Mountain Biking at WILDE Adventure Summer Camp
Pick your line, find your speed, and ride the trails with your crew.
Mountain biking at WILDE is the feeling of a forest trail rolling under your tires. You'll ride at your own speed, learn to brake and balance like you mean it, and explore Kimbercote's trails as a crew — helmet on, dirt flying. By the end of the day, that hill you weren't sure about? You'll have earned it.
A day on it
Helmet on, hands on the bars, and out onto the trail. You'll start with the good stuff — braking and balance drills until stopping, turning, and rolling over a root feel like second nature. Then your crew heads out together onto Kimbercote's trails, riding at the speed that's right for you. Spot a rock ahead? You'll see it coming and pick your line. Hit a climb? Lean in. The trees blur a little, your tires hum, and the whole forest turns into a track made just for riding.
Out there you learn the things real riders know — how to share the trail, how to read what's coming, how to look after your bike so it looks after you. Some moments are challenging. That's the point. When you crest a climb you weren't sure you could ride, your crew's right there cheering — and you've got a story to bring home.
- 1Buckle your helmet, grab a bike
- 2Drill braking and balance
- 3Roll out onto the trails
- 4Read the trail, pick your line
- 5Crest a climb you earned
- 6Cruise back with your crew
This is your bike, your trail, your speed, and a whole crew riding right beside you. Find your line and fly.
See you on the trail,
The WILDE crew
Safety, handled
- Helmets are mandatory and worn at all times on the bikes.
- Trail riding is matched to each child's ability — riders go at their own pace, never pushed past their comfort.
- Campers ride in small, supervised groups led by trained instructors.
- Sessions start with braking, balance, and trail-safety basics before any group ride.
- Riders learn trail etiquette and spatial awareness — how to share the trail and ride aware of others.
- Instructors carry a first aid kit and stay close throughout the ride.
What to bring
Closed-toe shoes with a good grip, comfortable clothes you don't mind getting dirty, a water bottle, sunscreen, and a packed lunch. Helmets are provided, though a child may bring their own well-fitting bike helmet if preferred. Long socks and a light layer are handy on cooler mornings.
Earn the Mountain Biking Merit Badge while you’re at it
Love this? Turn the skills into a merit badge you can show off — earn each level by doing, not just showing up.
