Davagh Forest Trails

Overview

Davagh Forest lies in an untouched rural landscape of rolling hills and sweeping forests.

Located approximately 6 miles north west of Cookstown, Davagh Forest offers gentle mountain biking and walking trails as well as an impressive 16km red trail with some rock slab drops you will never forget!

The Davagh Forest Trails are a Mid Ulster District Council Facility. They are open 24 hours a day and there is no charge to ride the trails.

Please note bike hire is not available on site: Sperrin Bike Hire provide bike hire but this must be booked in advance.

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Trailhead Facilities

Changing Facilities

Bike Hire

Bike hire is not available from the trailhead. To hire bikes for Davagh Forest, you MUST BOOK IN ADVANCE with Sperrin Bike Hire, who offer bikes from £20 per person.

Car Parking

No Charges Apply

Toilets

Bike Wash

No Charge

Trail Centre Conditions

Trails Update: 16/03/23

All trails are riding well.

Skills Park & Pump Track

Skills Course

Green Trail

3km Green Trail

Blue Trail

7.5km Blue Trail - Allow 1 Hour

Red Trail

16km Red Trail - Allow 2-3 hours

Here you find a range of technical trail features that you may come across on Davagh Forest Trails.

Each feature with the park is graded according to its difficulty. Please make yourself aware of feature grading information (on trail head information panel) before attempting to ride this skills park. Features include boardwalk, climbing switchback, technical insides, rock rolls, drops offs, rock causeway and log rides.

There is also a purpose built pump track where you can work on your weight distribution over a series of rollers and berms. Whether you are an absolute beginner or an avid mountain bike enthusiast this is the perfect place to hone your bike handling skills in a safe environment before heading out on the trails.

Conditions

Open

This gentle trail is suited to young families and those trying out mountain biking for the first time.

Starting on wide forest roads, the green trail is the perfect way to get to know your mountain bike and get a feel for riding off-road trails in a forest environment.

The second half of this easy going trail winds through woodland before crossing Davagh Water and following the meandering river back to the trailhead.

Please note, walkers are permitted to use this trail in the opposite direction to mountain bikers.

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Conditions

Open

This trail follows the blue arrows with a series of fun twists and turns as you ascend from the upper car park.

Keep left at the fork junction on the forest road for an easy spin between woodland and open hillside.

On the return leg, you can pick up more speed and put your bike handling skills to the test on some fast flowing trails and more technical rocky sections.

Be aware; the optional rock slab features located off this trail should only be ridden by experienced mountain bikers.

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Conditions

Open

This red trail accompanies the blue trail on its winding ascent from the upper car park.

At the fork junction follow the red arrows on the right hand forest road for a long, steady climb up the slopes of Beleevnamore Mountain.

At the top, you can just about catch your breath before it is stolen from you again on either optional descent; both of which offer heart-racing singletrack, berms, rock drops and extreme slab features.

There is no doubt Davagh Forest comes alive on this exhilarating red trail.

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