Croft Mountain Bike Trail

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Croft Mountain Bike Trail
  • Information:
  • Type: MTB Base
  • Grades: Blue, Red
  • Riding: Cross Country, Bike Skills Park
  • Facilities: Pay and Display
  • Distance(s): Under 5km
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  • Country: England
  • County: Wiltshire
  • Website: Croft Trail
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stumpy_dan:
Avg 2.33
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Croft Trail Blast

I recently rode the Croft Trail on the way back from an Afan Trip. It was just off the M4 Swindon way. There is a car park but no other facilities. The trail is really short single track and it is quite flat as you would expect in Swindon. The trail team here have packed a lot in for a very short trail. There are kickers, little drops, rocky sections and a small North Shore section. There is a blue and a red option (within the same trail).I would use this trail if I lived local and only had an hour to kill but otherwise I'd travel further afield. I wouldn't though make a trip or specific journey to ride as it lacks height and length. 

Good points:

- lots of features in a small area

Bad points:

- very short - quite flat

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

13/08//2015 - over 8 years ago

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Kurt Jellyfinger:
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First ride at Croft

Just had my first ride around. I have been off MTB's for 20+ years, so I took the Blue route and then went round again on the Red. The first thing to say is that I am really impressed at the amount of work the volunteers must have put in. The surface is loose enough for it to be technical, but firm enough to be a good all weather track. It's a bit tight in places and the hairpins (some with berms) really run close to the trees, you need to be awake if you are going to avoid them, some of the faster sections lead straight into a really tight section. The Red routes contained a few bit's I'm not confident enough to tackle at speed yet, but thats just motivation to improve, If I (a novice) could do it all first time out, there would be nothing to aim for. Thanks to everyone that took the time to build and maintain this. The only negative I can thing of (which is beyond the control of anyone responsible for the track) is that the carpark seems to be a waiting area for some fairly dodgy looking characters. Careful what you leave on show in your car if you drive there.

Good points:

Free to use Compacted surface will make it a good winter training track free parking

Bad points:

People have mentioned a lack of facilities, but remember it's built be volunteers.

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

30/09//2014 - over 9 years ago

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Iain:
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Awesomely compact and fun

Great little trail if your in the area has little bits of everything packed into a compact space No massive elevation changes, or anything overly complicated but there is more interesting little features to keep you on your toes packed into this 4 miles than most trails have in two or three times the distance Excellent work by a small and dedicated team of volunteersI really enjoyed the couple of laps I did when I stopped off on my way from Bristol to London I wouldn't really go out of my way too much to ride it as it is very short but if you find yourself in the area with a bike it's a must do

Good points:

Short and fast Can do multiple laps Great little features Good use of space and elevation Right next to M4 Free to park and ride

Bad points:

Short No facilities

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

18/03//2014 - about 10 years ago

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