Northern Ireland

Rostrevor is located on the scenic banks of Carlingford Loch, in the Kilbroney Forest Park. There’s a great mix of trails here, albeit with nothing suitable for beginner mountain bikers. If you want to make a whole weekend of riding you can also visit the Castlewellan, Davagh Forest and Three Rock trailcentres, which are all within a couple of hours’ drive.

Northern Ireland has a growing network of trail centres and Davagh Forest is one of the best. There’s a gentle green, a twisty blue and a rocky red trail, plus a skills area with green to red-graded features and a pump track. Davagh may be out in the sticks but it’s well worth a visit, offering spades of flow on naturally-sculpted trails.