Digging Dirt - Trail Building

Mountain Bike Trails at Queen Elizabeth Country Park:

Two exciting developments are happening with mountain-biking at Queen Elizabeth Country Park and both involve partnerships with Velocity Bikes, the cycle shop based in North End, Portsmouth.

The mountain-bike trails in the Park are nearly twenty years old. When they were first opened, they represented some of the most exciting and challenging riding available in the south of England. Now, for the first time, an outside company, Velocity Bikes, is sponsoring the routes.

In the first instance, this will help the Park to begin refurbishment of the trails. In the long term, we hope that this sponsorship will help with redevelopment of the trails so that they are once more among the leading mountain-bike routes in the south.

Help and advice is on hand for newer cyclists from the more experienced club members as well as from the knowledgeable staff of the bike shop who normally ride with the group.

Like other clubs that are based at the Country Park, the Rough Riders will be involved in practical task days under the supervision of Park staff. The aim of the task days is to make the routes more interesting to ride – so, do the work first and then try it out after! And get to know more about the great countryside in which you ride.

Digging Dirt Sessions:

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Other Related Links:

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Want to help shape the trails you ride?

1. Please don't ride new sections until they are complete and officially open.
2. Join the Velocity Rough Riders, the official face of the park's mountain bike users, as a full trail development programme is on the drawing board. Whatever walk of life you're from I'm sure we can find a use for your skills, be it planning, seeking funding or good old fashioned digging!

Code of Conduct for Mountain Bikers at QECP:

Only ride on the designated routes.

• Please be aware of other Park users especially horse-riders.
• We advise the wearing of safety helmets at all times.
• Please do not ride your bike on the pavements around the Visitor Centre.