[Closed] Thanks, Woburn trail pixies

Sorry for the hijack.

Looks like I'll be going to Woburn this weekend with a couple of mates. None of us have been there before.

How easy is it to find trails/put together a ride?

Anyone got any maps/directions that would help?

Thank you.

You won’t have a problem finding trails as it’s a relatively small area with trails everywhere. However, you won’t necessarily find the best bits.

It would be best to hook up with other riders. What time are you riding and what sort of pace?

Where is it and what is it like?

Jase, we've not worked out the details yet but it will be on Sunday.

Pace won't be extreme, because there might be a couple of fairly new riders with us.
They're fit, but might not be as fast through any tech bits.

If we can turn up and fill 2-3 hours with exploring then I'm sure we'll be happy. I'm mostly concerned about either getting lost or standing around lots wondering where to go.

Do you know how dry/wet it is at the moment?

They’ll always be a trail to follow. As it’s a wood the chances of getting lost are high, although you’ll never be too far from the carpark!!!

It drains quite well due to the sand based nature of the terrain and with no more rain forecast this week conditions should be quite good. However, there are certain parts which remain boggy for most of the year.

If you are around at 10am or 11am you could try hooking up with Cyclone MBC for an hour or so as they leave the carpark at these times.

Brilliant, thanks Jase.
I'll try and swing it so we're there for 10 or 11.

Is there enough there to keep us occupied for 2-3 hours?
(I didn't realise it was a small area)

Yes, I've done 30 miles before without repeating any parts. The trails are just tightly packed, hence you never being far from car park.

To increase the miles you do need to venture out towards Stockgrove but enough on the Woburn side.

Is there enough there to keep us occupied for 2-3 hours

easily, we've done 4 hours there with minimal repetition.

You are supposed to have a permit to ride there, and may get caught by a ranger who'll sell you a one-day pass (year passes are available online). It's for 3rd party liability for the landowner and hard to grumble about given the quality and amount of trails, and the money youve spent on your bike and petrol getting there...

[url= http://www.greensandtrust.org/pdfs/AspleyBikePermit2012.pdf ]Permit applcation form here[/url]

Flapjack can u email me, wanna find out where new part is, we ride there twice a week so may well b 1we do already

Thanks guys.

crashtestmonkey, I'd seen elsewhere that you have to pay, that's not a problem. Cheers.

One other thing, the car park, is that the grass verge that's mentioned on the woburn trails site?

No, I think that has now been barriered off.

There is a small carpark further up that road but most people park up Church road (there is a carpark at the top) which runs from the centre of Woburn Sands.

Thanks again Jase.

Its worth buying the permit. Ive spoken to the rangers a few times and they are bike friendly. You can buy one on the day if you see the ranger, so take a few quid with you. (But you may not see him)

Basically they are there to ensure people dont build jumps anywhere but the jump site and the money pays for liability insurance so ****s dont try to sue the land owner when they ride into a tree.

Its a very small area, but once your away from the car park you probably wont see anyone, maybe a mtb'er or two and some jumpers at the jump site. Occasionally Ive seen walkers who are fine if you say hello nicely. But technically your not meant to ride there apart from the signed bridleways. However, its so covered in trails which are not marked eitherway no one bothers.

You may also see a horse or two, and they tend to be fine as their paths dont cross the trails your likely to use.

You can ride the bridelways without a permit, the permit allows you to ride the permitted bike trails. But as you say, there are so many trails I don't think most people worry about what they are riding.

I've just put together a very quick guide to where some trails start around Woburn as this crops up a lot and there doesn't seem to be anything online. There a quite a few more but these will get you started so you can see where everything lies.

[url= http://goo.gl/maps/XrXee ]Map[/url]

Best thing is to park either by the jump spot or, as I prefer if I don't ride from home, around Bow Brickhill. Sunday morning there will be plenty of folks up there if it's dry, including me, although I'm normally done by 11, chat to them and tag along.