Mountain Biking in Essex Hertfordshire and London
Essexhertsmtb - A group of mountain bikers from Herts Essex & London
Find out a bit about us. Sign up on the forum and join us on a ride.
Find out a bit about us. Sign up on the forum and join us on a ride.
Riding Spots - MTB in the South East, mainly in Essex and Hertfordshire
Info on where we ride and what the differing locations have to offer. Stuffed with pics, videos, maps and links to the locations sites.
Info on where we ride and what the differing locations have to offer. Stuffed with pics, videos, maps and links to the locations sites.
Gallery - Pics and videos from MTB rides and trips
We always try and grab a few vids and pics. Check out the gallery section for all the latest.
We always try and grab a few vids and pics. Check out the gallery section for all the latest.
The Forum - Organise rides and discuss all things MTB
The best place for ride and bike chat. Its quick and easy to sign up.
The best place for ride and bike chat. Its quick and easy to sign up.
About Us
We are a group of mountain bikers from Essex, Hertfordshire, and London. We ride mountain bikes in Epping Forest, Danbury, Woburn Sands, Chicksands, Aston Hill and more. Its a place to find new riding spots, organise trips & meet other people who love MTB's.New people are always welcome so join the forum and say hi. We are a mixed ability group riding downhill ,free ride and all mountain. However we also love a bit of single-track and trail centre mountain bike riding too. Sign up to the forum to get more info.
Gallery - Videos and Pics
Here are some videos and pics from our rides. For the full gallery click here.
Surrey Hills - Riding the North Downs
2012 May - Pics
Recent pics of essexhertsmtb in the Surrey Hills. Pitch Hill, Winterfold and Holmbury have some great trails.
P.O.R.C - British 4x Series
2012 April - banner999 Video - chris321 Video
Matt_Hillyard & Benji take on PORC and the mud @ the British 4x Series. Banner999 and chris321 shoot the action!
Forest of Dean - Beginners DH/Uplift
2012 April - Video Link
There were lots of people doing their first uplift on this trip. A wet baptism at the Forest of Dean.
www.ukbikeskills.co.uk - recent pics
2012 April - Pics
Riding shore and jumps with www.ukbikeskills.co.uk. Make sure you hook up with Jedi if you need some training. Its the real deal as you can see from the pics.
Woburn Sands - Freeride Trails
2012 April - Video Link
R14N LE and stev-o riding some of Woburns excellent trails. They are super fun in the wet and drain well.
Aston Hill - Off camber slip sliding
2012 April - Video Link
Tackling the rooty goodness of Aston Hill
Epping Forest - Pics from recent rides
2012 March - Pics
Epping Forest mountain biking in 2010/2011. Pics from group rides on some of the best singletrack in the South East. Ride it fast and its as good as anywhere. Nowehere can you ride like this inside London.
Triscombe - March uplift session
2012 March - Pics
A DH mountain bike bike trip to the Quantocks to take in some more of the loam fest loveliness of Triscombe
Switchbacks DH - Riding in Malaga Spain
2012 March - Pics
Riding some rocky madness in Malaga with www.switch-backs.com DH. 5 days of epic rock pounding riding. Not many survived.
Towerlands BMX track - Play around
2012 March - Video
nwmlarge, Matt_Hillyard, Ben and of course the camera girl Sian went to check out Towerlands BMX track
Warley - MTB Dirt Jumping
2012 February - Video
nwmlarge hitting some beefy dirt jumps, on his mtb for the first time over @ Warley.
Swinley Forest - In the Snow
2012 February - Video
A dark and snowy ride for Sarpullido, making the most of the fast running icy conditions.
Danbury & Baddow - Pump track 101
2012 February - Video
Matt, Ben and James check out the new pump track over at Great Baddow
Broxbourne - banner999s ride to work
2012 January - Video
banner999 shredding Broxbourne Woods on his daily commute!
Danbury - Dry winter trails
2012 January - Video Link
Stev-o running a dry Danbury. Fast runs a nice slide off too!
