Need bike hire? We have that too, so you don’t need to transport your bikes for your holiday or day out!
We love welcoming both locals and visitors to the area. We have wide array of top quality hire bikes for both the family cycle trail and the mountain bike trails. Need an adaptive bike? Learn more. We have a cafe that caters for all dietary needs including famous homemade cakes and exceptional coffee, a workshop to fix any repairs your bike may need and a bike shop to sell you lots of lovely cycling related things. Essentially, we are a one stop shop!
The traffic free “Colliers Trail” (previously named “Family Cycle Trail”)in the Forest of Dean is the perfect place to ride with family & friends and is directly accessed from Pedalabikeaway at the Forest of Dean Cycle Centre. This gentle bike trail follows old railway lines with opportunities to stop at viewpoints to learn about the area’s historical heritage. You can shorten the trail with Hicksters Way Loop (approximately 4 miles)
Difficulty:Green
Trail Length:Nearly 10 miles
Trail Time:1hr 30m to 3hrs
The Colliers Trail (previously known as The Family Cycle Trail) gently follows the Cannop Valley before climbing gradually through ancient oak (planted in Nelson’s time) and beech woodland to Drybrook Road Station. Want a break on the way around? Visit our café at the beautiful Mallards Pike Lake for homemade breakfast, lunch or light snack and fantastic, locally roasted coffee. Its a beautiful, circular loop around the forest, best ridden in a clockwise direction, starting and finishing at the cyle centre.
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The new Green Mountain Bike Trail is a small set up from the Colliers trail, and is just over 2km long.
Old Bob’s starts with a gentle, twisting climb up to the first of 3 skills areas found along the route. Each area is designed to help you learn the skills you will need for off-road riding, with berms, rollers, bridges, boardwalks and rock gardens. The trail is designed so you can either session these areas over and over again, or you can skip them completely and just lap the main trail as many times as you can!
All the info on the trail can be found here
We have a massive range of bikes for hire including e-bikes, leisure bikes, tandems, gravel bikes & mountain bikes for every ability & trail. We also offer children’s bikes & accessories (including kids seats, tagalongs, trailers) to ensure the whole family can enjoy the forest together. For less confident riders or those with mobility challenges, we can provide adult trikes on request or find out more about Adaptive bike hire .
