Kielder Forest Trail Centre
Open in season
Trail center
Northumberland · Kielder Water & Forest Park · United Kingdom
StatusOpen
Seasonyear-round
Opening hoursBike shop and hire daily 9:00–17:00
Day ticketnot specified
Park & facilities
- Lift / shuttle
- No lift – ride up under your own power
- Parking
- Kielder Castle Visitor Centre
- Bike rental
- Kielder Bike Shop & Hire at Kielder Castle (full-suspension, hardtail, e-, kids' and gravel bikes), plus hire at Kielder Waterside
- Workshop
- available
- Food & drink
- Café at Kielder Castle
Trails at a glance
3 green (beginner)
2 blue (easy)
1 red (intermediate)
1 black (difficult)
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Borderline, green (beginner)
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Lakeside Way, green (beginner)Around the lake.
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Osprey, green (beginner)
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Lonesome Pine, blue (easy)With Britain's longest 1 m wide wooden bridge.
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Bloody Bush, blue (easy)Connects to the Newcastleton 7stanes centre.
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Deadwater, red (intermediate)Up to the summit of Deadwater Fell.
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Deadwater Downhill, black (difficult)Double black – since May 2026 England's longest official mountain bike descent.
Trails
More than 100 miles of waymarked routes around Kielder Castle: Borderline and Lakeside Way (green, Lakeside Way is 26 miles around the lake), Osprey (blue), Lonesome Pine (red, with the UK's longest 1 m wide wooden boardwalk), Bloody Bush (red, links to the 7stanes centre at Newcastleton), Deadwater (red and black, summit of Deadwater Fell) and the bike-park-style trails of the Mile Down. The Deadwater Downhill (double black) has been England's longest official mountain bike descent since May 2026.
Weather
Trail status
Camping & van pitches nearby
Reviews
Information from official park and lift operator sources, compiled for Bikepark Navigator. Despite careful research, provided without guarantee – opening hours, prices and trail access can change at short notice. The park's official website is authoritative.