The Trail Academy coaches have over 25 years of experience in the cycling industry. We will tailor these sessions to so that the trails are suitable to your skill level but also challenging so that you have the chance to develop you bike technique, from landing jumps to improving your control down the natural trails of the Surrey Hills. Your lessons will be located on both our private Mountain Bike Park, and the trails across Holmbury and Leith Hill, so that you will have every opportunity to push your skills to the limit.
We have the following courses available to improve your mountain bike skills:
Guided Ride (upto 6 riders)
3 HOURS (AM OR PM SESSION)
A bespoke tour of local favourites and the hidden gems that make this area one of the most popular riding destinations in the UK
Our aim is simple: to open up the vast network of trails in the Surrey Hills and to enable you to make the most of your rides. We incorporate the well-ridden favourites as well as the lesser-known trails that tourists do not even know exist! Decades of riding, digging, maintaining and enjoying this area enables our guides to efficiently assess your riding needs and adapt the ride for you and the group.
This ride is aimed at intermediate and advanced riders who have a good level of fitness. We can easily host guided rides for beginners - please get in touch and let us know what we can do for you.
The guided rides cover a range of terrains: technical singletrack, off-camber traverses, steep descents and flowing trails. If we do something that you love, let us know and we can show you more! An average ride will cover 10-15 miles of riding and can include up to 2000ft in climbing.
We pride ourselves on working with you to create a lasting experience and to put a smile on your face. Our local knowledge and professionalism is second to none and we want to share our passion for mountain biking with you.
The Trail Academy offers guided rides within the vast trail network of the Surrey Hills and utilising our own private trails and pump track.
We can offer guided rides that make the most of the incredible local area and draw on the years of experience that our coaches have riding in Surrey. We are happy working with beginners new to cycling wanting to discover where to best develop their skills up to experienced mountain bikers wanting to extend their riding into new areas.
The Trail Academy can plan a session specifically for you and can take over the responsibility of linking trails together to make the most of a ride.
We can venture out from our base at Duke of Kent School onto Pitch Hill and Winterfold or head onto Holmbury Hill. We can explore St Marthas, East and West Ranmore, Mickleham, Norbury or even further afield as required.
The Trail Academy will be happy to let you dictate the pace and suggest trails that you want to include in the ride. We want you to finish feeling positive about your riding and with a smile on your face.
1:2:1 Private Coaching Session
3 Hours (AM or PM sessions available 7 days a week)
The best investment you can make in your cycling is YOU! A private, tailor made specifically to your needs coaching session. We will design a route that works with your requirements, this will also help create a loop that you can use to practice your new skills after the session. You maybe returning to riding after a break since having a family, or lost touch with your bike due to a busy career and need some help gaining confidence through the trails, working on body position, handling descents, getting your wheels off the ground, tackling drops with conviction or race specific coaching - you name it we can help.
Includes a telephone / email consultation before session.