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The Great Britain Guide

Mountains & hills · Mid Wales

Eastridge Mountain Bike Trail Centre

In or near Priestweston.

Free admission

Eastridge Mountain Bike Trail Centre in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.

Path in Eastridge Wood - geograph.org.uk - 6300565

Anthony Parkes — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit
3 h–8 h
Best time of year
Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
  • Free entry
  • Dog-friendly

About

Eastridge Mountain Bike Trail Centre is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Protected designations

  • National Nature Reserve: STIPERSTONES LANDSCAPE
  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Eastridge Mountain Bike Trail Centre is a free mountain biking venue in Shropshire, UK. The venue is developed and maintained by volunteers, and features a mixture of blue, red and black graded trails. There are also a number of steep, technical off-piste trails. Since 1991 Eastridge Woods have been used to host Downhill and XC mountain biking events since the 90's hosted the British National Mountain biking Championships in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1999.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The first races at the venue were organised by local cycling club, the Mid Shropshire Wheelers in collaboration with the British cycling federation. In 1998 the venue hosted a round of the National Mountain Bike Points Series and featured in the satellite TV program Mountain Bike Britain.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates
52.6233, -2.9056
District
Shropshire
Parish
Pontesbury
Postcode
SY5 0TS
Parliamentary constituency
Shrewsbury

Sources

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Eastridge Mountain Bike Trail Centre?
Eastridge Mountain Bike Trail Centre is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY5 0TS), in the parish of Pontesbury.
What is Eastridge Mountain Bike Trail Centre?
Eastridge Mountain Bike Trail Centre in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
How do I get to Eastridge Mountain Bike Trail Centre?
Drivers can use postcode SY5 0TS.
Is Eastridge Mountain Bike Trail Centre a protected site?
Yes — Eastridge Mountain Bike Trail Centre is part of the STIPERSTONES LANDSCAPE National Nature Reserve and the Shropshire Hills National Landscape (AONB).
Is Eastridge Mountain Bike Trail Centre free to visit?
Yes, Eastridge Mountain Bike Trail Centre is free to enter.
How do I get to Eastridge Mountain Bike Trail Centre?
Drivers can navigate to postcode SY5 0TS. It sits within the Shrewsbury parliamentary constituency.