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Mountain biking trails

North East England

Deadwater Mountain Bike Trails – Kielder Castle loop from Kielder

Mountain biking trails

North East England

Deadwater Mountain Bike Trails – Kielder Castle loop from Kielder

Moderate

4.4

(10)

155

riders

Deadwater Mountain Bike Trails – Kielder Castle loop from Kielder

02:42

30.8km

540m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 28, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

45 m

Kielder Forest Mountain Bike Trailhead

Highlight • MTB Park

Car park start point for several of the waymarked mtb trails around Kielder forest.
Graded green as the easiest through blue, red and black.
The following trails start here:
The …

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2

5.63 km

Deadwater Red Grade Trail Start

Highlight • Viewpoint

Mint views, tricky section ahead, tight twists and turns downhill

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3

6.88 km

Deadwater Black Up & Over

Highlight • Trail

Crazy section. You need a standard MTB, not EMTB with extra batteries backpacks etc. Fell off and broke phone holder

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4

7.60 km

Deadwater Mountain Bike Trails

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

The red graded Deadwater Fell trail is 6.8km, but can be extended to 10.2km if you're up for it by adding some of the black Deadwater Trail.

It's a cross-country …

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27.9 km

Bakethin Reservoir

Lake

6

29.4 km

Lakeside Way Information Shelter

Highlight • Trail

On Lakeside Way trail

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7

30.4 km

Kielder Castle

Highlight • Castle

An absolutely stunning place to start and finish a ride from.

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8

30.6 km

Kielder Bike Shop

Highlight • Structure

Bicycle rental, but also coffee or an ice cream.

Translated by Google •

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9

30.8 km

Mountain biking information at Kielder Water & Forest Park

Highlight • Rest Area

B

30.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.8 km

8.34 km

2.80 km

549 m

304 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.0 km

8.34 km

5.83 km

1.35 km

1.14 km

117 m

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Elevation

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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Saturday 1 August

21°C

6°C

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Comments

August 19, 2021,Keilder Ospray Blue Route 2021

Great off road route with nice singletrack through the forest - my kids really enjoyed it!

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