Pump track and skills areas

Before heading out on the trails make sure you check out our pump track or one of our skills areas.

Pump track

Located on the way out to the trails from the main starting point in the car park. A short loop trail with undulating rollers and small berms to help develop some of the skills you need for mountain biking.

Skills areas

There are three different skills areas around the Forest of Dean Cycle Centre:

• Beginner Skills Area (Grade: Green/Easy). Located just over the bridge on the Colliers Trail. A short loop that has some very small rollers, corners and a slab rock at the exit. This is a great place to start for any new rider.
• Intermediate Skills Area (Grade: Blue/Moderate). Located next to the Pump Track with the trails starting a little further up the hill. There are two trails to choose from, a tech line and a flow line, with features that grow in size as you go. They are short trails which are a perfect place to warm up and practice the skills you will need to ride the longer XC and downhill trails.
• Red Skills Area (Grade: Red/Difficult). Located approximately 1km into the Freeminers (red XC) trail. This area has two tracks running side by side, one with tabletop jumps, the other with a series of drops. This can be ridden as part of the Freeminers trail or you can follow the exit route back to the centre.