Wild Boar Chase and Humbug Chase off-road rides

Category: News

  • 2022 – Entries open NOW

    Wild Boar Chase entry and Humbug ChaseThe entry is open NOW for both events.  Enter now for early-bird pricing – SAVE £5Early-bird pricing ends on 31st May 2022

  • 2021 Wild Boar Chase and Humbug Chase

    Thank you to all of you that entered the events.We thank all our sponsors for their support and Forestry England for their co-operation.We also thank the many volunteers – without their help these events would not be possible 🙂

  • GPX Downloads

    GPX downloads are now ready from a link on the Home page.Because fibre optic cable installation is causing disruption in our area (i.e. road closures) there may be slight route adjustments – so follow the signage as well as your GPS unit.

  • Humbug places are filling up.

    The Humbug Chase will be limited to 50 riders.

  • Enter by July 31st for early bird pricing

    Prices will increase from £22 to £26 after July 31st.

  • ENTRY OPEN – Wild Boar Chase & Humbug Chase 12th Sept. 2021.

    Thanks to all of you for your patience. We finally got the 2021 route approved by Forest Enterprise who are understandably very busy during difficult times. There will be no mass start for this year’s event which will reduce the COVID 19 risks and help to relieve congestion on the route. This will be the…

  • Wild Boar Chase & Humbug Chase 2021 update

    Covid-19 We are monitoring the COVID-19 restrictions in our area. The next Wild Boar Chase is pencilled in for 12 September 2021. Once we are able to confirm the 2021 event we will let you now.

  • Wild Boar Chase 2019 – report in Forest Review

    THE eighth annual Wild Boar and Humbug chases took place at the Speech House Field and organisers are hoping it has raised a five-figure sum for charity. More than 650 adults rode one of the four distances ranging from 23 to 45 miles, while 50 eight to 12-year-olds took on the nine-mile Humbug Chase. The…

  • Wild Boar Chase – Start arrangements

    Staggered Start We have a large entry with a wide range of ability and experience. To reduce delays at bottlenecks we ask for the co-operation of all of our riders. Generally the quicker and more experienced riders will have entered the FULL BOAR. We will have an area at the corner of the field, nearest…

  • GPX route downloads now ready – distances revised.

    Forestry England have now approved the 2019 Wild Boar Chase route. We had to make some late route adjustments due to identification of sites of Schedule 1 nesting birds near to points on our original route. We have re-routed well away from these sites. We are grateful to Forestry England and their partners for their…