Reviews for Wyre Forest Mountain Bike Trails

Summary:
If you have the knowledge there's 40+km of some of the best natural single track going

Review:
You need local knowledge. if you have it there's 40+km of some of the best natural single track going. however its not a good place to go in the wet or after rain. its best enjoyed when dry especially if you don't know it well, as most of it turns into a mud bath in winter.

Officially its not well set up for bikes, with only a very boring blue waymarked trail. nice for a young family, not much else. There's a big expensive car park and they have tried to block the free roadside parking close the the main visitors center now.

However there are still free car park located throughout the wood, however these don't have access to the cafe etc.

I just went and started riding down every unofficial trail with bike tracks I could see, this is one way to learn it. some are bridleways, some have been created (a while ago now) by local volunteers with the forestry commission's consent (I believe) and some even appear to be monitored by the commission as occasionally they will close a section with a polite message when forestry work is taking place, then re open it. non are marked.

My best advice is to look for other riders and ask them if you can follow them, look on strava or garmin or other sites before (there's a few 40km routes on garmin) there is a club who occasionally rides there although in all the times i've been 40+ i've never seen them, although you will rarely see anyone. if you have the time and patients to go a few times this place is amazing. If you go as a one off, unless your following a someone else in the summer its best avoided, its too hard to navigate all the trails with no knowledge.

don't expect big jumps or man made hard packed trails, these are natural trails and they need to be respected. it seems the forestry commission seems to just ignore MTBers, they neither encourage or discourage them. if you use the woods please be polite, avoid using foot paths, give way to horses and walkers, avoid damaging the trails.

Summary:
you need to know the place

Review:
yeah, there are 'family trails' marked out-but most of them arnt very good. you have to explore and cover alot of ground to do the good stuff, and there are some very good technical trails, singletrack etc. but you have to be prepared to go looking for them. me and my friends go down everyweek and have done for months and still love it.

Summary:
Be prepared to get off beaten track

Review:
Had a good day out recently here, you definitely have to be prepared to go hunting for the trails though. There is a circular route marked out around the forest but you have to branch off this to find the good stuff. Once you do get off the main route though you will find some great singletrack and you can easily spend a whole day here. For me part of the fun was having to find the good stuff. There's a great cafe at the main carpark which does great bacon butties to set you up for the day. Happy hunting.

Summary:
Good Morning Out

Review:
Some trails can be hard to find, but if you park at The Earnwood car park situated 2 miles west of Bewdley on the B4194, this puts you at the top of the valley and is a good starting point for the best trails of the wrye forest.