UK mountain bike venues on the move: new builds, rebuilds, and extensions working toward an opening, and venues currently facing a real threat of closure. Updated as things change, roughly fortnightly.
UK mountain bike venues of every kind, from pump tracks to trail centres, with planning permission granted, fundraising, under construction, or awaiting a confirmed opening.
Fern Flow, a new green trail running from the top of the hill to the bottom for beginners, families and younger riders, is in its final stages of hand finishing and due to open mid September.
Updated 17 days ago
A new pump track is under construction at Calderglen Country Park in East Kilbride, a looped circuit for bikes and scooters with smooth hills and banked turns, aimed at children and beginners, with building underway since 31 August 2026 and completion targeted before Christmas.
Updated 4 days ago
4,650 metres of new green, blue and red trail taking shape at the Pickaquoy Centre in Kirkwall, with a pump track and flyover section, opening expected autumn 2026.
Updated 9 days ago
Velosolutions UK began building the new 145-metre asphalt pump track at Edisford Riverbank in early September 2026, targeting completion by the end of the month.
Updated 16 days ago
Asphalt pump track at Airdrie Leisure Centre is under construction, with North Lanarkshire Council targeting completion later this autumn 2026
Updated about 1 month ago
Construction is underway on this 200m floodlit pump track, with a late September 26 finish expected.
Updated about 2 months ago
Community-built bike park near Richmond, North Yorkshire, under construction with Velosolutions leading trail building; organisers are targeting a soft opening in September 2026, with a full launch to follow in spring 2027.
Updated over 1 year ago
Forestry England lease now signed and insurance in place; separately, a Lawful Development Certificate bid recognising the site's decade-plus of prior MTB use is live for public comment, with repairs ongoing ahead of a 2026 reopening.
Updated about 1 month ago
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Rebuild under way with Bike Park Chilterns CIC; two new downhill trails already built, crowdfunder live to help finish the final phase.
Updated about 1 month ago
Rebuild under way led by Matt Jones with the Woburn Estate; reopening now delayed by planning considerations with no confirmed date, though the wider bike and horse trails remain open.
Updated 9 months ago
2.5km trail extension into Harran Hill underway; Velosolutions UK's red climb is progressing well, with the downhill section still to be built and no confirmed opening date yet.
Updated 22 days ago
Volunteers reshaped the jump line into three graded options; grading and signage still to follow before it reopens, with the rest of the quarry open throughout.
Updated about 2 months ago
Highland Council granted planning permission in February 2026 for a 24km trail centre at Glendoe Estate; construction not yet started.
Updated 4 months ago
Opened and a bit earlier than the planned 26 September opening
Updated 9 days ago
Dark Matter, BikePark Wales' new Black Blend/Plus trail branching off Blackadder, is now open: 0.8km with the bike park's biggest drop yet, big flowy jumps and some of its steepest, rawest tech. Links with Pork Belly and Insufficient Funds for jumps, or Coal Not Dole and True Grit for tech.
Updated 16 days ago
New pump track for Twechar opened to the public on Sunday 6 September, with a free family open day at the Healthy Living and Enterprise Centre
Updated 16 days ago
Venues facing a lease, planning, funding, or access dispute that could lead to closure.
Trails remain under threat of clearance, with council talks ongoing and a public meeting on the site's future expected in September; a petition to save the park is still open for signatures.
Updated about 1 month ago
Forestry England has now removed most of the jumps at Hodgemoor Woods for safety and expects to update on cycling's future there by around March 2027; a local councillor says the agency remains open to reinstating the bike park.
Updated about 1 month ago
The current five-year lease runs out in August 2028, followed by up to six months of approved forestry work on the site; any future cycling use is not clear. Sign the petition!
Updated about 1 month ago
Eastleigh Borough Council has ordered removal of the park's jumps, ramps and office by the end of October 2026 after an enforcement notice was issued in July; a retrospective planning application and appeal are under way.
Updated about 2 months ago
Builds in progress
Trails under threat
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