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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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eBikes Allowed:
Yes
AKA: North of Ireland
This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 701
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 702
- Trails E-Bike
- 677
- Trails Horse
- 54
- Trails Hike
- 368
- Trails Trail Running
- 375
- Total Distance
- 338 miles
- Total Descent
- 77,909 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,891 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,897 ft
- Reports
- 4,989
- Photos
- 1,090
- Ridden Counter
- 49,733
Sub Regions
- Belfast (67)
- Belfast (67)
- Barnett Demesne (16)
- Belvoir Forest (25)
- Cave Hill (20)
- Belfast (67)
- County Antrim (65)
- Antrim (31)
- Conor Road Quarry (1)
- Tardree Forest (30)
- Ballymena (1)
- Ballycastle Forest (0)
- Glenariff (27)
- Woodburn Forest (5)
- Antrim (31)
- County Armagh (43)
- Markethill (39)
- Gosford Forest Park (38)
- Craigavon Lakes (1)
- Markethill (39)
- County Down (394)
- Ballynachinch (27)
- Drumkeeragh Forest (27)
- Bangor (19)
- Helen's Tower (18)
- Castlewellan (44)
- Dundonald (14)
- Billy Neill (9)
- Newcastle (164)
- Donard Forest (64)
- Moneyscalp Forest (3)
- Tollymore (94)
- Newry (21)
- Big Wood (21)
- Rostrevor (99)
- Ballyedmond Forest (5)
- Ballymoney Wood (4)
- Rostrevor Forest (83)
- Strangford (5)
- Castle Ward (4)
- Ballynachinch (27)
- County Londonderry (70)
- Coleraine (1)
- Garvagh (34)
- Garvagh forest (34)
- Limavady (35)
- Binevenagh (35)
- Coleraine (1)
- County Tyrone (65)
- Cookstown (30)
- Davagh Forest (30)
- Fivemiletown (11)
- Blessingbourne (11)
- Omagh (17)
- Gortin Glen (17)
- Cookstown (30)
Popular Northern Ireland Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Red Trail Centre Rostrevor Forest | |||
Red Trail Centre Rostrevor Forest | |||
Red Trail Centre Rostrevor Forest | |||
Forest Road Rostrevor Forest | |||
Red Trail Centre Rostrevor Forest | |||
Red Trail Centre Rostrevor Forest | |||
Red Trail 1 Castlewellan Forest Park | |||
Blue Lagoon (Blue Trail 1) Castlewellan Forest Park | |||
Blue Trail 2 Castlewellan Forest Park | |||
Red Trail 12 Castlewellan Forest Park | |||
Red Trail 9 Castlewellan Forest Park | |||
Red Trail 2 Castlewellan Forest Park | |||
Red Trail 13 Castlewellan Forest Park | |||
Red Trail Centre Rostrevor Forest | |||
Red Trail Centre Rostrevor Forest |
Northern Ireland Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Castlewellan Red Trail Castlewellan Forest Park | 9 miles | |
Full Rostrevor Red XC Loop Rostrevor Forest | 17 miles | |
Binevenagh Way Limavady | 2 miles | |
Full Rostrevor Black XC Loop County Down | 11 miles | |
Five Forests Binevenagh | 28 miles | |
Gortin Glen Blue & Red Trail Loop Gortin Glen | 10 miles | |
Enduro 1 Limavady | 2,795 ft | |
Complete Castlewellan Black-Red XC Loop Castlewellan Forest Park | 13 miles | |
drunk monk Bangor | 2,963 ft | |
Gortin Glen Blue Trail Loop Gortin Glen | 5 miles |
Photos of Northern Ireland Mountain Bike
trail: Audleystown
1 |
Mar 31, 2025 @ 2:57pm
Mar 31, 2025
trail: Audleystown
1 |
Mar 31, 2025 @ 2:56pm
Mar 31, 2025
trail: Audleystown
0 |
Mar 31, 2025 @ 2:56pm
Mar 31, 2025
trail: Scalpin
61 |
Sep 9, 2021 @ 6:24pm
Sep 9, 2021
trail: Forest Road
385 |
May 4, 2018 @ 11:42am
May 4, 2018
trail: Red Trail 10
243 |
Jul 11, 2016 @ 8:49am
Jul 11, 2016
trail: Red Trail 10
262 |
Jul 11, 2016 @ 8:48am
Jul 11, 2016Videos of Northern Ireland Mountain Bike

trail: Middle Trail Hiking Shortcut
51 |
Aug 19, 2022

trail: Helter Skelter upper
70 |
Mar 25, 2022

trail: The Skidz
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Oct 23, 2021

trail: The Skidz
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Aug 15, 2021

