Breeze Beginners Mountain Biking around Croxdale Woods

This is the second ride of 3 mountain bike rides for beginners.
Each ride will get you through the basic techniques of mountain cycling. The ride will use a mix of bridleways, woodland paths and off road tracks. Each ride will be approximately 12 to 15 miles each and will take up to 3 hours.
The route for this second ride will start from High Shincliffe heading along Strawberry Lane. Just before Tursdale House we will explore the woodlands paths in one of the local woods. Then we will continue towards Tursdale Wood and use the main path that should takes to High Croxdale and Croxdale Hall.
We will continue our cycling adventure crossing Croxdale Bridge towards Coldstream woods. Then we will cycle back towards Croxdale Hall and use the track that goes in the outskirts of Croxdale Woods. At High Butterby Farm we will take a track and road that should take us back to Shincliffe.
Once we get back to High Shincliffe we have a choice to stopfor a coffee at the end of the ride, in one of the local cafes.
For this ride I would recommend a mountain bike as a first choice, but a good hybrid bike with wider chunkier tyres will do the job. If you have disc brakes and suspension might be an advantage.
In order for the ride to leave promptly please be punctual so we can carry out bike checks prior to setting off. Please make sure that your bike is in working order and bring a spare tube to fit your tyres. As always we can’t predict the weather so please dress suitably and make sure you bring helmet, gloves and eye protection.
If the weather is bad we will only contact you if we are cancelling the ride and will do so no later than 8 am on the day of the ride by putting a message in the “conversation’ tab for the ride. If you haven’t heard from us we are still doing the ride.