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Rawcliffe Pump Track

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Rawcliffe Pump Track
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  • Information:
  • Type: Compact Track
  • Riding: BMX Pump Track Skills Area
  • Facilities: Car Park Toilets
  • Admission: Free access
  • Season: Open all year
  • Typical visit: A couple of hours
  • Surface: Shaped dirt
  • Run by: City of York Council (Landowner) SingletrAction (Trail crew)
  • Distance(s):Under 5km
  • Country:🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
  • County:York
  • Website:Rawcliffe Pump Track ↗
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Description

Rawcliffe Pump Track is a hard-packed pump track in the woodland of Rawcliffe Bar Country Park, on the northern edge of York beside National Cycle Route 65. It has two linked loops, a 70 metre technical inner loop and a 140 metre beginner-friendly outer loop, built by Architrail in 2012, plus a larger woodland section of rollers, berms and tabletops added later by volunteers with SingletrAction. It is open access, free and a short walk from the Park and Ride car park.

The Track

  • The original 2012 track is two roughly circular loops that link together, so riders can progress from one to the other. The 140 metre outer loop is the easier of the two, and the 70 metre inner loop is tighter and more technical.
  • Both loops have jumps, rollers and berms, and paths connect them to each other and to the rest of the park.
  • Local volunteers working with SingletrAction have since built a bigger layout of rollers, berms and tabletops in the woodland next to the original track, with several lines and loops to choose from and a skills loop.
  • The track is open access and free to ride, and the surface is hard-packed rather than asphalt.

Builders and Volunteers

  • Architrail built the original track in 2012 for York Council.
  • SingletrAction, Yorkshire's volunteer mountain bike trail builders, built the woodland section with local volunteers and lists Rawcliffe among its active sites. You can come along to a dig, join as a supporting member or get in touch through its website.

Groups and Clubs

Also in the Park

  • A free 3 metre climbing boulder, open to the public all day, every day, and a children's play area.
  • Toilets are at the Park and Ride.

Getting Here

  • The track is next to Rawcliffe Bar Park and Ride, off Shipton Road (A19), York YO30 5XZ, close to the cycle path. The Park and Ride car park is adjacent to the country park, but overnight parking is not permitted and the gates are locked at night, so do not leave a car there after dark.
  • There are no council pay and display car parks nearby. You can also use on-street parking in the surrounding streets, with consideration for residents.
  • By bike, National Cycle Route 65 runs past the country park and into the city centre.
  • By bus, Park and Ride buses to Rawcliffe Bar leave from Museum Street, outside the Yorkshire Museum and Gardens.

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