MTB trails in Northumberland will capture your heart and refuse to let it go. You won’t mind though, because this extraordinary, wild county has an unbelievable wealth of trails over …

Last updated: October 9, 2025

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1. Kielder Water Lakeside Way — Kielder Forest

42.1km

03:29

400m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Blanchard Moor & Edmundbyers Common loop — The North Pennines

28.7km

02:18

430m

440m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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3. Simonside & Whitefield Hill loop from Rothbury

31.8km

02:52

560m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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4. Kielder Deadwater MTB Trail — Kielder Forest

11.4km

01:28

420m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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5. Ingram & Rothbury loop on the Sandstone Way

81.7km

06:16

1,200m

Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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6. Bellingham & Hexham loop on the Sandstone Way

63.4km

04:40

900m

Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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7. Usway Burn Trail & Windy Gyle loop from Harbottle — Northumberland National Park

44.8km

04:21

970m

980m

Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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8. Wark Forest loop from Stonehaugh — Northumberland National Park

28.9km

02:33

350m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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9. Crawfields Lake & Scotchcoulthard Forest loop from Haltwhistle — Northumberland National Park

30.5km

02:14

380m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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10. The Cheviot Summit & Ingram from Langleeford — Northumberland National Park

43.7km

04:11

1,060m

Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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The best MTB trails in Northumberland

1. Kielder Water Lakeside Way — Kielder Forest

2. Blanchard Moor & Edmundbyers Common loop — The North Pennines

3. Simonside & Whitefield Hill loop from Rothbury

4. Kielder Deadwater MTB Trail — Kielder Forest

5. Ingram & Rothbury loop on the Sandstone Way

6. Bellingham & Hexham loop on the Sandstone Way

7. Usway Burn Trail & Windy Gyle loop from Harbottle — Northumberland National Park

8. Wark Forest loop from Stonehaugh — Northumberland National Park

9. Crawfields Lake & Scotchcoulthard Forest loop from Haltwhistle — Northumberland National Park

10. The Cheviot Summit & Ingram from Langleeford — Northumberland National Park

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