What is a Cycle Park?
A cycle park provides access to all off-road cycling disciplines in a safe and managed environment. This park will cater for all skill levels and all age groups, from toddlers to professional cyclists.
We want people to get outside, get active and enjoy themselves in the countryside!!
The park will include:
- Cross-country and cyclo-cross course
- Blue through to black mountain bike trails
- A learn to ride pump track
- Accessibility/adaptive trails
- A skills area and dirt jump facilities
Whether you are learning to ride or a world
champion, the park will have something to
offer you!
Facilities
If you are not a cyclist then you will be able to enjoy refreshments, whilst appreciating the Lincolnshire
Wolds, in our state of the art, environmentally friendly visitor centre and cafe.
As well as a café it will include a bike shop and bike hire station. E-bikes as well as analogue mountain bikes will be available for hire.
An onsite classroom facility will be used for cycling tuition and will also be available to hire.
Why the Lincolnshire Wolds?
The Wolds are ideally suited to off-road cycling as the undulating slopes provide interesting and challenging riding.
You can’t have a good mountain
bike park on flat ground!
The site has been chosen because it nestles in a fold in the Wolds and incorporates a large area of woodland.
Trails will be constructed using soil on site and further planting of wild grasses, flowers and trees will help ensure the project has a biodiversity net gain!
What are the benefits of cycling and a cycle park?
A cycle park:
- Promotes a healthy and active lifestyle. Sport in the open countryside has well documented mental and physical benefits.
- Encourages people to engage with and respect the beauty of the landscape around them.
- Provides the opportunity for families and friends to enjoy an activity together and a focal point for cyclists and members of the local community.
- Creates opportunities in a sport which is currently difficult to access in this part of the country.
- Helps combat anti-social behaviour.
- Creates rural employment.
- Generates economic opportunities and benefits to surrounding businesses and residents.
- Provides a safe environment for people to enjoy offroad cycling.
What stage is the park at?
We hope to be able to welcome you
to the Wolds Cycle Park very soon!