As most Mountain Bikers are aware, Hurtwood Control Trust and the land owners Shere Manor Estate are highly supportive of mountain biking  on The Hurtwood.

We have recently spent a considerable amount of time and money formulating an MTB strategy to enable mountain biking to continue safely on The Hurtwood. One of the key issues was that we would not allow any further building of unsanctioned trails.

As a consequence we have had to close two such trails and put them beyond use. We already have a large network of trails, most of which need to have time spent maintaing them to bring them up to a sustainable standard, this is our first priority, and not creating any more unsustainable trails.