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A little way along ‘the big ditch’ in Oxleas Wood are a number of jumps dug into the earth which build toward a final larger jump on the far end of the ditch providing decent air if you approach fast enough into the ditch. There is a circular track with mud ‘walls’ to run off the speed which takes you directly back into the ditch slope. The turning into this track is marked by a painted tree to the edge and near the end of the fasted down hill track from the field at the top of woods; careful at crossroads if you bomb the hill from the top as there are often walkers using the trails.

At the top side of Hazelwood Fields is an area of recently felled trees with a path running along to its side - wood mulch and logs lining the way. Part of the Oxleas ‘wild paths’ system, this gnarly trail continues down a hill, winding through woods, past the ruins of a building and up to an exit in the Memorial Hospital car park; a sign at the back corner leading the way back to Hazelwood Fields. It’s a great MTB circuit, it even has jumps built into the dirt track in places - careful going too fast as otherwise you might end up in the ruins of the building which are deep and directly at the bottom of the hill. - but currently it’s a great MTB circuit if you’re exploring the tracks around the Woods then this should be on the list of places to ride.

The fun police have been out to play. New fencing and dead hedging / brush utilised to block off a lot of the known routes. New ones have been created, so it's still worth a visit. Top tip - Evening is better for riding / less footfall.

Over the road from the larger more traditional Marvel Wood; Lower Marvel Wood sits adjacent to the Mottingham Sports Ground. It has several paths crisscrossing through the small wood but if you follow one of the narrow tracks through the bushes you end up at a very deep drainage ditch. Kids have ridden bikes along the this ditch and a very challenging dirt track runs along the length of the far side…. It’s terrifying. I imagine that many a brave BMXer has fallen foul of this track; which is possibly the reason why there’s a proper purpose built and very gnarly dirt bike track at the edge of the wood.

These tracks are just by Castle Wood car park - off of Shooters Hill. One has steps cut into it and gets dog walkers; the other, to the left, branches into a number of steep fast runs, some with mud and log jumps and occasionally temporary ramps. All lead down to Eltham Common.

Some local legends created a flowy downhill track with a nice berm feature

Great place to ride single tracks of all levels you can spend most of the day there and only bump into a few other humans. Excellent place to escape to. So take lots of snacks and drink.