Our first ride is in the beautiful Shropshire Hills. After climbing to the ridge, enjoy a fast plummet back down, before heading along the foot of the hillside and ascending again. Then, it’s back down on the fun Carding Mill descent, a trail usually too busy to really open the taps on, but if you’re lucky, perhaps not at this time of year. At the bottom is a welcome cafe, before steep singletrack leads you around the far edge of the hills and back to the top for a scenic cruise along the ridgeline. Enjoy the views from Pole Bank before the final, long, flowing descent off Minton Batch – arguably the best of the lot.
