The track rests each winter to protect it from the wet — but it's back, and with the rebuilt skills park also ready to ride, it's a good time to head to the Croft.
BikePark Wales has opened Double Barrel, a new blue flow trail at its Gethin Woods site in south Wales, sitting between Popty Ping and A470 on the hill. The trail features doubles, rollers, tables, a hip and high berms, pitched at intermediates but with enough shape to keep advanced riders occupied.
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With the Artemis II crew safely back on Earth yesterday, it is a good moment to look at how much space and defence engineering is already on your ride, and what is coming next.
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🚀 Rocks and Wheels in Dalbeattie is hosting a Velosolutions UCI Pump Track World Championship Qualifier on Sunday 14 June 2026 -- the venue's first major event, on a track that hasn't yet opened to the public. Full details and registration are expected shortly.
Red Bull Hardline has announced its first-ever Canadian event at Cypress Mountain, BC, this October -- while the Welsh round takes a year out ahead of a brand new track in 2027.
The GBU trail at Forest of Dean Cycle Centre reopened on 2 April following three months of work by Velosolutions UK, with jumps rebuilt, landing zones resurfaced and drainage improved across the full trail.
The first-ever Glenloy Enduro wraps up the West Highland Wheelers Winter League on Sunday 19 April with a 3 or 5 stage race across classic Glen Loy terrain — grassy paths, mossy singletrack, bogs and swooping corners — starting at 10am from Achnaherry Croft, Fort William, with entries limited to 50 and free for WHW members.
Plans for the Rabbit Hill refurbishment show a new asphalt pump track, separate jump line and upgrades to black-graded trails as work continues at Aberfoyle Bike Park in Stirling.
