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- Type: Natural Trails
- Grades: Ungraded
- Riding: Cross Country
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- Distance(s): 11-20km, 21- 30km
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- Country: England
- County: Lancashire
- Website: Rivington Pike Mountain Bike Trails
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Middle Aged Man on a MTB:
Beautiful but not great riding
Hard to find many trails without a local guide and even then the quality is really variable. Shared with loads of walkers and their dogs so be polite!
What do you like?
Lovely views and some interesting architecture. Great if you are really local but only worth a trip to enjoy the location as a whole not just for MTB. Great ice cream at the snack shop!
What could be improved?
Trails are hard to find and a bit of a mixed bag, very crowded with walkers if the weather is even slightly nice.
Would you recommend?
no
Date written:
01/07/2024 - over 1 year agoWas this review helpful to you?
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^Trail Explorer :
Rivington Pike
Lots of riding with some great trails but can get busy at times with riders and other users.
Would you recommend?
Yes
Date written:
27/03/2021 - over 4 years agoWas this review helpful to you?
3
^ray:
nice spot
good if you're in the area, but not worth a special trip
What do you like?
Not a trail centre, so have to pick your routes. I had the help of a local, however, and there's some very nice fun bits including some cool steps. 'Ice cream run' is good fun - basically a boulder-strewn bumpy downhill section.
What could be improved?
Many of the fun bits are shared with walkers, so you have to be very careful to look out for people, especially young kids. Be courteous, otherwise they may ban mtb!
Would you recommend?
*Yes*
Date written:
02/10/2015 - about 10 years agoWas this review helpful to you?
3
^StupidMonkeyKev:
Rivington - Natural Fun
"The Pike" is good fun, good views and lots of trails. I dont know them all but "San Marino" and "Ice Cream Run" are the 2 descents people most like. Often the ride can be linked over to Healey Nab which in itself is a bit small.
You need a guide, or a map - or just look on strava find some fast people and look at the loops they use and plug them into your GPS.
Keep off the footpaths - this is a delicate area for MTBing so stay legal and keep it friendly so the locals don't suffer. Especially keep of the very tempting footpaths in the historic gardens.
What do you like?
Some great descents
What could be improved?
Can be busy with walkers - be respectful, share the trail stick to the bridleways.
Would you recommend?
*Yes*
Date written:
02/04/2014 - over 11 years agoWas this review helpful to you?
2
^Bigmick:
Rivington
A great area for natural riding, but a route map or guide is required to get the best from the area.
I downloaded a route to my gps and found some great riding taking in some big climbs but with some awesome descents to follow.
Cafe and car parking at Rivington is ok (if a little busy at weekends).
Its fairly easy to link a route up to Healy Nab which gives any ride a bit of variety.
What do you like?
great natural riding
What could be improved?
A guide or route map is required as little or no waymarking.
Would you recommend?
*Yes*
Date written:
02/04/2014 - over 11 years agoWas this review helpful to you?
2
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