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Artist's impression of the proposed bike park from above: dirt jump lines on the left and a tarmac pump track with red-edged berms on the right, ringed by trees, with riders gathered on the track
Artist's impression

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Ride.
Learn.
Thrive!

A new bike park for Castle Park, Dorchester. Pump track, dirt jumps and skills areas for every age and ability, right on your doorstep.

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How it was

Castle Park used to have bike tracks and a half pipe, and plenty of Dorchester riders started out there. We want to bring it back, bigger and better.

Black-and-white photo: a rider in a helmet jumps a dirt mound at Castle Park, with the old half pipe behind
Photo: Joe Gardiner
Black-and-white photo: three young riders on the Castle Park jumps, one in mid-air in the foreground
Photo: Joe Gardiner
Black-and-white photo: a rider in the air over a dirt jump beside the chain-link fence at Castle Park
Photo: Joe Gardiner

What we're proposing

Artist's impression of the proposed layout: dirt jump lines on the left, a looping tarmac pump track on the right
Artist's impression

  • Pump track

    Around 180m tarmac pump track

  • Dirt jumps

    2 dirt jump lines, around 75m each

  • Skills line

    Around 100m skills line

Layout and sizes are a suggestion at this stage.

03 · Why it matters

It starts in childhood. But only when opportunities are on the doorstep.

Where we are now

We're a volunteer community group putting together a proposal for Dorchester Town Council. Your survey answers will go straight into it, so the more people who respond, the stronger the case.

  1. 1You take the survey
  2. 2Your answers go into our proposal
  3. 3The proposal goes to Dorchester Town Council

Survey closes Sun 22 Nov

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  • British Cycling