Swinley Forest Enduro – 4th September 2016

29 June 2016  |  

Mountain Biking events are set to return to Swinley Forest in a big way this September - the first being the Swinley Forest Enduro with 7 gravity focused stages of racing!

Swinley Forest Enduro

September 4th, 2016; as dawn warms a claxon will sound at 0830am to allow riders to go and recce the course of the Swinley Forest Enduro. Swinley Forest is steeped in history, and has had a fresh investment of trails over the past 3 years by The Crown Estate. In that time there has not been a focused MTB event, fear not, Mountain Biking events are set to return to Swinley Forest – the first being the Swinley Forest Enduro.

The Swinley Forest Enduro will comprise of a circa 20km loop taking in all of the forests beauty whilst allowing for 7 gravity focused stages of racing to take place. Stages will last anything from 1 minute 30 seconds, through to a lung burning 6 minutes. The stages have been chosen to show case the Forests existing trails and some favorites will be among those for sure, we have also linked up various routes to allow for longer stages…..there may even be a few surprises in store for regular riders of Swinley too!! There will be something for every rider & every skill of rider at the event. The event is to allow everyone to enjoy the sport of trail riding, to enjoy riding some closed trails, some new trails – and we urge as many newcomers to the sport or to events to sign up too – it is a great venue to try out your steeze against other riders!

Swinley Forest Enduro

Photo credit: Big Mac Photography

The event is just that, an event. There will be a MTB basecamp with the vibe of a mini festival rather than a race. At the MTB basecamp we have worked with Marin Bikes, DMR, Whyte Bikes, Pivot Cycles, Fox Head Clothing, Muc-Off and Burgtec to bring you the range of 2017 products for you to see, smell and touch….even demo on the day. There will be a BBQ, Coffee Stalls and also a Brewery to allow for post race recovery and chat as we award the prizes by category. There are some pretty special prizes on offer…..even a bike….but more of that in future posts on the event!

To find out more on the event head over to www.swinleyforestenduro.co.uk and sign up. Numbers will be limited so be quick to register to be part of the annual Post Summer event at Swinley Forest.

Trails in Article

Swinley Forest Mountain Bike Centre

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