Lions And Ladder Drops

Longleat now has its own bike park, catering for new riders to the world’s elite

Like jumps? Want to like jumps but haven’t fully conquered the fear yet? Either way you’re going to love the new Wind Hill B1KEPARK, on the Longleat Estate in Wiltshire. It now has half-a-dozen trails catering for green beginners to elite-level pros like local Chris Smith.

Why’s it so special? With sculpted turns and chiselled jumps it’s almost like riding a vast piece of modern art. For something so clearly engineered it still seems to sit well in the landscape. That’s probably down to the motocross-honed eye of chief builder Chris ‘Rocket’ Rose, but also testament to the thousands of volunteer man hours that followed the path of the digger to handfinish the trail. Not only is the build quality extremely high, by the time next spring rolls around, there are parts that will look like they’re carving through a sea of bluebells.

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