Queen Elizabeth Country Park Mountain Bike Centre
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The Queen Elizabeth Country Park Mountain Bike Centre (QECP MTB) is just straight off the A3 in Hampshire, England and has two bike trails (a red and a blue) which are clearly waymarked. There is also tons of natural terrain trail riding around here. There is a nice friendly visitor centre, good cafe and car park.
It's also within a short 30 min drive of its sister Downhill trail at Stoughton DH which is well worth checking out also if Downhill and Freeride are your thing.
The Purple Route (Blue)
- The Purple Route mountain bike trail (blue graded suitable for beginners) is 6km (3.7 miles) long. It uses forest gravel roads, with 500 metres of single-track, and just one steep climb. Route soon to be upgrade (2013/2014) to a all weather blue trail 65% singletrack with fun berms and rollers.
The Red
- This mountain bike trail is graded red (for clarity) and is 7.5 (4.6 miles) long. This is mostly single-track, a lot of which is off-camber, rooty and with some decent climbing and steep gradients. It has just has added an extension on the which is pretty neat and added a nice windy section traversing the hill with a few kickers and jumps thrown in.
Natural Trails
- There are quite a lot of natural trail riding here. The park is situated on the south downs way which runs through the middle of the forest. It offer great access to the rest of the south downs. Two specific non waymarked trails start in the park and lead out into the surrounding countryside. These use the rights of way network and some public roads. Queen Elizabeth 16 km (10 miles), Meon Valley 16km (10 miles). For more information on these routes and others in Hampshire, a pack of 'Off Road Cycle Trails' is available from the Visitor Centre
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Average user rating from: 6 user(s)
| Overall rating | 4.5 | |
| Grin Factor | 5.0 | |
| Trail Variety | 4.5 | |
| Skills Development | 4.5 | |
| Trail Quality | 4.0 | |
| Facilities | 4.5 |
QECP reborn
All the work done and underway at QECP have really brought the park back into the limelight after nearly 20 years. The new updated route is still on the short side but still packs in nearly 1000ft of climbing and descent, is almost all singletrack and includes a multitude of different types of riding to get your teeth into, hard climbs, masses of roots, steep burms, tables and drops. You'll want to do two at least two laps to get the most out of the trail if you've not been before! After that you'll e ready to hit the on-site cafe and grab some lovely cake :p
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| Overall rating | 4.4 | |
| Grin Factor | 4.0 | |
| Trail Variety | 4.5 | |
| Skills Development | 4.5 | |
| Trail Quality | 5.0 | |
| Facilities | 3.5 |
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The QECP Collective, will be hosting our own gravity enduro race on 21st July 2013! It is sure to be a banger with prizes including a holiday for two with Pure Mountains in Spain’s Sierra Nevada(http://www.puremountains.com/ ), a pair of Marzocchi forks, Dainese pads, Exempt Clothing T shirts and much more up for grabs. Chris Smith has already signed up for the race which will be held on brand new, purpose built singletrack.
| Overall rating | 3.8 | |
| Grin Factor | 4.0 | |
| Trail Variety | 3.5 | |
| Skills Development | 3.5 | |
| Trail Quality | 4.0 | |
| Facilities | 4.5 |
Best riding in South, lots to offer and getting better all the time.
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The red trail really does give you a great workout and allows you to enjoying riding. The 1st climb is hard but as you ride the red route its made worthwhile with lots of single track as a reward.
As QECP sits in the South Downs and has the South Downs Way run straight through the park is very easy to link up with other local trails that surround QE and branch off from the South Downs Way.
In all its a great red route thats definitely worth a couple of laps and its also worth exploring around the local area to make a days riding.
QE also offers a great cafe that is perfect after a days riding. Car parking is well priced at £2 a day and there its lots of space.
The future looks bright for QE as the passionate trail builders are really making some excellent progress and they are even holding Enduro and DH races in 2013. With this enthusiastic group pushing progress QE park will be getting more popular and has the potential to offer the best riding in the South!! Well worth a look around. Ride On!!
Looking forward to the work on the blue trail and all the races in 2013.
| Overall rating | 4.4 | |
| Grin Factor | 4.5 | |
| Trail Variety | 4.0 | |
| Skills Development | 5.0 | |
| Trail Quality | 4.0 | |
| Facilities | 4.5 |
Great Fun Red Trail
Great Fun Red Trail, Two Lap and it well worth a trip.
Looking forward to the work on the blue trail and all the races in 2013.
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Berms
Jumps
Roots
Steep ups
Steep Downs
Need a bike Wash
The new sections meanthat length has been added mind which is all for the better. It was still bedding in when I rode it but I think it will flow even better in a month or so. There are even a few really fun kickers and jumps thrown in which I think they could develop even further and a bit earlier in the trail. Also forgot to say but near the start there is a step up section which is technically challenging for uphill riding but fun. Overall this trail is growing from strength to strength in variety and skill progression and I hope they continue developing it as the opprotunities with the terrain here are many.
| Overall rating | 3.1 | |
| Grin Factor | 3.0 | |
| Trail Variety | 3.0 | |
| Skills Development | 3.0 | |
| Trail Quality | 3.0 | |
| Facilities | 4.0 |
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stumpy_dan
December 27, 2011
Last updated: January 02, 2013
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New Section On The Red
I tried the new sections of this Red trail this week. There is a new section near the top at the start and then half way round as you are returning past the mid way point. They are lovely and wind through the hill allowing you to traverse neatly with speed but gives you a strong workout too. The trail was muddy which made up a bit for it being short (in terms of getting a workout) but I still recommend two laps or combining this with some of the great natural trail riding on offer here.
The new sections meanthat length has been added mind which is all for the better. It was still bedding in when I rode it but I think it will flow even better in a month or so. There are even a few really fun kickers and jumps thrown in which I think they could develop even further and a bit earlier in the trail. Also forgot to say but near the start there is a step up section which is technically challenging for uphill riding but fun. Overall this trail is growing from strength to strength in variety and skill progression and I hope they continue developing it as the opprotunities with the terrain here are many.
User Review
- Good workout due to sharp ups and downs
- Few neat jumps and kickers thrown in
- muddy (not the best drainage)
| Overall rating | 3.4 | |
| Grin Factor | 4.0 | |
| Trail Variety | 3.0 | |
| Skills Development | 3.0 | |
| Trail Quality | 3.0 | |
| Facilities | 4.0 |
S'ok
Neat little track