Gisburn Forest Mountain Biking Trail News
The mountain bike trails at Gisburn Forest include a moderate 11 km ‘blue’ route for beginners/intermediates and a 22 km ‘red’ route for experienced mountain bikers (with a couple of optional 'black' graded sections).
The trails include technical downhill and boardwalk sections with long sweeping single track, offering fine views over the nearby Stocks Reservoir. You can hire a quality mountain bike with free delivery/collection to Gisburn Forest.
5 Jan 12 - Next dig day on 8 Jan 12
See map below for meeting point. Start at 10am.
8 Dec 11 - Next dig day on 11 Dec 11
Next dig day to finish of new section of trail - see below for details.
7 Nov 11 - Next dig day on 13 Nov 11
Next dig day close to completing new section of trail - join in and help in the growth of new trail at Gisburn Forest. See map below for more details.
3 Oct 11 - Next dig day on 9 Oct 11
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2 Sep 11 - Next dig day on 11 Sep 11
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28 June 11 - Next dig day on 14 Aug 11 + camp & dig Aug bank holiday weekend!
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27 May 11 - Next volunteer dig day at Gisburn Forest on 29 May 11
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21 Apr 11 - Re-surfacing to some sections of red route
A few of the rougher sections of the red trail before Whelpstone Grag have been re-surfaced making for a smoother ride - still leaving plenty of technical rocky sections to negotiate.
24 Feb 11 - Next volunteer dig day at Gisburn Forest on 13 March 11
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8 Jan 11 - New trail development at Gisburn Forest
A new free-ride mountain bike trail is currently in development at Gisburn Forest due to be open this Spring. Led by a group of volunteers, the trail will be approximately 400 metres in length and aimed at riders of all abilities to help improve their skills.
The Forestry Commission has supported the project by paying for an experienced trail builder to help design the trail. They have also provided tools and equipment as well as a trained forester to help clear a path through the trees.
The trail will include rollers, jumps, berms and table-top jumps.
7 Jan 11 - First Gisburn Forest dig day of the year on 16 Jan 11
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9 Nov 10 - Join in at the next Gisburn Forest mountain bike dig day on 14 Nov 10
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1 Oct 10 - Next dig day at Gisburn Forest on 10 October
Join in at the next Gisburn Forest volunteer trail dig day and help develop the next section of mountain bike trail. Click here for full details on how to join in.
20 Sep 10 - Extra volunteer dig day at Gisburn Forest on 26 September
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14 Sep 10 - Next Gisburn Forest Trail Builders dig day - 10th October
If you'd like to contribute at the next Gisburn Forest mountain bike trail volunteer dig day and help develop new sections of mountain bike trail click here for more details.
9 Sep 10 - Next Gisburn Forest Trail Builders dig day - 12th September
Join in at at the next Gisburn Forest mountain bike trail dig day - click here for more info.
5 Aug 10 - Next Gisburn Forest Trail Builders dig day - 8th August
Join in at at the next Gisburn Forest mountain bike trail dig day - click here for more info.
7 July 10 - Gisburn Forest trail builders to start new section of trail - join in!
The Gisburn Forest volunteer mountain biking trail builders will be stating a new section of trail on the 11 July. The new section of trail will link from the 'Causeway' to the fire road below the 'Home Baked' section of single track. To find out more and help build this new section of trail click here.
23 June 10 - New section of mountain biking trail gets good reviews
The new section of mountain biking trail at Gisburn Forest is proving very popular with regulars and new riders. Test your nerve and balance on a series of log rides (with easier route optiions). Click here to see where this new section of trial is located.
16 June 10 - New section of trail now open
A new section of mountain biking trail at Gisburn Forest has now been completed and is ready to ride - look out for the new sign posts on the red route. The new section features a couple of log rides, timber bridges and gravel trail. Don't worry if your balance is not that good - there are easier options to get around the log rides! Enjoy.
This section was built by the Gisburn Forest Volunteer Trail Builders - for more info and to join in the next dig day click here.
5 June 10 - Latest pictures of soon to be opended log ride at Gisburn Forest
Pictures courtesy of Gisburn Forest MTB Trail Development.
The next dig day that you can attend is on Sunday 14th June.
Join in and help to develop the trails at Gisburn forest. Click here for more details.
28 May 10 - Join in at the next Gisburn Forest mountain biking trail dig day
Contribute to the development of the mountain bike trails at Gisburn Forest by joining in at the next volunteer trail building session on 14 June 10 where the trail builders are close to finishing a new section of trail - the log ride!
For more details of trail building dates and meeting points please contact martin.Charlesworth@lancashire.gov.uk
14 May 10 - Hully Gully (the roller coaster) re-opens
After a number of essential repairs following a tough winter hammering the Hully Gully section of mountain bike trail at Gisburn Forest has now re-opened - enjoy!
11 May 10 - New log ride sections nearing completion
The Gisburn Forest Trail Builders are now close to completing a new trail section (the log ride) - perfect for those wanting to test their balance and nerve! Opening date coming soon.
Apr 10 - New Sections of Trail Coming Soon!
In addition to the new trail development at Gisburn Forest, more new sections of single track are currently being worked on by the Gisburn Forest Trail Building Group including a log ride skills section that is planned to be open soon. More details and opening dates to be added!
If you want to join in and help with the development of the trails at Gisburn Forest you can turn up at one of the trail building sessions held on the 2nd Sunday of every month. For details of trail building dates and meeting points please contact martin.Charlesworth@lancashire.gov.uk
Sep 09 - New Trail Development
The mountain bike trails of Gisburn Forest have undergone a major development program that includes a significant addition of red graded singletrack with sections of black graded trail added as well.
The new trails include an easy/moderate 11 kilometre ‘blue’ route for families and beginners and a 22 kilometre ‘red’ course for more experienced and expert mountain bikers.
The trails, which are set against the stunning backdrop of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, include tricky downhill and boardwalk sections and also offer fine views over the nearby Stocks Reservoir.
Volunteers have built well over a kilometer of twisty red grade singletrack with both climbs and descents with a few trail obstacles thrown in.
The balance between fire road and sinlgle track has firmly swung towards single track with somewhere in the region of 70% included on the red route.
An additional five kilometers of singletrack is planned for Gisburn Forest to be constructed by volunteers and contractors if the funding is available.
Volunteers are currently working on new sections of trail. You can influence how some of the routes are developed by joining in at one or more of the fortnightly Gisburn Forest volunteer trail building sessions, with the added benefit of each volunteer hour unlocking further funding. For details of up and coming Gisburn Forest trail building dates please contact Martin Charlesworth at martin.Charlesworth@lancashire.gov.uk 
Click here to download the new Gisburn Forest trail map.
You can hire a quality Trek mountain bike from Cycle Adventure with free delivery/collection to Gisburn Forest (Premium level bikes available). For details of our Trek fleet of hire bikes click here.
Cycle Hire and Guiding available in other parts of the North West & UK - Lancashire, the Yorkshire Dales and Cumbria (inc. Lake District, Ribble Valley, Pendle, Rossendale, Rivington).
