Longridge pump track open and proving popular

The pump track is based on Longridge Recreation Ground, Kestor Lane. Pic: Velosolutions UK

Longridge pump track is proving incredibly popular just days after it opened.

Located on Longridge Recreation Ground, Kestor Lane, has recently opened for bicycles, scooters, roller blades, skateboards and wheelchairs.

And the new track is pulling in youngsters from around the local area who are making the most of it during the fine weather.

The £100k scheme is being partially funded by the Ribble Valley Borough Council via the UK shared prosperity fund, as well as the Lancashire Environmental Fund.

A pump track is a circuit designed primarily for the use of BMX bikes, allowing riders to race at speed using their body weight to ‘pump’ themselves around the track. The circuit usually consists of rollers, turns and banked elements.

Robin Hyde, owner of Flow Cycles, started the conversation about the pump track back in 2020 and others leant their support to getting the idea out of the starting blocks.

An official civic opening of the pump track is being planned by Ribble Valley Council.

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