More than 40 angry BMX riders held a sit-in at the Teignbridge Council offices at Forde House, Newton Abbot, on Friday to protest about the BMX dirt jumps at Decoy being closed.
They stopped traffic going in and out of the building for around 40 minutes.
The district authority closed the jump area, next to the Decoy BMX Club track, last Wednesday, after the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents found it to be unsafe.
The riders held the protest as they wanted answers to why the facility was shut without notification, and whether the jump are was going to be reopened?
Kye Forte, 23, a professional BMX rider from Kingsteignton, who uses the dirt jumps to train for world wide competitions, was outraged that the 10-year-old jumps had been closed and fenced off.
'We all got together and decided to sit in the road, as we wanted answers,' he said.
'Loads of us protested and stopped people using the road. The police were called, and a riot van even turned up.
'We went for legal advice in the morning, and found out we couldn't be arrested,' he added.
'Eventually, the chief executive for Teignbridge Council came out. He said the trails will not be knocked down, but they will have to be changed. All the riders then said to him that they wanted nothing to be changed at the jump area without them being informed.'
Mr Forte said the protest was a success. 'Overall, the whole thing went well, as we were all up for it,' he said
'The protest was definitely very positive. Myself and another BMX rider are going to meet with the chief executive in a couple of weeks to discuss the future of the jumps.'
A Teignbridge spokesman said that they are fully aware that the riders are unhappy, and will do their up most to progress the situation.
'Regrettably, we have no choice to ensure the jump area of the Newton Abbot BMX track remains closed until concerns about health and safety risks have been resolved.
'The action taken last week followed an annual inspection by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, which highlighted that the area does not currently meet expected health and safety standards.
'We are sure that everyone will recognise the need to make sure the facilities for public use on council land are not inherently unsafe.
'However, we are also aware of the level of public feeling regarding this facility.
'We have already had discussion with local users of the BMX site and have committed to keeping them informed of developments.
'In the interim, we re-iterate our disappointment at having to take this action, and commitment to progressing the issue as quickly and effectively as possible.'