Niki and I stopped on our way back from Rutland to take a look at the new cycle centre at Fineshades. Finding info online about this place wasn't straightforward as their website is being rebuilt but i found the postcode (NN17 3BB) on the forestry site.
There is a bike shop on site (run by Rutland Cycling) - the chaps in the shop were really friendly and gave us some good advice about the trails
There are two trails, one family route (5 miles) which is ideal for kids etc and a Red graded route about 1/2 a mile down the road.
We started with a lap of the family route. This was more fun than it sounded with a number of "Skills loops" that added optional short singletrack sections to the main path. See below for a dodgy video from my camera phone (one handed)
These skills loops, despite being mainly short were great fun and I'm sure more will be added.
Once we had completed the 5 mile loop which took about 45 mins we stopped for a rest in the cafe
These skills loops, despite being mainly short were great fun and I'm sure more will be added.
Brand new visitor centre cafe
Cup of tea x 2!
After a quick chat to the guys in the shop (some great deals on Exposure lights for you Matthew!) we headed back down the main entrance road and over to Wakerley Woods to ride a loop of the 3.5 mile Red graded loop.
This was much more challenging and mainly singletrack with some steep drops (all ridable) ideal for the more experienced rider. A loop took about 40 minutes as we chose to ride some of the sections a few times.
The centre is brand new and some bits are still being developed. The bike shop run a weekly Wednesday evening ride at 6:30pm which I may well turn up to soon. They promise to show you some of the best bits to ride! ;0)
Well worth a visit! £1/hour to park. £1 for tea.
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