The Dark Peak

Where Hope Valley, Derbyshire
Web www.visitpeakdistrict.com
Good for Year-round technical fun with big views

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Easy, Moderate, Classic

The South Downs

Where East and West Sussex
Web www.visitsouthdowns.com
Good for Long summer days of rolling miles and dusty, sun-drenched vistas

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Moderate, Classic

The 7Stanes

Where Southern Scotland
Web www.7stanes.gov.uk
Good for Straightforward, easy to follow trail centre rides for all abilities

The North Downs

Where Dorking, Surrey
Web www.surreyhills.org
Good for Tight singletrack and woodsy fun within striking distance of London

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Easy, Classic

Snowdonia

Where Gwynedd, North Wales
Web www.mbwales.com
Good for Big-mountain riding in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park

Fort William

Where Fort William, Scotland
Web www.ridefortwilliam.co.uk
Good for World-class trails on the side of Britain’s highest mountain

The Lake District

Where Cumbria
Web www.lakedistrict.gov.uk
Good for A mix of technicality and flow in a truly stunning setting

Coed y Brenin

Where Dolgellau, North Wales
Web www.mbwales.com
Good for The original Welsh trail centre

The Quantocks

Where Somerset
Web www.thequantockhills.co.uk
Good for Secret singletrack in a pint-size setting

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Easy, Moderate, Classic

The Cairngorms

Where The Highlands, Scotland.
Web www.visitcairngorms.com
Good for Truly epic big days out in the heart of the wilderness

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Easy, Moderate, Classic

To see the full feature and get more details on all of these rides check out WMB issue 119, on sale now!

We rate our routes so you can be sure what to expect when you tackle them. The route classifications are fairly self-explanatory, with one at the easy end and five the pinnacle of difficulty, plus we list scores for physical strenuousness, navigation difficulty and trail technicality. We also give an overall mark that’ll give you an idea of how much energy you’ll want to devote to each route.

CLASSIC RIDE A longer, more challenging route requiring technical skills and/or a good level of fitness.

MODERATE OR INTERMEDIATE RIDE More technical trail suitable for proficient riders with good off-road skills

EASY RIDE Suitable for riders with basic mountain biking skills

To download these routes into your GPS or computer’s mapping software, click here GPX data.

That’ll take you through to almost all of our Ride Guides, online via Bikely. Click on the ‘Share’ tab above the route map and select either ‘Download .gpx’ or ‘.kml (Google Earth)’. Save to your hard disk and then import into your GPS-compatible mapping software, such as Memory Map, or upload to your GPX-compatible GPS.

Don’t forget that you’re mountain biking so always take a back up compass, first aid kit, a spare tube or two, a multi tool, a rain jacket and something tasty to snack on just in case your out on the hills longer than you’d planned.

Happy trails!