Joyride 150 – BMX Park / MTB

Length – ~10 km not sure

Pump Track  – 2
Free-ride – skinnies, ramps, bridges, logs, a few rocks 
Jumps – lots! foam pit
NEW  outside dirt jumps

Elevation – Flat warehouse floor with wooden ramps, catwalk circling the area and lots of bridges.

Terrain –  Everything is hard if you fall, (except the foam pit) cement floor, rock gardens, and wooden ramps.

Skill – All levels, some advanced skinny ramps and crazy jumps.

Traffic – Lots of BMX riders zooming and jumping, MTB too.

Maps – Small area, don’t really need one

Trail Fee – $31 or less and one-time registration fee $5

Facilities – large parking lot, food, change rooms, toilets, bike repair and rental

Highlights – Not weather dependent, lots of challenges for all.

Phone – 905-294-1313

Website – Joyride 150

Similar Trails – Sunnyside, ROC, 

Local Clubs – Defiant MTB Group on FB

Trailhead –  Purple door, north side of the large parking lot

Directions – East on the 401 or 407 to McCowan Rd, head north, turn right on Bullock Drive, meet at the registration desk at 150 Bullock Dr. Markham

Out on the edge of Toronto, Joyride 150 is of the few indoor bike parks in Ontario (and likely the best). This BMX / MTB ride park in a converted large factory space in Markham has a little bit of everything to please everyone.

Designed and built well, it invites riders of all skill levels to try out its offerings and to learn, improve and move up to the next level. The space is full of wonderful, wacky structures—a playground for kids on wheels of all ages, even 40-year-old kids (ahem).

When you enter this purple-painted building (love the colour) everyone needs to sign a waiver at the desk. Management has put a lot of thought into properly managing safety concerns. All riding is one way and there are guardrails and padding on poles.

But this is still a building full of metal fixtures and hard concrete or wooden surfaces. Helmets are required, and I recommend elbow and knee pads and bike gloves. Helmets and pads can be rented.

Depending on your discipline, warm up on the two pump tracks or ride the elevated wooden XC ramp around the outside wall: a few loops should do it. This track has numerous, though brief, tricky technical stone and wooden features to keep you interested.

Then move on to whatever tickles your fancy, whether it’s just for fun or you have a weak skill in need of training. The beginner zone by the desk starts newbies off on super-easy ramps and skinnies that are barely off the ground…and I mean inches.

If you are beyond that, the next building features tons of seriously challenging ramps, logs and skinnies to play on for hours, all crammed onto the floor space.

Not your thing? Then…

Read more of this review in my MTB guidebook with topo maps and riding tips, available as an eBook or paperback.