New Website Maps Northern Ireland’s Mountain Bike Trails

A new website developed by the organisation behind MountainBikeNI.com has been launched providing people all over Northern Ireland with detailed information and interactive mapping on the country’s mountain bike trails. It also brings together a huge variety of other outdoor trails, community walking paths and outdoor venues.

Cool FM presenter and keen outdoor enthusiast Paulo Ross attended the launch and believes the website will be an incredible resource for anyone interested in the outdoors. “OutmoreNI.com is such a brilliant concept and definitely a site I’ll be using for my own trips to the Mournes. I love how easy it is to navigate and I’ve no doubt it’s going to become incredibly popular here.”

The website will be the first of its kind in Northern Ireland, letting users quickly and easily search for a wide range of opportunities to get outdoors.

OutmoreNI.com acts as a ‘one stop shop’ for information on outdoor recreation in Northern Ireland for users of all abilities and backgrounds including complete beginners through to serious enthusiasts. Its goal is to help people discover what trails and outdoor facilities are on their doorstep or waiting for them in another part of Northern Ireland – including walking, cycling, canoeing and mountain biking trails as well as forests, parks, beaches and nature reserves.

The website contains all of the mountain bike trails which have been pulled from MountainBikeNI.com, plus almost 700 cycling, walking, and canoeing trails and over 200 outdoor places. These have all been individually mapped to display the important information needed when planning an outdoor adventure. This includes trail distances, information on parking facilities, admission charges, guidelines on bringing dogs and much more.

The website was developed by MountainBikeNI’s corporate arm, Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland (ORNI) whose remit is to develop, manage and promote outdoor recreation for Northern Ireland. Financial funding was secured from SportNI and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), who are both thrilled to see a website like this developed in Northern Ireland. However, the website would not have been possible without the support from Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (OSNI) who have provided the mapping platform which the website is based upon.

John News from Sport NI said, “We believe OutmoreNI will lead to a significant growth in people becoming more active. A lot of work has gone into making the site as accessible as possible for people. Whether you’re looking for an easy walk, a nearby park or your nearest canoe trails to get outdoors, OutmoreNI will make a real impact on the lives of people all over Northern Ireland.”

Helen Anderson, the Director of the Environment Division at NIEA was delighted with the finished project. She commented that “The website has great potential to show local communities and the wider public where to explore their local landscapes and natural environment. We hope the website will have a positive impact on the public’s health and well-being.”

The website is now live and can be found by visiting OutmoreNI.com

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