The next Wild Boar Chase and Humbug Chase will take place on:
21st September 2025.
Times for 2024.
Thank you all for your support. The times can be accessed from here:
Thanks to Ryan for designing the software, integrating the hardware and for doing the number crunching.
Thanks also to all of our volunteers and the good ladies of the Lions who did a behind the scenes giant cake bake-off.
The Wild Boar Chase is a mountain bike ride in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley using forest tracks, bridleways and short sections of minor roads.
Choose from longer, tougher routes to shorter easier routes.
Routes for 2024
We had new routes for 2024:
Small Boar (22 miles)
All riders cycle all or most of the Small Boar. The small Boar will remain in the the Central woodlands of the Forest of Dean.
Full Boar (43 miles)
Leaves the Small Boar, descends to the banks of the river Wye, then climbs back up to return to the Forest and join the remainder of the Small Boar route.
Shortcuts
There are 2 shortcuts on the Full Boar Route that remove some of the distance and climbs.
Woody Shortcut
Cuts out 1.4 miles of distance and a 200 ft climb
Hog Shortcut
Cuts out 5.5 miles of distance and 500 ft of climbs
Distances
You can choose any shortcuts and/or change the distance you ride on the day, no need to inform us.
Humbug Chase Mountain Bike Ride for kids – 1st September 2024.
The Humbug Chase is a shorter ride for 8-12 year olds.
It is an accompanied ride with no road mileage and no road crossings.
All riders cover the same distance of approx. 8 miles. If your child has a Mountain Bike why not encourage them to ride the Humbug Chase with other kids their age. They will have great fun, while their entry fee helps raise funds for local good causes.
Find out more …
Our Location
We are located in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, near Bristol and Gloucester and Chepstow in Wales. It is easily reached by road from the M48, M4, M5 and M50 motorways.
Organisers and Helpers
All the organisers and helpers on this event are volunteers. After the Wild Boar Chase in 2017 the Lions were able to award more than £15,000 from the event’s proceeds to worthy causes in the Forest of Dean.