Our Shop Our shop at Cyclewise Whinlatter is "THE ONE STOP SHOP FOR ALL THINGS BIKING" Opening hours are 10am till 5pm 7 days a week. With the Altura red and Quercus blue routes starting only 100 metres from our shop, it seems only right that you hit the trails with the best bikes, clothing and gear
Bike Hire At our Cyclewise Whinlatter Bike Hire Centre, we keep up to 50 quality Cube mountain bikes for you to hire. Our rental fleet bikes are 2011 Cube Attentions. These high-quality MTBs are the ideal bike to tackle the Altura and Quercus trails, whether you are a beginner or an experienced mou
The MTB Trails They were a long time in coming but finally the North Lakes has its very own Mountain Bike Trail Centre, which in only its second year has been voted the second best trail centre in the UK by readers of Singletrack Magazine. Situated in Whinlatter Forest just west of Keswick at the top of Whinl
Qualifications And Courses Cyclewise are proud to offer a huge variety of courses. Our skills courses can be joined at several different levels and the focus is on developing your riding through the use of modern coaching techniques. Qualification courses at Trail Cycle Leader and Mountain Bike Leader level are ideal for th
Youth And Schools Bikeability has been introduced to help make cycling an everyday activity, an alternative mode of transport, a way to keep healthy and above all, lots of fun! Check out www.bikeability.org.uk or click here for recent news report.The Cyclewise Training team are all fully qualified 'National
Consultancy We currently act as Technical Advisors for many large Local Authorities and many Outdoor Organisations such as Forestry Commission and the National Trust. We also act as Technical Advisors for British Cycling and have helped in the development of new mountain bike qualifications.

Cyclewise - All Things Biking

We are the UK's premier mountain bike training company. Based near the picturesque town of Keswick in the beautiful Lake District, our fantastic venue at Whinlatter Forest Park, home to the Altura Trails, is the perfect place to come along and join us on one of the widest ranges of mountain bike courses available anywhere in the UK.

We offer a wide range of courses and are the Mountain Bike Technical Advisors for British Cycling. We have a reputation within the Cycling Industry for delivering comprehensive high-quality courses from one of the best mountain biking venues in the UK. We have written and developed new coaching courses for British Cycling and MBLA Leadership for Scottish Cycling and our expertise is unrivaled. We are the biggest provider of the MBLA award in the UK, having so far trained 3,000 leaders. All our coaches and guides have been hand picked to work with us due to their professionalism, personal talent, approachable manner and enthusiasm for the sport of mountain biking.

We are extremely proud of the fact that in just under 2 years our trail head shop 'Cyclewise Whinlatter' has been awarded a Gold Award and voted the 9th Best UK Workshop out of over 550 bike shops by Cytech, the industry's only recognised training and accreditation scheme for bike mechanics. We were also voted the 2nd Best Trail Centre in the UK by readers of Singletrack magazine in their annual Readers Poll. (Dec 09)

Trail Conditions

Altura North Loop (9.5km) - OPEN
Altura South Loop (10km) - OPEN
Quercus Trail (8km) - OPEN

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Latest News

New course dates for 2012

Beat the 'January blues' by giving yourself a bikey boost and booking on to a Cyclewise skills course. We've added loads more dates to each course's page - or you can view a full list on our Downloads page. Plus, we've new courses in the pipeline... watch this space!

Whinlatter Wicked Weekend... Cyclewise Demo Day & Altura MTB Challenge 2012

Entries are now open for the Altura Whinlatter MTB Challenge on Sunday, March 25th. And to coincide with the endurance event, Cyclewise is hosting a Demo Day on Saturday, the 24th.