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Launch Pad Downhill Trail – Colliers Trail, Forest of Dean loop from Ross-on-Wye

Mountain biking trails

West Midlands Region

Launch Pad Downhill Trail – Colliers Trail, Forest of Dean loop from Ross-on-Wye

Moderate

9

riders

Launch Pad Downhill Trail – Colliers Trail, Forest of Dean loop from Ross-on-Wye

03:58

51.4km

690m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 30, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Lady Park Wood National Nature Reserve

Wye Valley National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

10.7 km

Symonds Yat East

Highlight • River

Sitting on the Peregrine Path below the infamous Symonds Yat Rock, Symonds Yat East is a lovely quiet hamlet on the Wye with a couple of good pubs to take …

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13.3 km

Highmeadow Woods

Forest

15.7 km

Ellis Reddings Wood

Forest

4

22.3 km

Forest of Dean Pump Track

Highlight • Rest Area

Get pumping! Not the best pumptrack in the world but a good place to warm up or practice your technique before you hit the runs!

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5

24.0 km

Verderers Trail

Highlight • MTB Park

The Verderers Trail is one of the UK’s top blue-graded rides and offers a mix of surfaces, switchback climbs, and flowing descents. Along the way, you'll find rollers, berms, and …

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6

26.7 km

Verderers' Trail (Blue), Forest of Dean

Highlight • Forest

The blue trail at the Forest of Dean is a great XC trail. Great fun for everyone from beginners to more experienced riders.

A mix of hardpack and single trail. …

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7

31.4 km

Launch Pad Downhill Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Great flowy trail but can get really fast! Also keep eyes open for riders joining the trail part way down who want to session parts.

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8

32.6 km

Pedalabikeaway Café & Bike Shop

Highlight • Cycleway

Great bike shop and cafe. Super yummy food and good coffee. What more could you want? There is an outside cafe that serves pizza and coffee to go in the …

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9

32.9 km

Colliers Trail, Forest of Dean

Highlight • Forest

A quite stunning trail for all abilities and contraptions. The trail is excellently maintained, with lots of little off-cuts for skills testing. Perfect for little ones to have a protected, …

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10

33.2 km

Cannop Cycle Centre Family Skills Area

Highlight • Forest

Great place to ride

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B

51.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.9 km

20.8 km

4.83 km

3.75 km

1.19 km

Surfaces

18.1 km

14.3 km

7.68 km

5.88 km

5.47 km

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Lowest point (20 m)

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Friday 9 October

14°C

8°C

11 %

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