Mountainbiking, Enduro and Cyclocross in Ireland.
Good morning off-roaders! I probably don’t need to tell you that Ireland has tremendous potential for walking, cycling and other outdoor recreation activities, and that wise management is required to deliver quality recreation experiences and long-term benefit. Many of Ireland’s mountains are suffering the effects of erosion, whether through increased recreational activity or natural processes, […]
Following a recent call for submissions to the Coillte MTB Strategy, concerns have been raised in some quarters regarding the level of involvement of the mountain bike community in communications with Coillte, as well as other landowners, and also relating to the level of progress to date and the value of continued dialogue. While it is not practical […]
The CI Offroad Commission is currently making submissions to Coillte regarding a draft National Mountain Bike Strategy. While we are confident we are aware of many of the key hotspot areas for mountain bike activity, there may be areas of Coillte lands being use that we are not aware of. If you are a local […]
From Coillte Outdoors: Remedial work on the single track parts of the Ballinastoe MTB trail will commence on Monday the 26th September and will be ongoing for 3 weeks until the 14th October, please note there will be rolling section closures as a result. For your health and safety please respect these closures and do […]
In partnership with Cookstown District Council, CAAN is working on a project to deliver approximately 11.5kms of multi purpose trails within Davagh Forest. A concept plan was completed by Dafydd Davis in 2009 and this will form the basis of the new trail system. Funding has been secured and it is hoped that the new […]
Following feekback from trail-users, repair work and modifications will be carried out on Ticknock. The outward section of the Ticknock MTB loop (“Metro 2″) will be temporarily closed for maintenance from 19th-23rd September. Please obey signage and stay off this section of trail during the duration of the works. You can see a map of […]
A new trail construction project is underway in Moycullen, Co. Galway. It’s a collaboration between Connemara MTB, Moycullen Community Development Association, Galway County Council Community Support Scheme and Moycullen Bike Works. The goal is to have the trail complete by National Trails Day on October 2nd. Vounteers will be needed for upcoming trail-building days, keep […]
Dublin’s first official mountainbiking trail was officially opened yesterday. Minister for Sport, Leo Varadkar; Coillte Head of Recreation, Bill Murphy and Cathaoirleach of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Lettie McCarthy conducted the ceremony at Ticknock. Over 200 riders of all ages were in attendance for the inaugural Dublin Biking Blitz event. Photos from the day: Aine Conneff Morgan […]
From Ticknock Trail Signs Signage for the new purpose-built mtb trails at Ticknock in Dublin is now in place. There is a large information board at the summit of three rock and smaller signs along the trails. We’re receiving reports of other forest users (runners, horse riders etc.) using these trails so please exercise caution […]
A number of mountainbikers have reported large rocks being deliberately rolled onto the new purpose-built mtb trails on Three Rock in Dublin. We have reported this to Coillte and received the following response: Thanks...