trail: Quit Yer Slabberin
0:33 |
59 |
Sep 6, 2020

trail: Red Trail 10
5:34 |
169 |
Sep 20, 2019

trail: Original On The Pulse
2:25 |
121 |
Jul 26, 2019

trail: Naturalist
0:47 |
263 |
Oct 6, 2018
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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By the Lagan Barnett Demesne | Apr 18, 2025 @ 7:04am Apr 18, 2025 | Wet | NigelvEzoSc | Small tree down across trail, can... | |
Horse Climb Rostrevor Forest | Apr 11, 2025 @ 10:27am Apr 11, 2025 | Unknown | TheCorminator GRASS | Loads of big trees down from Eowyn | |
Pete's Extreme Rostrevor Forest | Apr 11, 2025 @ 8:04am Apr 11, 2025 | Unknown | TheCorminator GRASS | Large tree down across trail, blocking... |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Black Trail Centre Rostrevor Forest | Apr 21, 2025 @ 4:24pm 1 day | Wet | chrisnolongerinleedsuk | ||
Black Trail Centre Rostrevor Forest | Apr 21, 2025 @ 4:24pm 1 day | Wet | chrisnolongerinleedsuk | ||
Forest Road Rostrevor Forest | Apr 21, 2025 @ 4:24pm 1 day | Variable | chrisnolongerinleedsuk | ||
Forest Road Tardree Forest | Apr 21, 2025 @ 8:44am 2 days | Ideal | robbie19 | ||
Bat Fastards Revenge Tardree Forest | Apr 21, 2025 @ 8:44am 2 days | Variable | robbie19 | ||
Access Tardree Forest | Apr 21, 2025 @ 8:44am 2 days | Ideal | robbie19 | ||
The Shire Belvoir Forest | Apr 19, 2025 @ 2:34am Apr 19, 2025 | Wet | JamescVNA3m | ||
Galwally Side Trail Belvoir Forest | Apr 19, 2025 @ 2:32am Apr 19, 2025 | Wet | JamescVNA3m | ||
John Jo County Antrim | Apr 17, 2025 @ 8:24am Apr 17, 2025 | Ideal | robbie19 | ||
Boardwalk Empire Tardree Forest | Apr 17, 2025 @ 1:39am Apr 17, 2025 | Variable | robbie19 |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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TheCorminator | add | report | activity #70156823 | Apr 22, 2025 @ 11:06am 17 hours |
TheCorminator | ridden | skillpark | activity #70141704 | Apr 22, 2025 @ 6:52am 21 hours |
chrisnolongerinleedsuk | add | report | activity #70103948 and 2 more | Apr 21, 2025 @ 1:34pm 2 days |
robbie19 | add | report | activity #70083249 and 2 more | Apr 21, 2025 @ 7:47am 2 days |
TheCorminator | add | video | activity #70000486 | Apr 20, 2025 @ 4:55am 3 days |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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report | Carnage! | Dec 8, 2024 @ 11:58am Dec 8, 2024 | ||
report | The trail is back open again. Forestry have... | Oct 22, 2024 @ 1:15pm Oct 22, 2024 | ||
report | there was horses up the trails last week, left... | Sep 23, 2024 @ 3:29am Sep 23, 2024 | ||
trail | It’s called Speed Dealer. Not DH4 | Sep 20, 2024 @ 1:58am Sep 20, 2024 | ||
report | Hi I’ve now opened this trail with a new top... | Mar 30, 2024 @ 12:52pm Mar 30, 2024 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k305 awarded -
Big Ride 30k216 awarded -
Epic Mountain Bike Climb 2k1 awarded -
Top 10 Trails0 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge4 awarded -
Mountain Biking 100k Badge2 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Antrim Dirt Jump Park | skill park | Antrim | |
Barnett Demesne Jumps Park | skill park | Belfast | |
Craigavon Pump Track | skill park | Portadown | |
Eglinton Jumps and Trails | skill park | Eglinton | |
Tollymore National Outdoor Centre | skill park | Newcastle |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 702 | 333 miles | 76,713 ft | 169 miles | 1,890 ft | 1,069 | 4,989 | 18 | 51,384 | |||
E-Bike | 677 | 327 miles | 75,075 ft | 166 miles | 1,890 ft | 16 | 4,793 | 9 | 3,326 | |||
Horse | 54 | 39 miles | 4,626 ft | 17 miles | 1,250 ft | 267 | ||||||
Hike | 368 | 234 miles | 31,588 ft | 97 miles | 1,890 ft | 4,469 | 1,706 | |||||
Trail Running | 375 | 236 miles | 31,791 ft | 97 miles | 1,890 ft | 4,465 | 1,763 |
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