Longer: 70km Central Bedfordshire explorer, 4 hours or more. For a long time, the Center Parcs ride has been the most visited on the site. Makes sense, with people unfamiliar with the area looking for rides during their visit. Here is a longer ride with the holiday village at its epicenter. If you are visiting Ampthill for the Tour of Britain this year – Bring … Continue reading Center Parcs Gravel Ride
Easy: 17km It’s not far to drive but to ride your bike there is easy. This is the simplest route, mainly off road and good for all seasons. Continue reading Center Parcs to MTB trails
Medium: 43km, a 2 hour ride, which is easily extended in the woods Everyone goes to Woburn with their mountain bike. Sure why not. But there are interesting routes to get there, which on a gravel bike are really enjoyable to ride. And then when you get to Woburn it turns out the gravel bike is also great fun on the easy trails there. There … Continue reading Woburn Backroads
Long: 59km, 400m ascent, plus getting to the stat and finish so 100km+ The Greensands cycle way is an official state sponsored route (it has signs). The GCW runs from Leighton Buzzard in the west to Sandy on the eastern boundary, following one of the counties most pronounced (very subtle) geological features. At 59km this isn’t long by any means, but it’s end to end, … Continue reading Greensands Cycle Way
Easy (but quite long): 48km – to shorten the route just check a map. If you’ve been interned at Center Parcs and you happen to have a bike with you, then plan your escape, there are good local rides to be had. This circuit builds on the trail orbiting the security fence, which might keep you happy for one or maybe two short laps but … Continue reading Center Parcs Woburn Forest
The Danesborough trail is a shorter sister trail to Lonsdale making use of the woods to the west of Sandy Lane. The trails here have been ridden in an ad-hoc fashion long before any attempt to structure the riding at Woburn. The creation of an official trail, by linking segments in a continuous loop has definitely reduce traffic and conflicts on the many footpaths, although … Continue reading Danesborough – blue?
Cranfield Cycling 