Bracknell Challenge - 12th June

Bracknell Green Belter 2010 Results

Location
Swinley Forest, between Bracknell and Bagshot, Berkshire. Click here to view the location on Google Maps.

Overview
This is a classic adventure event area and rightly popular with the biking fraternity. The event is held within Swinley Forest, a densely wooded area of the Windsor Estate between Bracknell and Bagshot, owned and managed by The Crown Estate. It comprises 2600 acres of Scots Pine woodland criss-crossed with an elaborate rabbit’s warren of trails and tracks. It all makes for a superb Saturday afternoon as you uncover secret singletrack, magic descents and a few huffs and puffs to get up the hills. You might think Berkshire is flat. It isn’t!
If you are into your flora and fauna, you may be interested to know that this site is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and forms part of a Special Protection Area, protected for the rare bird species that live there. Keep your eyes peeled! For an excellent hive of local knowledge offered up with biking as the theme, check out http://www.gorrick.com/swinley/

Vital Statistics

Biking			Great forest trails, some of which are sandy and slidy. Some of the best single-track in the South East too
Running			Fresh forest air and a variety of running surfaces. Some light ups and downs but not masses of steep terrain
Terrain			Undulating, but not harsh. Largely forested areas
Water			Truly excellent kayaking stage in this one!
Obstacles			The abundance of trees here means we can rig all sorts of “ropey” challenges

  Nearest train station       Bagshot, 1 mile away

Accommodation             http://www.bracknell-berkshire.co.uk/businesses/stay/Default.htm and http://www.crowthorne-sandhurst.co.uk/businesses/stay/

Event Photography

Professional photographers from SleepMonsters will be hand to capture the action and photos will be online at http://www.sleepmonsters.co.uk/photoshop_digital.php soon after the race.

Belter Route