Snibston Colliery Park MTB Trails

Snibston Colliery Park MTB Trails is a 4 km blue-graded, one-way singletrack loop around the old colliery spoil heap at Snibston Colliery Park in Coalville, Leicestershire, with a skills area and a tarmac pump track for younger riders. Leicestershire County Council runs the park, which is free to enter and sits in the heart of the National Forest.

The Trail

• A 4 km blue trail of jumps, bumps and berms, built as one-way singletrack on and around the original colliery spoil heap and through the woodland that now covers it.
• Expect small root and rock obstacles. Most gradients are moderate, with some short steep sections. Follow the blue icons and arrows.
• Blue suits intermediate riders, or mountain bikers with basic off-road skills, on a mountain bike or a hybrid. There is no bike hire, so bring your own.
• The trails are for bikes only: no walking on them, and no motorbikes, e-motocross or e-motorbikes on the trail, the skills area or the pump track.

Skills Area and Pump Track

• The skills area has jumps, uneven terrain and boardwalks, so newer riders can build confidence before taking on the trail.
• The pump track sits next to the play area. It is a small tarmac circuit of rollers and banked turns for beginner and intermediate riders, designed for balance bikes, scooters and pedal bikes, and ridden in one direction.
• The council's code of conduct asks pump track riders to wear a helmet and gloves, with long sleeves and trousers or elbow and knee pads. Children must be supervised.

Also in the Park

• The Snibston Heritage Trail, past the colliery's historic buildings and machinery, and Irish elk sculptures by local artist Sally Matthews.
• The Grange Nature Reserve, with a Victorian arboretum, wetland boardwalk, wildflower meadow and two fishing lakes (day tickets on site).
• A play area, the Colliery Cafe and toilets. The Century Theatre is next door.

Getting Here

• Snibston Colliery Park, Ashby Road, Coalville, LE67 3LN, next to the Century Theatre.
• The car park is pay and display by card: 1 pound for up to an hour and 3 pounds all day from 7am to 6pm, then 1 pound until midnight. Entry is from 7am, and the closing time varies through the year, from 4pm in December and January to 8pm from May to August.
• Parking prices and times are correct as of October 2026 but subject to change, so check the Leicestershire Country Parks website before you visit.
• Also nearby: Hicks Lodge Mountain Bike Trails and Bardon Hill MTB Trails.

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