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Isle of Wight Mountain Bike Centre - Closed
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  • Information:
  • Type: Purpose Built Trail Centre
  • Grades: Green,Blue,Red,Black
  • Riding: Cross Country,Downhill
  • Facilities: Car Park,Toilets
  • Distance(s): Under 5km, 5 -10km
  • Number: 01983 219909
  • Country: England
  • County: Isle of Wight
  • Website: Isle of Wight Mountain Bike Centre
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Description

Isle of Wight (IOW) Mountain Bike Centre is situated on Cheverton Farm on the island which is just a few miles off the coast of Hampshire, in the South East of England. It is accessible via ferry (can take your car) from Portsmouth, Southampton, and Lymington. 

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The IOW MTB Centre has green, blue, red, and black MTB trails and tracks. There is a selection of both XC trails and Downhill tracks. You need to book online and purchase a day pass on their website. The IOW site is seasonal and opens approx April to approximately the end of September.

The trails run through 298 hectares of farmland, chalk downs, and coniferous and broadleaf woodland. There is a mix of XC trails and downhill (with push-up) tracks. You will find technical trails with wooden roll-ins, roots, tree stumps, loam, jump trails with sizeable table tops, shark fin berms, drops, step downs, and flow trails with corners and rollers.

The Devils Spine - Green

  • The green entry-level trail called the Devils Spine is a 3.5km loop, with easy features and an all-weather surface

Blue Steel - Blue 

  • The Blue is a 9km all-weather surfaced loop. It is made up of sections with one of them Twisted Wizard being the final descent with rollers, berms, and small jumps.

Red 

  • The red is a 4km addition to the blue loop. You will find the Gravity Red Line, the P -Line, Phumf Tu Barb, and the Gnarnia trail sections. It has more technical features. 

Hold the Line - & Gravity Black - Black

  • These are short and technical tracks with a selection of technical features

Skills Park (Coming soon)

  • For 2024 the focus is on a new Skills park. Development starts this year.

Future Plans

  • Pumptrack, Dirt Jumps

Other Stuff

  • The facilities consist of a car park & toilets.
  • All bookings must be made through their website 
  • The Isle of Wight Mountain Bike Centre was set up back in 2011 after the island games but really got going as an MTB destination in 2017

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Bruce:
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Brilliant Center

I initially bought a mountain bike because all of the motocross tracks closed on the island making it difficult and a lot more expensive to ride.

The MTB Center is brilliant. It has given me access to a hobbie that I don't have to go to the mainland for and to be part of a community of great people who are extremely passionate about it. I can't wait to start using it more! 

absolute island necessity 👌🏼

What do you like?

Professionally built and well maintained. Signs make it easy to find where your going. Even if you've never been there before. The trails have a lot of signs telling you what capabilities you need to ride them and the trails themselves are extremely fun to ride. You can barely see them until your riding on them, which is a testament to the builders as they have taken into consideration the area of natural beauty, to make sure they haven't affected the area at all.

done really well and can't wait to use it more

What could be improved?

The season is quite short but it's understandable due to the weather and maintenance during the winter. 

Would you recommend?

yes

Date written:

03/08/2024 - over 1 year ago

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Kyle

Trails are insane and the community is so welcoming! Always a good time.

What do you like?

Lots to do

What could be improved?

Not enough time in a day to rise them all!!

Would you recommend?

yes

Date written:

29/01/2023 - almost 3 years ago

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