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of root and rock. such as drop-offs & unavoidable features. Orange unavoidable features. in places. Look out for large rocks. similar & road Forest vehicles & other users. forestry.gov.uk/visit Wildlife Watcher Wildlife Hamsterley is home to many species of flora and fauna. From Roe Deer living wild to the best hay meadows in . Play Trails If you love climbing, scrambling, balancing, hiding and generally having a great time, then this trail is for you. Paws Outdoors your dog is a great Walking way to exercise, explore the outdoors and enjoy one of our woods. Dogs are very welcome, and all we ask for is owners to be responsible, by keeping dogs under control and always disposing of dog waste in the bins provided. Please note that we ask owners to put their dog on a lead when on the Viking WildPlay trail. Horse Riding Hamsterley Forest is a busy forest for horse riding. A lot of the cycle trails also use sections of forest road to connect to the next section of singletrack. Please always respect horses and their riders. Slow down and let the rider see you before proceeding past in Walking Hamsterley Around 60% of Hamsterley visitors are walkers. Forest’s This means you are going to meet a walker somewhere out on the trail network. Please show respect for walkers and remember the trails do share a lot of sections where walkers are also waymarked to walk. .

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freedom of of freedom Discover the the Discover support …and Hamsterley Forest Buy an annual Discovery Pass for a whole year of savings! Join now point or join online: Hamsterley Forest has cycling for all the Hamsterley Forest cycle road family and one of the best off venues in Northern England. Starting at the leisure end of cycling you can Link returning via the pleasant ride the Grove forest drive (shared with vehicles). Blue graded single track trail construction is being progressed within the forest at present and Odd Sox the first section of technical blue trail can be found. grade , Hamsterley has some Progressing onto red of the best sections red graded singletrack (some with black off line options) in the UK. Sections such as will Odd Sox, Pikes Teeth Brain Freeze, Transmission, have you return for more sooner than thought! Moving onto the tough end of mountain biking the black is maybe not a long trail, but it technically challenging throughout. then Descend Hamsterley If you want to try extreme bike park is the only downhill trail centre in northern England and has something for all downhillers. It a well-earned awesome reputation with local riders, Cup champion Danny Hart , who is including World just one of the top UK riders who ride here to keep them tight for the next competition. Note , all riders a permit to ride at Descend. For must purchase more information visit descendbikepark.co.uk