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Tawara Cycling Festival
We are delighted to announce the return of the Tawara Cycling Festival this summer. The event
will be held on Sunday 27 August 2023, is open to all club members, and visiting cyclists. It will be
the largest cycling event in the region this year. We have spectacular routes, beautiful scenery and
exceptional entertainment planned in an amazing location. This is an event where the whole family
is welcome, either cycling the family-friendly short route together or cheering the return of cyclists
completing the longer routes. There are plenty of activities planned to make it a fun day out for all.
Every penny of your entry fee helps to give you the best day possible, and we reinvest any leftover
funds into local cycling ventures and community projects.
The Tawara Cycling Festival is a recreational cycle event with fantastic routes of varying lengths
for all experience levels, ages and abilities. There are five longer trails available covering 25-, 50-,
75- and 100-mile routes, with a new distance of 150 miles to challenge you in 2023. We also have
a family-friendly ride of 6 to 10 miles which should take about an hour to cycle – perfect for
younger children. All routes have been planned to accommodate the riding ability of all participants
from expert riders to complete novices.
The Trails subscribed. Details of the available trails are
as follows:
The festival is set in the beautiful West
Swade nature reserve. Each trail offers the Distance Lunch Fee Climb
chance to ride through the stunning (mi) (ft)
Trail Details
countryside, enjoy the wild spaces and 6 to 10 No £7.00 209
explore one of the most bio-diverse areas in 25 No £15.00 949
the country. The routes pass through 50 No £20.00 1,640
beautiful woodlands, open heathland, 75 Yes £25.00 2,112
wetland habitats and rolling farmland. 100 Yes £25.00 2,637
150*NEW Yes £32.00 4,169
All trails start and
finish at the lake. In Registering and participating in a trail is
order to keep all taken as acknowledgement that each cyclist
riders as safe as accepts the event regulations. This is a non-
possible cyclists competitive cycling event, and participants
must start within must enter for reasons of recreation or
twenty minutes of the listed start time for personal challenge. Anyone considered to
their trail. The trails are all fully signposted be competing with other riders will be
and designed so you can explore and ride at prevented from entering future events. No
your own pace. On the longer trails there will finishing times will be published. All riders
be three feed stations. These are perfect under the age of 16 must be accompanied
locations to take a break and refuel yourself by a responsible adult who is also
ready for the next section of your ride. There participating in the same trail distance. An
will be a selection of hot and cold food, adult may accompany more than one child.
water, high energy drinks, sweet and Prior to the festival all registered riders will
savoury snacks and fruit. All feed stations receive full event details including the event
have toilet facilities, mechanical support regulations, route maps, feed station
services and medical help if needed. locations, emergency contact numbers and
hazard signage to ensure riders can
Registration and Participation adequately prepare for the event.
Event registration and payment must be On the day of the festival riders will need to
completed online prior to the festival. Please check in by showing a copy of their
ensure you provide valid contact information confirmation email or photographic
and details of an emergency contact. Cash identification. All participants will be given a
transactions cannot be accepted. Entries are rider number. Riders are responsible for their
limited to 150 for each trail distance so early own bike and equipment. The bike must be
registration is advisable. Entries will close on fully roadworthy, and a cycle helmet must be
20 August or earlier if a trail is fully worn. Headphones and musical playing
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devices are not permitted for riders whilst on Alongside the cycling, the festival will also
the trails. It is the rider’s own responsibility to have stalls and a wide range of free
ensure they are fit and able to take part in attractions and unique events planned to
the event. keep all the family entertained. Many of the
stalls have produce sourced from local
All volunteers, marshals and staff involved in
retailers and suppliers within a 20-mile
the event will be clearly identifiable. They
radius of the event. Activities will include:
give their time freely and without their
assistance we would not be able to run the bike handling for children.
festival. Please obey their instructions and bubble bikes.
be polite to them. cycle maintenance sessions.
get back on your bike sessions
Cancellation for mature riders.
In the unlikely event of extreme weather guided walks around the nature
conditions, insufficient rider numbers or reserve
circumstances outside of our control we post-ride massages
reserve the right to cancel the festival. If for professional shows with stunt
any reason it is cancelled, you will be notified bike sessions
by SMS and email at the earliest opportunity. rental bikes
Your entry fee will be refunded in full using yoga for cyclists.
the same method you used to purchase your There is also a tranquil lake for supervised
entry. If the festival is postponed your entry water activities such as canoeing,
will be carried forward to the rescheduled paddleboarding and wild swimming. There
event. If you need to cancel your entry, you will be an indoor cycling centre where people
can do so up to 5 days before the festival can test out some of the newest bikes on the
and receive a full refund. Cancellations market. Secure bike storage is available so
made within 5 days of the festival will not be cyclists can enjoy the entertainment in the
entitled to a refund. knowledge that their equipment is safe.
Entertainment
We look forward to seeing you at the festival. Please remember to enter as early as possible to
avoid disappointment. In the meantime, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to
contact us via our website.
