Leeds Urban Bike Park & Cafe
BEST FOR
Ages 0+
ENTRY
Free
WHERE
Leeds
What it’s like
Free mountain bike trails and tracks in Leeds, with coaching on offer and a café doing full breakfasts for when you're done.
This is a bike park through and through: proper mountain bike trails and tracks cut through woodland, open for anyone to ride without booking. Kids can go from a first wobbly go on a pedal bike right up to tackling proper tracks, and there's coaching available if you want someone else to do the teaching for a change. Walking round the park is fine too if you've not brought a bike or just fancy a look before you commit.
It's free to use, which is the headline here, though they do ask for a donation to keep the place running and that seems fair enough given what you're getting. It's run by a not-for-profit called Cycle Pathway CIC rather than the council, which probably explains why nobody's chasing you for a ticket. No forms to fill in either, unless you're hiring equipment, in which case there's a simple one to sign.
Because it's open woodland, the trails do get the odd obstruction or bit of debris despite daily checks, so it pays to ride with your eyes open rather than assuming every metre's been swept. Opening hours vary through the week: Wednesdays run till 8pm if you fancy an evening session, weekends are 9 till 5, and it's shut Mondays.
The onsite café covers proper breakfasts, burgers, sandwiches and cakes, and dogs are welcome in there too. Parking is council-run nearby at £1 for two hours, though it tends to lock up around 7pm, so don't leave your evening ride too late if the car's outside.
Facilities
Need to know
- Best for
- All ages, from first pedals to proper trail riding
- Parking
- Leeds City Council car park, £1.00 from 2 hours, usually locked around 7pm
- Food
- Onsite café with hot and cold sandwiches, full cooked breakfasts, hand made burgers, salads, ice-creams, cakes and buns, and chefs specials
- Dogs
- Allowed in the café
- Donations keep the place running even though entry's free
- Equipment hire needs a short form, riding the trails doesn't
- Dogs are welcome in the café
- Wednesday evenings run later than the rest of the week, till 8pm
- The council car park locks around 7pm, so watch the time on evening visits
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
It's free to use. They just ask for a donation where you can, to help keep the facility going.
Do we need to book?
No, the general public can just turn up and ride.
Is it OK for younger kids just learning to ride?
There's coaching available for learning to ride or improving skills, alongside the tracks for more confident riders.
What are the opening hours?
Tuesday to Friday it's 9am to 4pm, Wednesdays stretch to 8pm, and weekends run 9am to 5pm. It's closed on Mondays.
Is there food onsite?
A café serves hot and cold sandwiches, full cooked breakfasts, burgers, salads, ice creams and cakes. They also cater for functions and birthday parties.
What's the parking like?
There's a Leeds City Council car park nearby at £1 an hour for the first two hours, but it usually locks around 7pm.
Are the trails safe for kids to ride unsupervised sections?
It's an open woodland facility, so despite daily checks there can be obstructions or debris on the trails.
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