WHINLATTER TRAIL NEWS

Quercus trail and lower section of the south loop fully open from Sat 23rd  January.

Cyclewise Training is the U.K's premier mountain bike training company and the first professional training company to offer the Scottish Mountain Bike Leader Awards (SMBLA) in England. Using our vast wealth of knowledge and experience we specialise in qualifying mountain bikers to become guides / leaders, this has lead to our involvement in writing the skills chapters for the British & Scottish Cycling Handbook and the world famous 7 Stanes Skills Boards. We have also been instumental in the development of the new Altura Trail and Blue Route at Whinlatter Forest in the Lake District. 

Based at the head of the 20km Altura Trail our brand new Shop/Bike Hire Centre and MTB Course Venue (Cyclewise Whinlatter) offers you a wide range of services including a UK top 10 Shimano approved workshop, extensive range of riding kit, quality cube bikes to hire or buy and some of the most honest and professional advice available. From this fantastic venue at Whinlatter we deliver a full range of MTB Courses to suit all ages and abilities, these courses are delivered by the most experienced and dedicated coaches / instructors in the U.K and their passion and enthusiasm for the sport of Mountain Biking is highly infectious. We also now have our very own purpose built Cyclewise Coaching Trail at Whinlatter which is for the exclusive use of our coaches and clients. Our comprehensive list of courses, professionalism and outstanding service make us one of the best trail centres in the U.K and your "one stop shop for all things biking".

We are also proud to deliver the new National Standard 'Bikeability' Training to over 3000 children in Cumbria each year giving us the opportunity to work with the cyclists of the future and promote cycling as a safe and fun way to travel and a great sport to become involved with.