12 of the most exhilarating and memorable mountain-bike routes from around the United Kingdom. Each ride includes a GPX file to download to your bike computer or smartphone.
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Dartmoor • IN THE MOOD FOR SOME CHALLENGING AND TECHNICAL RIDING? THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT THIS DARTMOOR CLASSIC SERVES UP WITH ITS STEEP HILLSIDES AND ROCKY TRAILS
Purbeck • WITH DRAMATIC COASTAL CLIFFS AND EXHILARATING SINGLETRACK, DORSET’S PURBECK PENINSULA MAKES FOR A GRAND DAY OUT
South Downs • THESE HILLS ARE KNOWN FOR BIG, OPEN RIDING WITH AMAZING VIEWS, BUT THERE’S SOME GREAT FOREST SINGLETRACK HERE, TOO
King Alfred’s Way • A VAST 350KM OFF-ROAD RIDE AROUND THE HISTORIC REGION OF WESSEX, PASSING THROUGH 10,000 YEARS OF ENGLISH HISTORY ALONG SOME PREMIUM TRAILS
Coniston • IT MAY BE THE WETTEST PLACE IN ENGLAND, BUT WITH WELL-DRAINING STONY TRACKS AND FEWER CROWDS, THIS PART OF THE LAKES IS WORTH A RIDE-OUT ALL-YEAR-ROUND
Borrowdale • INSPIRED BY THE CRAZE FOR WILD SWIMMING, MAX PUTS TOGETHER A GREAT LAKELAND ROUTE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MANY A COOLING DIP ALONG THE WAY
Farndale • THIS NATIONAL PARK IN THE NORTH EAST PACKS IN A VERITABLE TREASURE TROVE OF SINGLETRACK TRAILS BETWEEN EPIC SKIES AND HEATHER-CARPETED MOORS
Brecon Beacons • WE HEAD TO SOUTH WALES FOR A TWIST ON THE CLASSIC GAP ROUTE, STARTING FROM THE IMPRESSIVE BIKE HUB IN TALYBONT-ON-USK
Snowdon • TOUGH CLIMBS, CHALLENGING TECHNICAL DESCENTS AND TRULY SPECTACULAR VIEWS, WALES’S HIGHEST PEAK LIVES UP TO ITS REPUTATION
Achnashellach • THIS REMOTE AND CHALLENGING ROUTE AMID THE SPECTACULAR SCENERY OF THE HIGHLANDS IS ABOUT AS FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD AS YOU CAN GET
Laggan • THIS IS EXHILARATING MOUNTAIN-BIKING COUNTRY WITH TRAILS AND VIEWS THAT’LL LEAVE YOU GASPING FOR AIR, PLUS A SUPERB CYCLING CENTRE
Boreraig • THIS ROUTE OFFERS PROPER GET-AWAY-FROM-IT-ALL RIDING WITH CHALLENGING TRAILS AND SPECTACULAR SCENERY, AND NOT A SOUL ABOUT…