Dursley Pump Track, Gloucestershire

Highfields pump track is very accessible

Highfields BMX Pump Track

Highfields Pump Track is located at the end of School Road, Dursley, in Gloucestershire. Clark & Kent Contractors was selected to re-profile and update the pump track at Dursley after the Gloucestershire council contacted us on seeing some of our other local BMX track building projects.

Clark & Kent Contractors supplied costings and schedules for the pump track project and carried out construction and building work in the summer months. The site had some restricted and sensitive access issues, but the track improvement project was a two-week programme from start to completion.

Track construction work included supplying and installing an all-weather tarmac surface and accompanying works to the pump track. The tarmac surface ensures the track is durable and usable across different weather conditions, a significant advantage over dirt tracks that can become unusable when wet.

Its location near Dursley Primary School makes it quite accessible to local families and young riders looking for a safe, dedicated area to practice BMX or pump track skills. The project for Dursley Parish Council was completed on time and within budget, and they have since engaged Clark & Kent Contractors for other similar BMX projects in the borough.

This video of the Dursley Pump Track in action is courtesy of Freeston.

There are lots of other cycling opportunities in the area, including the Cam, Dursley & Uley Greenway, an 8 km shared-use route connecting Uley, Dursley, and Cam, designed for cyclists, pedestrians, school routes, horse riders, and families. The route will eventually link to National Cycle Network Route 41 at Slimbridge.

There are off-road and mountain biking trails, such as the Dursley and Stinchcombe Hill Circular – about 8 km trail that's suitable for mountain biking with scenic viewpoints and the Forest of Dean Cycle Centre at Cannop Valley which has mountain bike trails, a bike shop, café, showers, bike wash, and an uplift shuttle for downhill runs.

Longer leisure and touring routes can be found at Stroud Valley Cycle Trail: a 5-mile traffic-free path along a converted railway between Stonehouse and Nailsworth, the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal: a 13-mile flat ride from Slimbridge Wetland Centre to Gloucester and the Newent Loop: a 28-mile road circuit through quiet lanes in Gloucestershire.