The sun is back in the UK. After a couple of days of rain, heavy in places, its heating up again. I jumped out of bed this morning to get out on the bike and capture the Sun rising. Check out the views....
One of my favourite short routes is in a little bit of wood between Derby Road and Cauldwell Dam , near Mansfield. It joins a number of local routes between Newstead Abbey, Hucknall, Sherwood Forest, Kirkby and Sherwood Pines. Cauldwell Dam Descent doesn’t disappoint....
There is nothing like bursting through one of your favourite trails to clear the cobwebs away. Some trails can be exhilarating, some can be challenging but most favourite trails provide a great feeling at the end, be it achievement or pure adrenaline. One of my favourite trails is the trail down church hill....
The 'Short Trail Mountain Biking Series' sixth episode of the series takes in the trail on top of the old pit tip down to Penny Emma Way. Don't blink or you could miss it.
The series is a selection of short videos. This episode takes in the 'don't look down' Yukon River Trail on the edge of Whitehorse in the Yukon.
This is the 'Short Trail Mountain Biking Series' which is a selection of short videos of some of my favourite trails. The fourth episode is an awesome fast straight trail at the bottom of Montana Mountain near Carcross in the Yukon, Canada....
This is the 'Short Trail Mountain Biking Series' which is a selection of short videos of some of my favourite trails. The third is a rocky downhill near little hayfield....
I was looking back at some old photos and videos with fond memories. I can’t believe how time has flown by so quickly. 2018 was a great year for mountain biking for me....
This is the 'Short Trail Mountain Biking Series' which is a selection of short videos of some of my favourite trails. The second is the fast downhill through the Felly....
This is the 'Short Trail Mountain Biking Series' which is a selection of short videos of some of my favourite trails. The first is the Kitchener Trail or the Outlaw Trail as it is now known....
Three rides this week that demonstrated amazing autumn at its fullest. The colours of the leaves, the covering of the trails and the animals out foraging on the trails. Autumn maybe my favourite season....
One of my favourite local loops is a 16 mile off road circuit that passes by the picturesque Moorgreen Reservoir. When the sun is shining the Reservoir reflects perfectly like mirror!! This section takes you through the heart of the Sherwood Business Park.
Could this be the best UK summer ever for biking in. Today was certainly picturesque with the sun blazing through the trees casting shadows all over the trail.....
The first of a set of local routes to attempt. This is a lovely route through Newstead and the surrounding woods. The route is a steady 14-15 miles long with just 1000ft of climbing. Ideal terrain for the winter and great speed in the summer.
Here’s your guide to Sherwood Pines, a great family biking day with the testing Kitchener Trail for those intermediate riders. Once you’ve finished biking there is plenty of other activities to do.
Abraham Lincoln once said, “The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.”
I had a bit of free time so headed over to Sherwood Pines to sample the Kitchener trail on the Mountain Bike. The weather was perfect as I passed through. Here's how the Kitchener Trail looked in the blazing sun. Happy Days!!
I had a bit of free time so headed over to Sherwood Pines to sample the Kitchener trail on the Mountain Bike. Unfortunately, the weather decided to let me sample a very very wet trail. Here's how the Kitchener Trail looked during and after the pouring rain. Happy Days!!