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Ticknock Mountain Bike Trails

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Ticknock Mountain Bike Trails
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  • Information:
  • Type: Trail Centre
  • Grades: Red Black
  • Riding: Cross Country
  • Facilities: Car Park Cafe Bike Wash Bike Hire Bike Shop
  • Admission: Free access
  • Typical visit: Half day
  • Grading: Venue specific
  • Not available:Toilets
  • Run by: Coillte (Landowner)
  • Trail network:15km
  • Total climbing:336m
  • Country:🌍 Republic-of-ireland
  • County:Dublin
  • Website:Ticknock MTB ↗
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Trail grades, descriptions and other details on this page are provided for general guidance only and may be inaccurate, incomplete, or out of date. Always check on-site signage and current conditions before riding. See our trail safety disclaimer.

Description

Ticknock mountain bike trails sit in the Dublin Mountains, about 30 minutes from Dublin city centre in the foothills of Three Rock Mountain, with views over Dublin City, Dublin Bay and the Wicklow Mountains. The network is roughly 15km of waymarked singletrack and forest road: a 13km Red loop and a 2km Black loop for more advanced riders.

The Trails

  • Red Loop (13km, graded Red: Difficult to Severe): Barn Stormer, Tom's Climb, The Devils Elbow, Blazing Saddles, The Pump Track and Skyline. Forest road climbs lead into tight, twisty singletrack with berms, rock gardens, roots and fast descents, and 306m of climbing in all.
  • After Burner (2km, graded Black: Severe throughout): Ticknock's black-graded line, starting from The Fork, with technical riding throughout.

Trails at Ticknock are occasionally closed or diverted for forestry works, storm damage or trail maintenance. Always check the Dublin Mountains Partnership Ticknock page for current trail status before you travel.

Facilities

  • Free car park, 145 spaces, open 6am to 10pm. It can close at short notice when Met Eireann has snow or ice warnings in place.
  • Biking.ie runs bike hire, a bike wash, bike maintenance and the Trails Cafe at the start and finish of the network.
  • No toilets on site. No bins, so please take your litter home.

Guides, Shuttles and Hire

There is no uplift at Ticknock: riders climb the forest road under their own power before dropping into the singletrack. One operator, based right at the trailhead, covers hire, wash and repairs.

  • Biking.ie: mountain bike hire, a bike wash and bike maintenance from its base at the start of the Ticknock trails, alongside the Trails Cafe it also runs there. Biking.ie also runs guided and beginner tours from its other Dublin and Wicklow bases.

The uplift-served trails at The GAP (Glencullen Adventure Park) are a short drive away in the same hills, and make a natural pairing with a day at Ticknock.

Getting There from the UK

Ticknock sits right on the edge of Dublin, so the city is the natural way in. Ferries from Holyhead and Liverpool dock at Dublin Port, about a 30 minute drive from the trail car park. Fishguard and Pembroke sail to Rosslare, just under two hours south, and the Cairnryan to Belfast crossing leaves a further two hour drive south from there. Dublin Airport is by far the nearest by air, about 40 minutes' drive, well ahead of Shannon, Cork or Ireland West Knock, all on the far side of the country.

Ireland drives on the left and uses the euro.

Getting Here

Ticknock is in the Dublin Mountains, about 3km south west of Sandyford. The trails start from the main Ticknock car park.

By bus, the 44B from Dublin city centre takes about half an hour.

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