Reviews for Whinlatter Forest Mountain Bike Trail Centre

Summary:
Awsome

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i went there for the first time ever today it was a great trail. There are no real diffcuilties with this trail apart from a little sketchey bit in the woods. This is a great trail and would reckon mend it to people who like xc

Summary:
North loop. Very XC. Tough technical red grade.

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Went when it was very wet, cold and raining. Found the trail to be well made and well designed. It's worth warning those who might be scared of heights about the big drops to one side of the trail at some points. Combine that with off-camber trail surface and it can be a bit scary in some places. It's technically difficult too with rocks and a lot more roots than I would have expected for a red grade trail. Noticed a few little optional black sections too for those looking to really test their skills. Fine in the wet. No mud, just plenty of sharp looking stones. I wouldn't like to come off on that trail surface. I thought the place had very commercial feel to it. Trail maps that are free at Seven Stanes will cost you ?1 from the bike shop. The parking was awkward with a few drivers scraping their cars with there being such little room for manouver in places. Parking more than 4 hours will cost you ?6. Never found the cafe and there was little shelter and only a few places to sit. No sign posts to help new arrivals find trails or cafe. Toilets were nice and warm though. Great trail but I did'nt like the set-up or vibe.

Summary:
Great for a warm up to the altura!

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First ever trail and i really enjoyed it. Not too long, good berms! I recommend giving this a go before trying the red routes (Did this straight after and there were some tricky parts for a complete novice!)

Rented cube bikes from the shop on sight, but burst a tyre and had to pay for repairs which was costly! Guys were really good in the shop until that happened, then they started getting really funny about it, even though we payed straight away (we had to leave one of our debit cards anyways!)

Summary:
Excellent!

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We went there for the first time in Aug and the weather was dry and the trails were briliant. We did the North loop twice, the South and Blue once each. To me the South was better but I think it could be even better if it had more stuff like more northshore. there a few little bits but more the better I think. Execllent facilities and the Go Ape looks good too!

Summary:
Good Fun for all abilities

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I rode the Quercus trail as a warm up before tackling the red routes and found it to be really good fun. It flows nicely, some good jumping opportunities and some suprisingly tricky optional bits to keep the more experienced rider happy.
Its more technical than Llandegla blue but feels a little less flowy IMO (maybe?)

All in all a cracking beginners trail that doubles up as a great warm up for the red.