Redbridge Cycling Centre

Redbridge Cycling Centre, known locally as Hog Hill, is a purpose-built cycling centre in Hainault, east London, run by Vision RCL on behalf of Redbridge Council. It suits families and beginners getting into mountain biking, with a short green and blue graded off-road circuit, a pump track, a BMX track and a road circuit all on one site.

The Trails

• The off-road circuit is about 3.25km in total: a flowing green and blue singletrack cross country loop, a steeper descent section, and a pump track, all linked so you can lap whichever suits you.
• The cross country loop opens with undulating dips and corners that build speed, with tidy berms and steady singletrack. It leads into the start of the descent on one side, or the pump track on the other, so you can session either without doubling back round the whole lap.
• The descent starts with smooth berms that get bigger and steeper, dropping into a run of rollable tabletops and dips. A twisty return route, rideable or walkable, brings you back to the top to lap it again or peel off onto the pump track.
• The pump track is built on a slope rather than flat ground, with rollable dips, jumps and doubles for building rhythm and speed at your own pace.
• A purpose-built BMX track and a vehicle-free road circuit sit alongside the mountain bike tracks.
• Tracks close occasionally for maintenance and organised events, so check the centre's booking page for current availability before you travel.

Sessions and Pricing

• Redbridge Cycling Centre runs on a booked-session model rather than casual pay-and-ride. Learn to Ride 1-to-1 coaching costs £40 for an hour, or £72 total for two riders (a 10 percent discount). Strider balance bike sessions for ages 2 to 5 cost £5 per session. Full pricing for BMX skills sessions and bike hire is on the centre's own page, and sessions are booked via Bookwhen.
• The centre also runs Go-Ride and school holiday coaching programmes, and has adapted bikes available for disabled riders.
• Open Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to 4pm. Closed Mondays and Fridays except for organised events.

Getting Here

• Redbridge Cycling Centre, Forest Road, Hainault, Essex, IG6 3HP. There's a car park on site.
• By public transport: take the Central line to Hainault station, around an 18 minute walk, or the 247 bus, alighting at the Forest Road stop close to the centre entrance.

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