All the trails have been improved with new surfacing and better lines and features in many places. Some of the climbs still demand the best your legs can offer, but the rewards are there with amazing views and stunning descents. A great variety of trails to both whet new appetites and further develop existing ones.
The low level multi user trails are the best I have come across and are a fabulous day out for any level of rider. Great for chilling and great for endurance training too.
What do you like?
Long days in the middle of wild places
Riding into Scotland for a pint in Newcastleton
Two trail centres in one day without getting off the bike
Always the chance of Ospreys in spring and summer
Kielder Water & Forest is a spectacular home for some of the best mtb trails in the North of England, with amazing scenery and a great sense of wilderness. The trail centre has an excellent variety and balance of trail grades with everything from leisurely green routes by the lake to leg-busting climbs and technical descents on the red and black routes. The blue route was the first trail I ever rode on mtb, and the wife and I still love a good blast around it! Some trails have been hit badly by wind blown trees and floods in recent years, but the FC and the Kielder Trail Reavers have worked really hard at restoring, and making some great improvements to all trails. Would highly recommend Kielder to any mtb rider!
What do you like?
Variety of trails
Scenery
Facilities
Ongoing trail developments
Good food at castle cafe
Love Kielder so much to it and u can ride to Newcastleton from the Castle.
What do you like?
Wide range of trails, love Deadwater and Lonesome Pine.Osprey is a good Blue.
Trail crews work all year round so like the subtle changes that keep adding to the network.
What could be improved?
Midges in height of summer. No phone reception is that a bad thing?