Friston Forest Mountain Bike Trails

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Tom White:

i need to start a ww3 so the germans can bomb friston forest more so that there are more bomb holes to ride down.

there are plenty of fun and exciting trails that all have there different features. there are great views of the south downs and a large verity of different skilled trails which gives a large verity for different skilled riders. the bomb holes are very existing and make the trails more fun and exciting.

neil B:

Please respect other trail users. It's a public area for walkers / dogs/ horses. Let's live in peace together. Say Hi. Have a chat, enjoy the day out.

Great single track in a beautiful setting. No uplifts of course, no massive berms or drops, just great natural riding with some sensitively built additions. It's "self assisted" to the top each time, so it's a workout. Downhills are short but fun and can be testing - it's speed dependent. Friston is brilliant both up and down, flying between (and sometimes into) the trees, testing nerves on the bomb-holes. Plenty of flow and some very nice berms. The Saltmarsh café by the carpark is good, delicious coffee and salads / cakes. Take a lock, though, as bikes are not allowed in the yard. It gets very busy on a nice weekend too. Best to park on the official carpark. The Forestry Commission Discovery pass is good value for frequent visitors - it allows all year parking for one fee and saves messing with the machines every visit (otherwise take at least 4 pound coins for the picky machines). Pay by phone is easier but reception is poor to nonexistent in the carpark. Useful map here, I prefer the "realistic" one: http://www.sxmtbstmaps.co.uk/rmap.html

James hill:

I ride Friston every weekend and its the perfect place to tune in your natural skills to becoming a good mountain biker.

As this is totally all natural trails the Forest changes with the weather and the Seasons so one weekend is never the same so you will not find any better place to experience pure Mountain Biking fun.

Graeme McKee :

I love this place

Great single track in a beautiful setting. No uplifts, no jcb crafted berms, just nature at its best. It's a workout. It's not a heroic downhill trip, but it's brilliant up and down, tree swerving, bombhole blasting peice of heaven.

nb:

Love it.

Nice flowing trails with varying degrees of speed attainable. Nothing steep and long but some fun short "DH" runs off the Southern bank. Takes some time to explore and find the trails. The marked red route is a good way to recce the area if a little easy going. Youll pass a lot of singletrack entrances to the woods from that trail. Try them out. Good maps available on t'internet! Google Firston mtb trails. There's a friendly Facebook group too. Parking is easy at the visitor centre carpark just North of the coast road, ticket machines can be a pain and mobile signal poor to pay by phone. Take £4.00 in coins and maybe a spare or two in case they get rejected. Good cafe, The Salrmarsh, great coffee and I love their salads post ride - it gets incredibly busy on sunny wekends (cant take bikes into garden so carry a lock or leave in car).