Let's ride Spaarnwoude XC and Bike Park!
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For our next meetup let's ride Spaarnwoude.
A short distance from Amsterdam, Spaarnwoude offers two distinct experiences in a Cross Country course and a Bikepark.
Cross Country:
The XC route is a good challenge on the longer 7km main route with steep climbs and technical descents; there are also some new rock garden and jump/drop sections.
A shorter simpler 5km route is also an option to avoid most of the hardest sections.
More info on the XC trail can be found at:
https://www.mtbroutes.nl/noord-holland/spaarnwoude
and YouTube videos:
Bikepark:
For those who want something a little more thrilling there is also the bike park. It has five different lines, ranging from an accessible flow trail to a serious downhill line with high drops and gaps of up to eight meters. The flow line is suitable for everyone whilst the downhill and jump runs require skill and extra protection.
To make use of the bike park you do need to register at http://www.bikeparkspaarnwoude.nl/ before the ride to accept the regulations and disclaimer (includes English translation).
YouTube links:
Meetup Plan:
Depending on group size and preference we can stay as a group round the XC course and move on to the bike park or split up if anyone wants to concentrate on one option over the other.
The pace we get round the course is determined by who is in the group but everyone is free to ride sections at their own speed we just regroup at crossroads, tops of climbs etc.
The focus is on having a fun group ride.
After the ride we can also get some drinks and food at the Snowworld cafe: SchneeBlick restaurant snowworld .
Meeting Place:
The meeting place is the car park on Valleiweg alongside the fenced main Snowworld car park (google maps link). I'll be in a MyWheels Car with a green Kona bike. The nearest train station is Driehuis about 15min ride away.
Unfortunately I don't know a local mountain bike rental option.
Let's ride Spaarnwoude XC and Bike Park!