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Pumptrack in Pont-Saint-Martin (44), France.

Position taken from IGN aerial imagery, in the absence of coordinates from either source.

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On the ground

The asphalt entrance to the pumptrack, next to the sign giving its layout and rules; behind it, the first rollers and the fence of a sports ground.Rollers and banked turns in white-edged asphalt, separated by mounds of bare earth; a football pitch in the background.
Photos taken on 6 September 2026 · CC BY 4.0

Aerial view

Aerial view of the pumptrack in Pont-Saint-Martin
Read off this view on 10 September 2026: a sealed surface, a footprint of about 900 m², 12 banked turns. A wide splat-shaped asphalt slab edged with a white line, enclosing five grassed islands: a perimeter loop and a network of inner circuits winding around each island. A dirt BMX track runs alongside it to the north. The whole perimeter and the island splits are painted with a white line. Many pumped turns and route choices over a large area: fun at every level, from the first lap to fast linking. It shows the layout, not the state of the rollers or the surface, and may predate the pumptrack. © IGN — BD ORTHO®, Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Surface
Sealed
Footprint
≈ 900 m²
Banked turns
≈ 12

What the town says about it

A third source, neither the ministry census nor OpenStreetMap: what the town itself publishes. It is the only one that says where a facility came from, who built it and what it cost.

This pumptrack did not come out of a facilities plan: it was initiated by the town's children's council. Families and childminders then chose the playground equipment installed around it. It is the first piece of a larger leisure area laid out along the Ognon river, behind the sports complex.1

The machines arrived in late February 2025, the track was finished before the end of April, and the facility opened on 13 June. Its design and construction went to HTracks, a company whose staff ride BMX themselves; the landscaping firm Effivert took over the site afterwards for the paths and planting. The two loops are not a stylistic choice: they are what allows the track to meet safety regulations.1, 2

The whole leisure area — pumptrack, paths, rope course, playhouse, swing, tables and benches — accounts for €355,000 in the town's 2025 investment budget. The cost of the pumptrack alone is not public: it does not appear in the list of contracts awarded in 2024, and the 2025 list has yet to be published.4, 5

An openly accessible facility still has a keeper: the town closes the leisure area, pumptrack included, for the Saint John's Eve bonfire.3

« Le pumptrack fera, dès cet été, le bonheur des novices comme celui des pratiquant·es confirmé·es. »

“From this summer on, the pumptrack will delight beginners and seasoned riders alike.”

Youssef Kamli, adjoint délégué aux mobilités, aux réseaux et aux transports2
Initiated by
The town's children's council1
Designed and built by
HTracks1
Landscaping
Effivert2
Works
Late February to late April 20251
Opened
Friday 13 June 2025, 5 pm2
Layout
Two loops, to meet safety regulations2
Declared uses
Bike, skateboard, roller skates, scooter2
Investment
€355,000 in the 2025 budget, for the whole leisure area4

Sources · Reviewed on 6 September 2026

  1. 1 Vue du Pont, mars-avril 2025 — Ville de Pont Saint Martin,
  2. 2 Vue du Pont, mai-juin 2025 — Ville de Pont Saint Martin,
  3. 3 Vue du Pont, mai-juin 2026 — Ville de Pont Saint Martin,
  4. 4 Rapport d'orientation budgétaire 2025 — Ville de Pont Saint Martin,
  5. 5 Liste des marchés publics conclus en 2024 — Ville de Pont Saint Martin,

What the sources declare

Access
Open
In service since
2025
Owner
MAIRIE DE PONT SAINT MARTIN
Source
French sports ministry census

Nothing else is declared about this facility. A field missing from this list was never filled in — it is not an observed absence.