Review for Hadleigh Park Mountain Bike Trail Centre

The track is a complete deathtrap. I have been riding and competing since the day it was open to the public. The venue was fantastic originally attracting talented riders from all over essex however over the last few years the track has been left to rot.

In my eyes the track needs to be shut to the public until it has been completely repaired including cutting the vegetation back that is starting to swallow the trails, filling the wheel swallowing gaps on all features (rock garden being the main culprit), open the original features that have been shut due to the lack of attention but MOST IMPORTANTLY adress the track surface. It is completely broken up making it like riding on marbles! I fell victim to this not so long ago, heading into a berm and washing out due to the gravel and large rocks at the entrance, splitting my forearm straight open.

I get it mountain biking is a dangerous sport. I have ridden most of the uks big name trails fort william, bike park wales ect... hadleigh is an embarrassment in comparison. I want to ride a track where i dont have to fear if im going to ride through cow pat and potentially becoming unwell or worse hit one!

Groom the trails, fix the features, get rid of the cows and bring back the racing.

None. Apart from how it used to be.