Mine was to Coed y Brenin (7 hours), and yes, it was.
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What's the longest drive you've done to a UK riding spot and was it worth it?
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i drove 8.5hrs to ride lennox forest north shore stuff
yes it was
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8 hrs to fort william...................very very well worth it.
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about 10hrs to Kirroughtree... I would do it again..
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800+ round trip to the quantocks - it was good but the cost and time spent driving was a lot for the amount of riding. I'd go there again but I wouod need to have another reason to be in the area or go cheaply by train
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From Herts to Congleton to ride the DH course there, many many moons ago.
Every minute of it.
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3 hrs to Afan. A really jolly day out with some giggly bits in great company. And I was faster than my mate who always used to make me suffer.
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45 minute on the train from work to Edale and evening mini epics back to S Manchester via Mam Tor, Hayfield, Marple etc.
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About 9 hours to Afan, yeah but was worth it but mainly as good to see so many friends again.
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Drove to Wales from London around New Year for an overnighter to ride Cwmcarn and Afan- accident on M4 meant I didn't get there til dark, so couldn't ride Cwmcarn that day, went to hotel in Cardiff, and my wife rang me up that night saying heavy snow was expected the next day on the M4 corridor, and could I please return first thing in the morning.
300 odd miles, no riding.
Did London to Glentress once, for one lap around the red, though to be fair we'd gone up to see a friend.
Not the greenest of households here sometimes.
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5 hours, Edinburgh to Sherwood Pines. Just about worth it.
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5 hours, Edinburgh to Sherwood Pines. Just about worth it.
Why on earth would you do that?
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Anything beyond an hour in the car is testing my patience. Don't see the point.
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Anything beyond an hour in the car is testing my patience. Don't see the point.
Some don't have the luxury of having anything within that distance. I have Woburn 1hr away and after that its 2hrs plus.
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One way? If you're not including going to a race, then 3hrs to Glentress to see what had changed in the 5 years between visits.
It was worth it (though I think I would have preferred stopping over one night and getting two days worth of riding in and playing up at Innerleithen too)
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6.5 hrs from nr Peterborough to Glentress & Innerleithen for the weekend - definitely worth it.
5.5 hrs to Dalbeattie - was definitely worth it, but not leaving until gone 6:30 in the evening meant it was an 'enthusiastic' drive and a quick burger stop rather than an enjoyable journey...
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Kirroughtree looks badass. Is that the best of the trail centres?
I've heard people bigging up Innerleithen but on Youtube the XC course at least looks very smooth. There's an uplift day there soon though. I liked Coed y Brenin because there were actually real rocks on it.
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6.5 hrs from nr Peterborough to Glentress & Innerleithen for the weekend - definitely worth it.
Will be doing that same route myself soonish I reckon.
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Hampshire to Golspie yes it was worth it. But only because it was a multiday trip - so Mabie, Ae, Fort Bill, Golspie & another trail, Glentress, Inners home.
Out and back in a day was to the trail centre beyond the end of the M4. And no! It wasn't worth it!
Longest out and back worth the effort is Afan which is about 2.30 each way.
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People drive to go mountain biking? Madness.
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5 hrs to Coed-y-brenin and totally worth it.
I'd ridden there before and I think it's fine, perhaps a little overrated, but I had to go up that way for a REC first aid course in November last year so went a day early, figured I'd drive it with as scenic a route as possible, get a ride in and find my B&B.
Got there around midday on a Friday, deserted car park, not a single sole on the trails, cold misty day. Rode the Tarw and MBR trails in one hit and just had one of those rides where everything came together and flowed perfectly.
Probably the best ride I ever had.
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Some don't have the luxury of having anything within that distance.
I'd just ride around the local woods. If I had to drive several hours every time I wanted to go mountain biking, I'd take up road riding...
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5.5 hours south from Moray for a couple of days in the Lakes. Was superb.
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For one days biking I've done Lancaster to Glentress a few times - about 2.5 hrs each way IIRC.
