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Craigavon Mountain Bike Trail and Pump Track

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Craigavon Mountain Bike Trail and Pump Track
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  • Information:
  • Type: MTB Base
  • Grades: Blue Green Ungraded
  • Riding: Cross Country Pump Track
  • Facilities: Car Park Toilets Cafe Bike Hire
  • Admission: Free access
  • Season: Open all year
  • Typical visit: Half day
  • Surface: Mixed
  • Grading: UK national
  • Run by: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council (Operator) FP McCann (Contractor)
  • Trail network:10km
  • Country:🌍 Northern-ireland
  • County:County Armagh
  • Website:Craigavon Mountain Bike Trail and Pump Track ↗

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Description

Craigavon City Park sits between Portadown and Lurgan beside the twin lakes and has Northern Ireland's first purpose-built mountain bike trail, a family loop of around 10 km that mixes asphalt paths with green and blue graded trails and starts at South Lake Leisure Centre. A free asphalt pump track, built by FP McCann, sits towards the far end of the loop. The trail and pump track are run by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and are open all year.

The Trails

  • Mountain bike trail (around 10 km): a waymarked loop around the lakes and through the woods, followed by colour-coded markers and yellow boulders. It combines asphalt paths with green and blue graded trails. The green sections are wide tracks with variable surfaces, a gentle introduction for novices and families. The blue sections are narrower, twisting singletrack with tight turns, roots and rocks, and can be loose or muddy. Ride it clockwise, and take care when crossing the black paths and near the water's edge.
  • Pump track: an asphalt loop of about 107 metres with closely spaced rollers and tight berms, built by FP McCann for the council to go with the trail. It sits towards the end of the trail loop in the Tullygally part of the park, about a kilometre north-east of the leisure centre.

Getting Here

  • Start and main parking: South Lake Leisure Centre, 1 Lake Road, Craigavon BT64 1AS. From the M1, take Junction 10 and follow the signs for Craigavon City Park and South Lake.
  • Tannaghmore Gardens and Animal Farm and Rushmere Shopping Centre are the council's other listed car parks.
  • The park is shared with walkers, runners and other users, so keep your speed down and stay on the waymarked routes.

Facilities

  • Car park, toilets and a cafe at South Lake Leisure Centre.
  • Cycle hire at South Lake Leisure Centre and South Lake Watersports.
  • More information is on the council's Craigavon City Park page.

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  • Photo: FP McCann