A pump track is a circuit of rollers, banked turns, and features designed to be ridden completely by riders "pumping" - generating momentum by up and down body movements, instead of pedaling or pushing. Pump tracks are relatively simple to use and cheap to construct, and cater to a wide variety of rider skill levels. They were originally designed for the mountain bike and BMX scene, but now, due to concrete constructions, are also used by skateboarders and accessible to wheelchairs.

The main components of pump track design are berms and rollers. The rollers are the bumps or small hills in the track, and the berms are the corners. The "pump" part is the pushing-down and pulling-up action performed by riders in accordance with the structures design as the main source of propulsion. Riding a pump track builds bike handling skills, including cornering, weighting and unweighting the bike, and jumping, and helps riders learn how to build momentum over certain sections of trail.

Pump tracks are made in a loop so that riders can ride them over and over again. They can be made of dirt, concrete, or asphalt, and the size can vary from 50 m² to over 8000 m². Pump tracks are ridden by bikes, but they are also a great place to learn and develop new skills for skateboarders, in-line skaters, and foot-powered scooters.

In summary, a pump track is a looped sequence of rollers and berms designed to be ridden completely by riders "pumping" to generate momentum. They are relatively simple to use and cheap to construct, and cater to a wide variety of rider skill levels. Pump tracks are ridden by bikes, but they are also a great place to learn and develop new skills for skateboarders, in-line skaters, and foot-powered scooters.