Portreath is a small sea-side town in the south west and is home to ‘the-track’. The UK’s premier out door mountain bike facilities. It is set out on a 5 acre floodlit site and had challenges for every level of BMX or Mountain bike rider.

It firstly has a beginners section. This is suitable for all abilities and a good place to get into your days riding. It also has new small dirt humps for the small and younger riders. It has a great BMX race track with concrete start gate. Staff there are still working on this but at the moment you can still ride the first part of the track, so you have the head start you need on competitions for this year.

One of the main features to the track is one of the only out door multi ramp foam pits in the country. Measuring up at around 12 foot wide, 18 foot long and with a good depth of foam it is the perfect place for the serious riders to practice their tricks into before taking it to the hard ground. For the rest of you its there to always have fun.

Next to the foam pit is a new feature, the Resi Ramp. This is made from a five foot wooden kicker ramp, similar to the foam pit ramp. The landing is in the shape of a dirt jump landing but with no gap. The landing is made from wood, with layers of soft sponge and foam, to make it soft, and with a layer of hard plastic on the top.

This is so you can ride it with the same feel as a dirt jump, or jump box, but with less impact on landing. This is usually used for the riders to practice their tricks on, after they have tricks dialed in the foam pit. It’s the step before going for your tricks on solid landings.

My favorite part of the track is the pro line of dirt jumps. This has been there since the track started up in 2004. They have been knocked down and changed each year as the progression of UK dirt jumping has gone through the roof. It has a main line at the top of the park consisting of 6 dirt doubles the are great for any type of dirt riding, weather your into tricks or just having fun a flowing through with trail style.

To the left of the Pro line, there is a smaller set of more technical dirt jumps with hips and berms. The more experienced rider can combine the two sets of jumps and you can ride endless lines of fun transfers and flow. At the end of the top set you have a choice. Turn round and go back to the top for another run, or to proceed on to the bottom jumps.

These are built only for the experienced riders as they jumps are up to seven foot high kickers, boosting you up to 10 foot in the air and higher. Also with gaps around 16 feet long they are great for holding competitions and for showing of your big tricks.

For more pictures and info about the track go to www.the-track.co.uk. They are host to many events this year so be sure you check them out as the atmosphere is great and the riding is unreal.