Mountain Biking in Midlands

[Grant620]

Hiya!
Looking for some hints as to where to go mountain biking in the Midlands.
IDeally within 20 miles of Redditch.
Been to the Malverns a few times and it's ok, but a bit sameish and also a good hour away which is too far for a 90 min training ride!
Any hints or tip offs as to good places?
Looking for all sorts of terrain... deffo not FLAT though! Must be hills!

[220Si]

Licky Hills right by Longbridge

Deffo big hills there.

Just up the road from Hopwood so not far from you.

[empsburna]

Cannock Chase.

http://www.chasetrails.co.uk/

WIN

[Cableguy]

Yeah cannock chase is good, they got a black route on there too, Mountain bike meet anyone ?

[empsburna]

Yeah cannock chase is good, they got a black route on there too, Mountain bike meet anyone ?

I could be up for that, I've only got my old hardtail so I might struggle a bit!

[Cableguy]

Yeah cannock chase is good, they got a black route on there too, Mountain bike meet anyone ?

I could be up for that, I've only got my old hardtail so I might struggle a bit!

Sore ar5e ftw

[empsburna]

Yeah cannock chase is good, they got a black route on there too, Mountain bike meet anyone ?

I could be up for that, I've only got my old hardtail so I might struggle a bit!

Sore ar5e ftw

I might scrap the riding and take the Jeep instead...

[Grant620]

Yeah cannock chase is good, they got a black route on there too, Mountain bike meet anyone ?

That would be a laugh!
I'm a bit rusty as I've not cycled for nearly 2 years. Before that though I was keen for about 20 years! Raced for about 15.

Will try Lickey then - that's ideal!

[Cableguy]

Yeah cannock chase is good, they got a black route on there too, Mountain bike meet anyone ?

That would be a laugh!
I'm a bit rusty as I've not cycled for nearly 2 years. Before that though I was keen for about 20 years! Raced for about 15.

Will try Lickey then - that's ideal!

Im still very much a beginner , im more of a road biker than a mountain biker so youll still be the leader lol. If your up for it i am , eps should come too ,anybody else ? then we can arrange some dates and meet up one of the weekends, sounds like a good crack if you ask me. Give us all a break from the petrol fumes !

[southside]

Hopwas woods just outside Tamworth is great for off road biking. Probably about 45mins drive from you though.

[brad]

licky hills is good place to start good ride up there nice ride back aftrewards

id be up for this but gotta fix me bike as its erm broken lol

[200coupe]

Yeah cannock chase is good, they got a black route on there too, Mountain bike meet anyone ?

I could be up for that, I've only got my old hardtail so I might struggle a bit!

Me and my mates used to always be over the chase, used to ride over there with a hard tail & rigid forks till i bent them
Some good down hill sections to be ridden there.

[MicKPM]

I'm planning on going up Canock Chase first week in April with some mates if you wanna do an RT XC meet