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Looking for some local trails - Cotwolds/Banbury/Oxford/Warwick area
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flag MuddyBodge
Posted: Aug 28, 2012 at 2:31 Quote
New to the area and looking for some fun trails. Fast burmy downhill with jumps would be ideal! Happy to have a nice long loop route too.

I've spent the last 5 years living in Yorkshire, so I've been spoilt for choice and haven't had to look very hard for top notch trails.

I'm willing to travel up to roughly 1.5hrs from Banbury, so not sure if Wales is within reach. Obviously if you guys know of somewhere glorious outside of that range then please spill the beans!

First day on the site, so please be gentle!
flag lottsdave
Posted: Sep 12, 2012 at 4:15 Quote
Hey, have you had any luck on finding places to ride? I have recently moved to carterton and have been cycling around without much luck. Considering asking farmers for use of land!!
flag MuddyBodge
Posted: Sep 18, 2012 at 2:34 Quote
Nope not yet.

But I have discovered that Aston Hill is pretty close to me. So I'm going to go sample the delights! Lazy but easy option...
flag Fishmoles
Posted: Nov 3, 2012 at 0:59 Quote
Try badbury woods near farington good fun
flag bigburd
Posted: Nov 5, 2012 at 1:23 Quote
Most of the trails at badbury are getting destroyed by loggers over the next few weeks.
flag MuddyBodge
Posted: Nov 19, 2012 at 1:23 Quote
Fishmoles wrote:
Try badbury woods near farington good fun

Cheers for the heads up. I'll try and check it out before it gets destroyed!

Looks like a nice drive to Faringdon too.
flag MuddyBodge
Posted: Nov 19, 2012 at 1:46 Quote
kavanagh9 wrote:
Cannock chase?

Didn't know about that place either, so cheers for the info.

Went out exploring the local hills around Banbury with a mate on Friday, but all we found was lots of clay/mud! Thank god for pubs...
flag kavanagh9
Posted: Nov 19, 2012 at 8:48 Quote
Lol pubs are good, www.chasetrails.co.uk all info you need, excellent place downhill and xc,
flag teapot
Posted: Nov 22, 2012 at 4:58 Quote
i hear the forest of dean is good. will be over there myself soon
flag lottsdave
Posted: Nov 22, 2012 at 7:09 Quote
Anyone want pick me up from carterton??lol
flag kavanagh9
Posted: Nov 22, 2012 at 8:49 Quote
teapot wrote:
i hear the forest of dean is good. will be over there myself soon

Yea a mate has been there and said its good but not as good as cannock, will check it out meself soon,
flag Davido2005
Posted: Jun 10, 2013 at 17:15 Quote
You still looking for riding places? Aston hill is good, also Woburn and chicksands for short jumpy trails and some nice proper sets of dirt jumps. Hoping to check out forest of dean as well, heard its meant to be good. In Oxford itself shotover isnt bad for a chilled out little blast with some trails and a small jumpy area. Let me know if your out and about im always looking to ride!
flag bigburd
Posted: Jun 11, 2013 at 2:19 Quote
Badbury is now back pretty much full swing and improved
flag ruralhero
Posted: Jun 29, 2013 at 8:16 Quote
Thought I'd dig up this post as I'm now in the same situation, used to ride lot down south, had a bit of a break due to uni/work etc, now moved to the Cotswolds (Stow) and want to get back into riding properly, any of you guys ride locally?
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