UK activity route guide
Mountain-biking routes across the UK
Explore 38 complete mountain-biking routes with mapped distance, elevation, route shape and surface detail. Mapped MTB routes with surface and climbing context.
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Find mountain-biking routes by area.
Dedicated activity collections appear for areas with at least five complete routes; smaller sets remain on the broader area page.
High-confidence routes
Start with these mountain-biking routes.
The full 38-route set is linked through the regional indexes above.
Tame Valley Loop
Near Stalybridge, Greater Manchester
- Distance
- 28.7 km
- Climb
- 503 m
- Time
- 3.0 hr
High Peak Trail
Near Longway Bank, Derbyshire
- Distance
- 27.2 km
- Climb
- 299 m
- Time
- 2.6 hr
Tissington Trail
Near Parsley Hay, Derbyshire
- Distance
- 21.3 km
- Climb
- 37 m
- Time
- 1.8 hr
Sea to Sea route
Near Lintzgarth, County Durham
- Distance
- 16.5 km
- Climb
- 323 m
- Time
- 1.7 hr
Shell Brook Trail
Near Willesley, Leicestershire
- Distance
- 12.8 km
- Climb
- 58 m
- Time
- 1.1 hr
Through the Forest
Near Ashley Heath, Dorset
- Distance
- 6.9 km
- Climb
- 39 m
- Time
- 0.6 hr
Alice Holt Forest: Family Cycle Route
Near Holt Pound, Hampshire
- Distance
- 5.0 km
- Climb
- 37 m
- Time
- 0.5 hr
Mottisfont Estate Cycle Paths Loop Long
Near Town Field, Hampshire
- Distance
- 4.5 km
- Climb
- 70 m
- Time
- 0.5 hr
The Corsican Circuit
Near Ashley Heath, Dorset
- Distance
- 3.5 km
- Climb
- 13 m
- Time
- 0.3 hr
The Somerley Loop
Near Pine Avenue, Dorset
- Distance
- 2.4 km
- Climb
- 8 m
- Time
- 0.2 hr
Ardgartan Peninsula Circuit
Near Portincaple, Argyll and Bute
- Distance
- 32.7 km
- Climb
- 710 m
- Time
- 3.5 hr
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle Trail
Near Clarken Green, Hampshire
- Distance
- 31.1 km
- Climb
- 261 m
- Time
- 2.9 hr
Paradise Trail
Near Boltby, North Yorkshire
- Distance
- 28.9 km
- Climb
- 448 m
- Time
- 2.9 hr
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle Trail
Near Brown Candover, Hampshire
- Distance
- 27.9 km
- Climb
- 232 m
- Time
- 2.6 hr
Cycle Surrey Hills - Elstead Loop
Near Charleshill, Surrey
- Distance
- 21.8 km
- Climb
- 153 m
- Time
- 2.0 hr
Micheldever Station Off Road Cycle Trail
Near The Scrubbs, Hampshire
- Distance
- 21.0 km
- Climb
- 92 m
- Time
- 1.9 hr
Wildcat Trails Black Trail
Near Rhives Farm, Highland
- Distance
- 12.0 km
- Climb
- 365 m
- Time
- 1.4 hr
Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun
Near Holystone, North East
- Distance
- 11.2 km
- Climb
- 31 m
- Time
- 1.0 hr
Waggonways Cycle Route F - Wallsend Dene
Near Willington Quay, North East
- Distance
- 10.5 km
- Climb
- 68 m
- Time
- 0.9 hr
Waggonways Cycle Route A - Seaton Burn
Near Burradon, North East
- Distance
- 10.1 km
- Climb
- 21 m
- Time
- 0.9 hr
Cleethorpes to Tetney Lock
Near Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire
- Distance
- 9.2 km
- Climb
- 0 m
- Time
- 0.8 hr
Cat Craig Loop
Near Larachpark, Argyll and Bute
- Distance
- 8.7 km
- Climb
- 180 m
- Time
- 0.9 hr
Wildcat Trails Black Lynx
Near Rhives Farm, Highland
- Distance
- 8.7 km
- Climb
- 264 m
- Time
- 1.0 hr
Waggonways Cycle Route B - Burradon and Killingworth
Near Burradon, North East
- Distance
- 8.3 km
- Climb
- 30 m
- Time
- 0.7 hr
Wildcat Trails Treeline
Near Rhives Farm, Highland
- Distance
- 7.9 km
- Climb
- 229 m
- Time
- 0.9 hr
Wildcat Trails Red Trail
Near Rhives Farm, Highland
- Distance
- 6.3 km
- Climb
- 166 m
- Time
- 0.7 hr
Westwood
Near Burrow Copse, Hampshire
- Distance
- 4.2 km
- Climb
- 46 m
- Time
- 0.4 hr
50 Hits
Near Pantperthog, Gwynedd
- Distance
- 3.5 km
- Climb
- 302 m
- Time
- 0.6 hr
NCN 45 link
Near Little Durnford, Wiltshire
- Distance
- 3.0 km
- Climb
- 47 m
- Time
- 0.3 hr
Test Valley Tour V
Near Scot's Poor, Wiltshire
- Distance
- 3.0 km
- Climb
- 13 m
- Time
- 0.3 hr
Race Track
Near Pantperthog, Gwynedd
- Distance
- 2.6 km
- Climb
- 0 m
- Time
- 0.2 hr
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle Route
Near Vocas Wood, Hampshire
- Distance
- 2.6 km
- Climb
- 7 m
- Time
- 0.2 hr
Super Swooper
Near Pantperthog, Gwynedd
- Distance
- 2.4 km
- Climb
- 0 m
- Time
- 0.2 hr
Waggonways Cycle Route Link
Near Shiremoor, North East
- Distance
- 2.4 km
- Climb
- 21 m
- Time
- 0.2 hr
Treetop Trail
Near Loghrans Lane Ends, Northern Ireland
- Distance
- 2.1 km
- Climb
- 21 m
- Time
- 0.2 hr
DH Line
Near Pantperthog, Gwynedd
- Distance
- 1.8 km
- Climb
- 12 m
- Time
- 0.2 hr
High Pressure
Near Blairordens, Aberdeenshire
- Distance
- 1.6 km
- Climb
- 8 m
- Time
- 0.1 hr
Rake'n'Ruin
Near Obney Hills, Perth and Kinross
- Distance
- 1.6 km
- Climb
- 0 m
- Time
- 0.1 hr