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Sutton Bank Mountain Bike Trails

Sutton Bank Mountain Bike Trails
Avg 3.43
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  • Information:
  • Type: MTB Base
  • Grades: Green,Blue,Red,Ungraded
  • Riding: Cross Country,Skills Area,Pump Track,Cyclo Cross
  • Facilities: Car Park,Toilets,Visitors Centre,Cafe,Bike Wash,Bike Hire,Bike Shop
  • Distance(s): Under 5km, 5-10km, 11-20km, 21- 30km
  • Country: England
  • County: North Yorkshire
  • Website: Sutton Bank
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Description

Sutton Bank is a mountain bike trail centre in Sutton Bank in the North York Moors run by Sutton Bank Bikes. Positioned 1000 feet high this area is also spoiled for the choice of natural trails to ride.

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There is a skills area, an 4.8km green graded Cliff Trail, an 9km or optional extended 12km Blue Fort Trail, a 27km Paradise Red MTB trail, and a Pump Track and Cyclo-Cross course. They pride themselves on having trails with a more natural feel and epic views.

Cliff Trail (Green)

  • The 4.8km family-friendly bike track takes cyclists through woods and farmland and along Sutton Bank’s cliff edge to the north of the visitor centre and car park. The key to the project is the combining of this new 4.5-kilometer family cycle route that takes cyclists along Sutton Bank cliff with the existing bridleway network. The family trail links into many kilometers of waymarked and managed routes suitable for a wide variety of abilities. You can also extend this to pick up part of the blue making it an 8.8km ride in total

Fort Trail (Blue) 

  • The Fort Trail is a blue graded trail is km with an optional extension taking it to nearly 13 km. It takes in part of the Cliff Trail also. From this trail you can if you wish pick up either the Drovers or Paradie trail also.

Drovers Trail (Blue/Red)

  • This steps it up a gear with a 14.5km red graded MTB trail. There is a neat tea room half way through.

Paradise Trail (Red)

  • Kicks off form the tea room. Rocky, flowing singletrack, natural technical trail features. It is an 28km red graded MTB trail

Skills Area

  • There’s also a purpose built skills area with step up's and mini drop offs

Pump Track

  • There is a pump track and Cyclo-Cross course also on site.

Natural Trails 

  • This area has lots to choose from. There are wild rides on the open North York Moors, family friendly trails and technically challenging natural riding.

Other Stuff

  • The work was made possible by North York Moors Apprentices, Rangers, Pace Cycles, Field Staff and Volunteers

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  • If you have ridden any of the trails around Sutton Bank then why not share your experiences by posting a review, some pics or videos on the listing

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Adam:
Avg 4.00
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I've done the blue and red trails here. There's a mix of natural and man-made sections. Some nice sections across the top of the bank and decent descents. The climb back ups not right pleasant but all in all a nice ride with good facilities at the centre and great views. There's a lil kiddy skill loop at the centre too which is good toaster the lil ones on

What do you like?

Mixed natural and man made trails Decent downhill Great views

What could be improved?

The climb back up. Can get busy around the vc

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

22/10/2017 - about 8 years ago

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Jim:
Avg 3.67
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Great natural feel to trails and no too crowded

What do you like?

Great skills loops Sections through forest area great. Good views fromthe top of Sutton Bank

What could be improved?

Some sections not very interesting.

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

01/09/2015 - over 10 years ago

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Wadam00:
Avg 3.02
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Sutton bank red loop

Nice loop out onto the local BWs with the odd bit of purpose built trail thrown in. Some good descents through rocky rooty chutes test the nerve in the wet. As said in other reviews it gets very muddy in the wet, prob best avoided at these times.

What do you like?

Good variety of trail on the loop. Nice to have a xc loop marked up instead of the typical trail centre track. Good views from the tops

What could be improved?

Very muddy when wet. The last climb back to the top...

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

28/12/2014 - about 11 years ago

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darren8684:
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Best in the dry

If you want waymarked trails go to Dalby if ground wet and sutton bank if dry.

What do you like?

Nice for a good natural trail to be waymarked, instead of having to keep pulling out backcountry navigator on my phone. A couple of nice flowing single track sections and a nice steepish technical decent. I've seen it written that the ride contains the best landscape in the country and and this could quite possibly be true.

What could be improved?

Best ridden when hard backed as mud can be frustrating in this area when off the trail centre sections. A couple of steep climbs what would have been good in the dry where impossible when riden in November.

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

16/11/2014 - about 11 years ago

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Ymbayorky:
Avg 2.26
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Boring red

What do you like?

A few good downs.

What could be improved?

Boring slog from boltby.

Would you recommend?

*No*

Date written:

19/07/2014 - over 11 years ago

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Tibbort:
Avg 4.00
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Potential for growth

The blue trail here was different to any other trail centre blue i've ever ridden- once off the road there was a nice open feel to it with a heathland theme that you never find at FC trail centres. This means that from the top of the cliffs you can see for many miles on a good-weather day. There were some good descents down the fields which would be best done in a group so that the first rider could hold gates open to keep the flow going. we found that although there were many arrows to lead the way they aren't necessarily in some of the best spots- especially at the far end where you turn for home, and another we missed in the first crop field, which lead to a modified loop being done. This did not detract from the ride and gave us the chance to see some of the many bridleways that seem to criss-cross this area. I imagine with local knowledge some interesting descents could be created out of the existing bridleways which look good and steep as they head down the bank. No doubt a more technical route will be created in due course. The skills loop is a good use of space; you can see that a fair bit of money has been spent to get this place off the ground.

What do you like?

Cracking view Many weather-roof trails Cheaper to park than Dalby Good for children

What could be improved?

Few waymarked routes at the moment (but plenty of bridleways to explore)

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

27/04/2014 - over 11 years ago

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