Unearth the Best Gravel Bike Routes in the UK: A Rider’s Guide
Are you ready to embark on an adventure that combines the thrill of road cycling with the ruggedness of mountain biking? Look no further than gravel biking - a rapidly growing discipline that has taken the cycling world by storm. Whether you're a seasoned gravel cyclist or new to the sport, the UK offers a plethora of incredible gravel bike routes waiting to be explored. In this comprehensive guide, we'll take you on a journey through some of the best gravel bike routes in the UK, from the picturesque countryside of Wales to the rugged terrain of Scotland and the rolling hills of England. Gravel Riding: The Perfect Blend of Road and Mountain Biking Gravel riding has revolutionized the cycling scene, bridging the gap between road cycling and mountain biking. Originating in North America, this exciting discipline emerged as cyclists sought to
2023, Place your Gravel bike shop on our website directory
Are you a Gravel bike shop in the United Kingdom? Improve your website page ranking and generate more quality gravel bike sales leads. Send us your details for a free listing on our website:Store name: Address: Town/City: County: Post Code:Telephone: Email: Business hours: Type: Shop/Mechanic/Online Website:via Email: marketing@ukgravelbike.club WhatsApp: +39 347 12717745
Upload and manage your ‘2023 Gravel Bike Events’ in complete autonomy
Hello from Mark Chambers, the creator, and manager of the UkGravelBike.club. Firstly, thank you so much for making the 'Gravel bike' community that counts in the UK! As you may have realised, this is a voluntary run community based on non-profit and freedom. I receive many emails requesting to publish your events on the self-funded website which I have created and run: https://www.ukgravelbike.club (which clocks roughly +100 visitors a day - without advertising) https://www.ukgravelbike.club/event/ My response time is not very quick due to day-to-day work obligations. So I have thought of a solution! I would like to offer all UK GRAVEL BIKE EVENTS AGENCIES the possibility of uploading their events in complete autonomy onto the site and then sharing them on our group pages. This is very simple to do as the platform is developed on WordPress - which is not rocket science. 🚀 So where's the
2023 DEVON GRIT
Overview Our gravel event returns for a fourth year. It’s ideal for gravel bikes, MTBs, cyclocross bikes & ebikes & takes in the best gravel trails of East Devon.All five routes take in some of the best sections of Woodbury Common. Highlights include Woodbury Castle & some great single track on the common, a section of the Exe Estuary path, a climb up for views of the sea at the top of Beacon Hill and also Mutter Moor.The routes are designed to be ridden on a gravel bike but a cyclocross bike or a lightweight XC mountain bike will be almost as quick. E-mountain bikes are also welcome. The ride is not suitable for road bikes & we recommend a minimum tyre width of 35mm. Although we will put out some markers this event is self-nav so you will need a
2022: BRIGHTON AND BACK
A 2-day bike packing adventure Brighton and back MTB/CX/Gravel Bike | Fully Supported | Trails & single track | 250 km/153 miles | 75/80 miles per dayWhat is it about Brighton that draws all London cyclists to it, perhaps it’s the beautiful countryside you ride through, the wild open spaces of the Downs, or the draw of a well-earned dip in the sea, ice cream and a celebratory beer?This fully supported weekend of amazing gravel bike packing will be a challenge, lovely riding, camping on the South Downs before heading back to London via Leith Hill.RIDE DESCRIPTION This is a weekend adventure to the seaside and back, ride through the unspoiled Weald to the open vistas of the South Downs before dropping down to Brighton for a quick paddle.Camp under the Downs before riding back to London by way of Leith Hill, don't underestimate
Hertfordshire Gravel Loop by LondonGravel.CC
HERTS Loop by SpokeCycles.CC 8th of May 2021, 65km 710m 11kmh Another exciting and picturesque Hertfordshire loop! Enjoying the beautiful landscape and ‘proper gravel’ of the British Countryside (according to some HC Londoners 😉)! Meeting at SpokeCycles.CC, Ridge Farm, Rabley Heath, Codicote, Hertfordshire, AL6 9UA https://www.google.com/maps/place/Spoke+Cycles/@51.847999,-0.222244,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x8431c58a4ceb3b6!8m2!3d51.847999!4d-0.222244 Coffee and snacks will available to purchase at the meeting point. The meeting point is just couple of kms from the Welwyn Garden City train station, for those coming by train from central London, which should only take 30mins tops.There will be quite a few of us driving from North and East London able to accommodate for a couple of additional bikes & riders each! Please lift your hands and reach out in the group to arrange! ‘A good few hours on the bike starting out east and dropping down into Bramfield before turning north through Walkern and circling round
2021 – THE DIRTY REIVER
We’re sure that this news won’t come as a surprise to most of you, but having tried to keep Reiver hopes alive, we must now concede that we won’t all be gathering in Kielder in April. The Dirty Reiver 2021 is now booked in for the weekend of September 11th. We have also agreed an April 2022 date with Forestry England too (weekend of April 23rd).You now have three options: 1. Leave your entry live for September 11th 2. Request a refund 3. Transfer your entry to April 2022Option 1 is the default, so if you want to ride the event in September, you can sit back and relax, safe in the knowledge that you are entered (actually – get out and keep training). If September cannot go ahead, your entry will transfer to April 2022 (or you can refund). Can’t make September 11th? For a refund, or to have
2022 DEVON GRIT
OVERVIEW Our gravel event returns for a second year. It’s ideal for gravel bikes, MTBs, cyclocross bikes & ebikes & takes in the best gravel trails of East Devon. New for 2022 is our extreme 100K route.All four routes take in some of the best sections of Woodbury Common. Highlights include Woodbury Castle & some great single track on the common, a section of the Exe Estuary path, a climb up for views of the sea at the top of Beacon Hill and also Mutter Moor.The routes are designed to be ridden on a gravel bike but a cyclocross bike or a lightweight XC mountain bike will be almost as quick. E-mountain bikes are also welcome. The ride is not suitable for road bikes & we recommend a minimum tyre width of 35mm. Although we will put out some markers this
2020 COTSWOLD CROSS ENDURO SPORTIVE
DISTANCE/TERRAIN 35km, 55km or 75km On and off-roadSTART/FINISH National Star College, CheltenhamPRICE £20 online £25 on the day75km on and off-road sportive utilizing quiet roads, green lanes and bridleways around the valleys and villages of the Cotswold Hills south of Cheltenham. Shorter routes are also available.The route is suitable for riders of all abilities and ages of 14 years and over. MTBs and cyclocross bikes are recommended and helmets are compulsory. Not suitable for standard road bikes. You can expect a wide range of riding surfaces as well as plenty of mud if it has rained recently.
Leave the car behind, catch the ferry and have an adventure in Dunoon
Wild About Argyll has teamed up with Bikepacking Scotland and Calmac Ferries to promote a series of car-free walking and cycling adventures for various abilities, starting at Dunoon Pier and Benmore Botanic Gardens.Dunoon is the jewel in the Firth of Clyde, very close to Scotland’s biggest city Glasgow. Situated on the Cowal Peninsula, the seaside resort is a gateway to the great outdoors, with an abundance of walking and cycling adventures accessible easily by public transport from the ferry pier.Local businesses are embracing the opportunities the great outdoors offer, like Jon Smith from the St Ives Guesthouse explains:‘Ìf you love the great outdoors, if you love friendly people, this is a place to come. We have got everything: Forests, mountain bike trails, boating, fishing, botanical gardens; nature at its finest.’The Rail and Sail Ticket, a joint offer from CalMac Ferries