Description
Fifty Trails is a compact set of rider-built dirt jumps and short trails in Gravel Pit Spring Wood, a small wood in the Newhall neighbourhood of Harlow, Essex. Local riders have dug and looked after the lines here for years, and it is mostly ridden by people who live nearby.
The Trails
- Hand-dug dirt jumps of different sizes run through the trees, many with old carpet laid over the take-offs and landings to hold their shape.
- Berms and short linking trails join the jumps, and one line runs alongside a fallen tree.
- Nothing is graded or signed, so walk the lines and look at each jump before you ride it.
- The trails are built and maintained by local riders, who post updates as Fifty Trails on Instagram.
Riding Here
- Pedal bikes only: the builders want motorbikes and powerful e-bikes kept off the track.
- The wood is surrounded by homes and shared with walkers, so keep the noise down and take your litter home.
- Newhall, which owns the wood, has called the trails "a unique part of Newhall's landscape" and says it wants them cared for in a way that protects the woodland and supports responsible riding.
Getting Here
- Gravel Pit Spring Wood is beside London Road in Newhall, Harlow, CM17 9LX, between London Road and Canopy Lane.
- Paths lead into the wood from Amble Lane at the north end and The Chase at the south end.
- There is no car park and the surrounding streets are residential, so ride in if you can.
- Buses stop on London Road right beside the wood, at the London Road and The May Pole stops.
Nearby Riding
- Epping Forest Mountain Biking: a large area of woodland singletrack and gravel tracks, around 14 km to the south-west.
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