Description
Wishawhill Wood Pump Track in Craigneuk, Wishaw, is a large asphalt pump track built by Velosolutions in a woodland clearing on a former derelict site. It is lit for evening riding, and its community enterprise, Socialtrack, lends bikes and helmets to local children.
The Track
- The track is an asphalt pump track designed and built with Velosolutions, with berms edged in red.
- Lights let you ride into the evening, and a CCTV camera covers the site.
- It has hosted the UK qualifier for the Red Bull Pumptrack World Championship.
- Local riders range from children on their first bikes to experienced BMX and mountain bike riders.
Also in the Park
- The track sits in Wishawhill Wood, with woodland paths around it that were upgraded as part of the project.
- Socialtrack, a community enterprise that grew out of Wishaw MTB Club, runs sessions where children can borrow a helmet and bike, and teaches bike maintenance.
Getting Here
- The track is in Wishawhill Wood in Craigneuk, Wishaw, postcode ML2 7PE.
- Streets of housing run alongside the wood, and the railway line borders the site.
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- If you have visited Wishawhill Wood Pump Track, please share your reviews, photos, and videos to this listing. We do not have a photo of this track yet, so yours would be very welcome.
- Photo: a stock image, not this track, by Artem Lysenko, via Pexels