For an event/staying over for a few days etc, a bit more. Done Lancaster - Fort William for the 10 Under but that involved another couple of days biking plus a stop in the Lakes on the way backPosted 1 year ago # -
EDIT - Double post. See below - c0cked that right up!
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jhw - Member
Kirroughtree looks badass. Is that the best of the trail centres?I preferred Dalbeattie to Kirroughtree - it seemed to flow better. They are quite close though so you should probably try both if you are over that way...
Jamie - Member
6.5 hrs from nr Peterborough to Glentress & Innerleithen for the weekend - definitely worth it.
Will be doing that same route myself soonish I reckon.It's a pretty straightforward route, really. Just takes a while! We camped in Peebles; I think it's called the Rosetta caravan park or similar.
DeVs - Member
People drive to go mountain biking? Madness.I drive long distances for a weekend away with mates that just so happens to include a spot of falling off my bike.
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I'd just ride around the local woods. If I had to drive several hours every time I wanted to go mountain biking, I'd take up road riding...
Or move somewhere else.
5.5 hours south from Moray for a couple of days in the Lakes. Was superb.
People drive for hours AWAY from Scotland to go biking eh?
For me the furthest is about 2.5 hours (Lancaster-Glentress as mentioned above) and that was a little too much tbh. Anything more than an hour and a half starts to feel a bit ridiculous for me and I would look to stay up there and make it into a longer trip.
I preferred Dalbeattie to Kirroughtree - it seemed to flow better.
I found completely the opposite
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Surrey to Ft William for the weekend, although we managed the journey up in just over 6 hours, so not too bad
Cheers, Rich
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Aside from driving to events, like Bonty 24-12 (Plymouth); Polaris (Kielder), I drove solo to the Quantocks to meet Knottie. About 3hrs IIRC.
Definitely worth it, and would so it again. Great riding. And not really that far.Posted 1 year ago # -
Devon to Penmachno 4.5 hours not just worth it but I was staying up to ride other parts of Snowdonia with mates that were coming up a two days later.
One day trip Devon to Brechfa 3 hours to do the red + black - worth it but very tiring.Posted 1 year ago # -
South Lake District to Glentress/Innerleithen is about 2.5 hours drive time. The trails are nice but I hate sitting in a car when I could be riding my bike. One reason why I've never bothered getting a downhill bike, everyone I know with one seems to spend more time driving to places than they do riding it.
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mtb'ers have it easy.
lets assume a 4 hour drive to a trail centre, ride around for about 3 hours, and then 4hour drive home.
driving time = 8 hours.
riding time = 3 hours.
now think about surfers, assume a similar drive, 4hrs there + 4hrs back.
3 hours in the water, 10 waves caught per hour = 30 rides, at 20 seconds each, that's only 600 seconds surfing, that's 10 minutes.
surfers will drive 8 hours for 10minutes riding, mtb'ers will drive 8 hours for 3 hours riding.
it's all crazy, but much less crazy than rotting on the sofa watching X-factor.
(cue some smug bastard telling us about his local break)
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Surrey to Ft William for the weekend, although we managed the journey up in just over 6 hours, so not too bad
6 hours for probably 550 miles?
Furthest I've been is Nottingham to Strathpeffer, for the first Strathpuffer. For a mere 14 or so hours of riding. Was great fun, and well worth it, but a hell of a long way.
Joe
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it's not crazy, if you want to ride the best trails you have to drive a bit unless you're a shepherd or something
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it's not crazy, if you want to ride the best trails you have to drive a bit unless you're a shepherd or something
Depends where you live no?
I can see that in certain places there's probably not a right lot on the doorstep however for me I could ride great trails all day right from my doorstep.
However if I want a *variety* of riding, then yes, I have to drive/car share/get the train.Although having said that I sometimes think that people these days are getting a bit soft. When I was about 17/18, me and some mates rode our MTBs from S London down to Penshurst, Kent. About 30 miles there (mix of on and off road) then we spent the day riding round there. Then we rode most of the way home before finally calling it a day and getting the train from about Bromley. Only option open to us; none of us drove, parents weren't going to drive us out there and sit around all day.
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That is hardcore!
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