Good place to ride Ur dh bike and a great riding place and the race weekend r epic

What do you like?

Great place to inpreve Ur riding and a freindly place to ride and the race weekends r epic

What could be improved?

no uplift lol

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

25/02/2015 - almost 11 years ago

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