Watford Cycle Hub: Weaving Whippy Wheeler

Right on your doorstep, this entirely traffic-free, off-road 'Steady' route, allows you to weave around Whippendell Woods and provides an introduction to off-road mountain bike riding - with some steep inclines and downhills that challenge some basic off-road skills of balance, gear-changing & braking control. : ) It will be a laid back, relaxed and friendly ride, children and teens are welcome, and if you need to walk up the hills - that's totally fine by us - we're just happy you want to come & give mountain biking a go! : )

This is one of our 'Special Permission Rides', together with the 'Olympiads' Ride & the 'Cassiobury Park Special', where Watford Borough Council has granted Watford Cycle Hub special permission to lead rides on some paths normally reserved for walkers only. We have a limited number of times a year where we can do this, so these rides are doubly special. We will respect this Special Permission by being considerate to other Cassiobury Park & Whippendell Wood users and thank Watford Borough Council for granting us this special access. :)

Please check your bike is in good working order before the ride - especially that your brakes are working & your tyres are pumped.

Please also bring a spare inner tube with you. Changing an inner tube is faster than getting out the rubber glue, should anyone suffer a puncture on the day & our Ride Leader team are happy to help fix it should you need it. :)

Should your bike be in need of a bit more TLC, as a Not-For-Profit, Community Enterprise, we do free bike assessments and will offer you an honest price for fixing, fine tuning or servicing your bike. :)

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Right on your doorstep, this entirely traffic-free, off-road 'Steady' route, allows you to weave around Whippendell Woods and provides an introduction to off-road mountain bike riding - with some steep inclines and downhills that challenge some basic off-road skills of balance, gear-changing & braking control. : )

Off road paths and cycle paths