Twisted Oaks Bike park, Ipswich

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Twisted Oaks Bike park, Ipswich

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Mini review for a mini bike park....

https://twistedoaks.co.uk/v2/

This is a new bike park that's in its first year, it's not really very big in square acre terms, nor has it got much of an elevation drop if compared to BPW / FOD etc but that really doesn't matter.

They have managed to pack in an incredible amount of trail in a very small amount of space, the 'red' XC trail is about 4 miles and is packed with features, drops, jumps, berms, technical climbs etc, and then there's the 2 open areas with jump lines, and then there's jump lines going down through the woods, one with tables the other with gaps...big gaps on & off timber structures, the dual slalom and loads of other shorter trails with features like skinny's.

Me and MiniTaff spent a day there, rode most of the red xc twice & played for ages on the jumps, we even started clearing some of the smaller tables :bblonde:

for the cost (£17 for both of us) it's a cracking day out, it may not be a place that you drive 4 hours to get to, but if you're localish and want to practice jumping I would definitely recommend it, there is something for everyone.

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Yeah it's been on our list for a while, just not quite got to it yet
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I live near by, been over there once but it's not really my kind of thing, I prefer more of a out in the woods single track trail ride.
I prefer the Viking Trail at Tunstall is 20 miles north of Ipswich on Forestry land, but there is plenty of good trails around Ipswich I can let people have maps of if they're going to Twisted Oaks and fancy something other than a bike park.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:25 am I prefer the Viking Trail at Tunstall is 20 miles north of Ipswich on Forestry land, but there is plenty of good trails around Ipswich I can let people have maps of if they're going to Twisted Oaks and fancy something other than a bike park.


Wouldn't mind you sharing these maps, missus and I like trails but not with impatient people wanting to mow us down....
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v8-powered wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:50 am
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:25 am I prefer the Viking Trail at Tunstall is 20 miles north of Ipswich on Forestry land, but there is plenty of good trails around Ipswich I can let people have maps of if they're going to Twisted Oaks and fancy something other than a bike park.


Wouldn't mind you sharing these maps, missus and I like trails but not with impatient people wanting to mow us down....
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Here you go, these are the two I do regularly, there's plenty more, about 3 hours riding on an ebike for an unfit 54 year old.
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Re: Twisted Oaks Bike park, Ipswich

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Looks good, about 2 1/2 hours from me, but looks worth a visit, what's parking like as I'd be in an 8M long m/home?
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Parking is fine, there's a small carpark at the bottom of the hill and a big one at the top, there's a campsite nearby at Bucklesham crossroads, I can't remember what it's called and I've no idea what it's like.
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Southern Enduro Mashup – Twist Oak, Suffolk
13th March 2022
6 Stage Mashup Enduro
Ideal event for beginner and intermediate,
with short fun stages with rollable features.

You fancy a race over there then Cheesy boy ? Me and the boy will enter i think.
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I won't race but I'll pop over and see you if allowed with lockdowns etc.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:38 am I won't race but I'll pop over and see you if allowed with lockdowns etc.
Ace matey... that'd be great to hook up for a chat.
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weeksy wrote: Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:59 am
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:38 am I won't race but I'll pop over and see you if allowed with lockdowns etc.
Ace matey... that'd be great to hook up for a chat.
You're welcome to pop round for a cup of tea, but your OCD would completely freak out at the state of my garage
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Dec 23, 2021 10:35 am
weeksy wrote: Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:59 am
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:38 am I won't race but I'll pop over and see you if allowed with lockdowns etc.
Ace matey... that'd be great to hook up for a chat.
You're welcome to pop round for a cup of tea, but your OCD would completely freak out at the state of my garage
Time may play a factor in that as for the smaller races we're unlikely to do over-nighters and just make an early start type day of things, ride, race, drive..
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It's going to be about a 3 hour drive from yours
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How close to the nearest premier Inn mate?