'First of Its Kind' Mountain Bike Trail to Open in Whippendell Wood

'First of its kind' mountain bike trail to open in Whippendell Wood

Watford Borough Council is set to open the UK’s first council-led semi-urban mountain bike trail in Whippendell Wood.

Go mountain bike riding through a Star Wars filming location

A woodland on the edge of London, which was used as a film set for a Star Wars movie, is to allow mountain bike riding through the woods. Whippendell Wood, a short cycle ride from Watford Junction station, is an ancient woodland that’s been forested for at least 400 years. It also doubled as the forest planet Naboo for the 1999 Star Wars prequel, The Phantom Menace. It’s open to the public for walking, but some unauthorised bike trails had to be…

Whippendell Wood to host UK’s first council-led semi-urban mountain bike trail – www.watford.gov.uk

Whippendell Wood is set to become a key destination for mountain biking, as Watford Borough Council partners with Bike Park Chilterns CIC to create a semi-urban mountain bike trail...