Epping Forest - MTB Xmas ride
2011 December - Video
Crashes log rides, and general madness on the Epping Forest Essex Herts MTB Xmas ride
Bedgebury - Mountain Biking
2011 December - Video
Fast and flowy trail riding at Bedgebury in Kent with the Ninj cam. 12km of single-track goodness.
Rogate & Hindhead - Sussex DH riding
2011 November - Pics
A day out at Rogate bike park and Hindhead ghetto trails in Sussex. Amazing weather and riding with super nice locals showing us round!
Woburn Sands - Winter riding 2011
2011 November - Pics
Sessioning at Woburn Sands. Great progress made on m7 and skyline. Such a good place for big air! We love it down there.
Exmoor & Triscombe - EHMTB & burger van
2011 September - Video - Pics
Fast and loose all day with runs from 500m up ending at the sea. Mixing steep valley goodness with flat out Exmoor blasting.
Broxbourne - Evil local hardtail goodness
2011 August - Video
Evil @ Broxbourne - Local hardtail goodness.
UK Bike Park - Essex @ UKBP
2011 August - Video
Checking out the remodelled UK Bike Park. Steep and sketchy combined with a massive floater line made for a great day down in Dorset.
Chicksands - Damo does the MTB duel
2011 June - Video
Damo and Dan ripping down the freshly shaped dual at Chicksands. Noodle powered no doubt.
Mega Avalanche - Evil does the 2011 Mega
2011 June - Video
Evil does the 2011 Mega Avalanche qualifier with some style. A lesson on how to plough through the field!
Triscombe - May Quantock uplifts
2011 May - Video - Pics
A trip to Triscombe in the Quantocks for some sweet downhill. Complete with a landy uplift and cream teas for afters. UK uplifting at its best.
Cannock Chase - Midlands mountain biking
2011 April - Pics
Mountain biking in the Midlands over at Cannock Chase with the Leogang boys and Essex Herts MTB. A great day on Follow the Dog and the The Monkey Trail. Fantastic groomed singletrack only 2hrs from London.
The Forest of Dean - with Flyup Downhill
2011 March - Video - Pics
A day trip to the Forest of Dean for some downhill with flyup uplifts. FOD can easily be done in a day from London and the uplift means you get at least 15 runs in a day. We love it and have been there twice this year.Other recent mountain bike rides >> / Chicksands - milk282 on the mini downhill - Video / Aston Hill - In the wet! - Video / Enfield - Pics from recent rides - Pics / French Alps - Joost and Grin go big mountain - Pics / Enfield - Mini jump edit - Video / Danbury - Sunday spring ride - Video / London to Brighton - Off-road. - Pics / Danbury - Pics of recent rides - Pics / Cwmcarn Wales - Uplift day - Video - Video - Pics / P.O.R.C - Winter Series Round 3 - Pics / Danbury - Night Time Air Time - Video / Woburn Sands - Autumn downhill riding - Pics / Woburn Sands - New stuff - Video / Chicksands - With the Leogang boys - Pics / Aston Hill - 423 Race - Pics / Cannock Chase - Midlands mountain biking - Pics / Morzine, Port Du Soleil - Weekend in the wet - Video - Pics / Leogang - Road trip - Video - Pics / Morzine, Les Gets, Chatel - Road trip - Video - Pics
MTB Trails
We mountain bike all over the South East but mainly in Essex Herts & London. There is a page with info on where we ride. It has maps, tips and links to the locations website sites.The main areas are Epping Forest, Woburn Sands, Aston Hill Bike Park, Chicksands, Danbury and Thorndon. Most trail rides are focussed around Epping Forest and Thorndon. There is some cracking singletrack there if you havent tried it.More info over here.
The Forum
This is what the site is all about. Its the place to organise mountain bike rides and see what is going on. new faces are always welocme and its easy to sign up. There is usually more than one ride going on each week. Pop by and say hello! The forum can be found here.
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