Herne Hill Velodrome

Youth Gravel Club

Next Date: 14/10/2025 + 7 others

Herne Hill Velodrome, 104 Burbage Road, SE24 9HE

Herne Hill Velodrome

Youth Gravel Club

Next Date: 14/10/2025 + 7 others

Herne Hill Velodrome, 104 Burbage Road, SE24 9HE

Schedule:

  • Day: Tuesdays
  • Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Season: September - December
  • Age Range: 8-12yrs. Parents must stay on site if their child is under 12.

Overview: Grab your mountain, cyclocross, or gravel bike and ride the trails! This session is for youths aged 8-12 years These sessions are designed to improve your fitness and bike handling skills through a series of training efforts, building your endurance and confidence riding off-road. 

Session Details:

  • Content: Focus on fitness and bike handling with training efforts designed to build endurance and confidence on off-road trails. The session is not racing focused, however it may feature some elements of Cyclocross or Mountain Biking and is a good introduction to off-road riding.
  • Bike types: Suitable bikes include mountain, cyclocross, or gravel bikes.
  • Bike hire: MTB and cyclocross bikes are available for hire at £5 per session. These must be booked in advance. Please note that you are not allowed to swap pedals on hire bikes.
  • Skill level: Suitable for all skill levels, with a focus on endurance and bike handling.
  • Weather: Sessions run throughout the winter, so dress warmly and have waterproofs on hand. In rare instances of cancellation due to snow, ice, or high wind, we will endeavour to inform participants via email or social media at least 2 hours before the session.

Important Notes:

  • Experience: No accreditation, taster, or previous experience is necessary.
  • Lights: Ensure you have a quality front light for Autumn and Winter sessions.
  • Session Duration: 1 hour
  • Helmets & Gloves: Necessary
  • Clothing: We recommend cycling-specific clothing, plenty of layers, and waterproofs (sessions will run in bad weather). Please get in touch if you are unsure about what to wear.
  • Bike Cleaning: The last part of the session will involve riders cleaning their own bikes.

Location:

  • Trails: Sessions take place on the off-road trails at the back of the main track.
  • Meeting Point: Meet in front of the pavilion for the session. Latecomers will need to find the group on the trails.
  • PLEASE NOTE: The sheds are locked before we head to the trails - latecomers who need to hire a bike may not be able to participate in the session - please arrive 10 mins early if you need to hire a bike.

Location

Directions

We are situated at 104 Burbage Rd, London SE24 9HE. We’re a short walk (and even shorter cycle) from North Dulwich, Herne Hill or Tulse Hill overground stations and local bus routes can be found by clicking here. As you walk north-west along Burbage Rd (from the cross with Turney Rd) keep an eye out for some white curved walls, lovely wood panel gates and a small sign on your right-hand side.

We’ve a limited amount of free parking available on site but we encourage you to travel here by cycle or public transport where you can.

For more information about the recently updated traffic calming measures on Burbage Road click here or search ‘Dulwich Streetspace’. You can't access Burbage Road from the south (via the junction with Turney Road) on a weekday between 08:00-9:00 and 15:00-16:30. At those times you'll need to go via Half Moon Lane.

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