There are some terrific tracks in this area. Parnholt Wood has a great downhill run which leads to Kings Somborne. From here it is possible to take the Test Way up to Stockbridge and circle out around Crawley almost reaching Wherwell not far from Andover before heading back via Sparsholt and West Wood. For anyone looking for a shorter trip, you could do worse than ride around the many trails in West Wood itself perhaps linking up with some sections of the Clarendon Way.
Swinley Forest is an area of Windsor Forest located between Bracknell and Bagshot to the west of the A322. The car park is at The LookOut Discovery Centre which has toilets and a cafe (with outdoor seating for a drink and cake after.) You will need to pay for parking - we try and park in the car park to the far right adjacent to the road. Meet up either in the car park or at the start of the trail (blue) by 10am.
There is a blue and a red trail and we normally combine the two trails to make one big circuit. To get an idea of the riding have a look at this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jsm320gWyk Everything is rollable or has a non-jump line. It is a great place to ride and we have had some great rides here over the years. A lot of the single track is gravel but there is some mud, and the tank traps may be full of water!
Tea/coffee and cake after in the cafe!