for mountain bike riders on paths and trails​

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Please read the guidelines and rider Ettiquette below and do your best to follow them. These are not "rules" just good practice.
 

• Always give way to pedestrians on paths. We get irate when motorists don't respect us, pedestrians feel the same way.

• Be polite!

• If a walker lets you pass them, thank them, it's not hard.

• Stick to the path, one of the mistaken beliefs is that MTB riders create erosion, if we stick to the path then this can't be used against us.

• Tire tracks are more visible than footprints, remember this in relation to sticking to the path!

• Be polite (it's worth mentioning twice)

• Ride through puddles if going around them means going off the path, you won't cause any damage to the path, but you could damage the soft ground either side of the puddle and make it harder for walkers to get around the puddle.

• Don't skid

• If a walker or other trail user tells you that you are not meant to be there, guess what, be polite and thank them for letting you know.

• Don't get into an argument with anybody about whether or not you should be using a path. You won't win and you'll only give them the impression you are an "abusive mountain biker"

• If you come up behind a walker who hasn't heard you, a friendly good morning or good afternoon is a much friendlier way of letting them know you are there than ringing your bell!

• If you can't ride down steps them walk down them, don't go around them.

• Take everything with you, don't leave anything behind Have fun!