Northampton Bike Park

A former golf course has been transformed into a new 40-acre specialist Mountain Bike Park, welcoming cyclists from Northamptonshire and beyond.

The new park has a range of trails, tracks and facilities, whether you’re a family beginning your cycling adventure on balance bikes, a skilled mountain biker and everything in-between.

The site is free to use for all, you only need to pay for car parking which helps cover the maintenance costs of the site. The running of the Bike Park is funded through revenues from the car park and donations. If you can, please donate to the facility to ensure its sustainability.

All trails are designed with public safety in mind, with gradients, features spacing and trail speed to match the trail grade. Each trail contains a ‘Qualifier’ feature within the first 10 metres of the trail. Each ‘Qualifier’ feature is designed to be as challenging to ride as the most difficult feature on each trail, this give riders an immediate indication of whether their skill level is sufficient to ride the trail.

Mountain bike trails and walking routes have been segregated whenever possible. Visibility is of critical importance where crossing points are concerned, therefore it will be essential that both walkers and riders have a clear line of sight prior to crossing points to ensure that both are aware of one another at all times. Where segregation isn’t possible, trail design will be used to reduce riders speed to a walking pace prior to any crossing points.

And all of this is set in 40 acres of wildlife habitats.