The combination of both Lonesome Pine & Bloody Bush mtb trails gives an impressive 33 km of red grade trail riding & give riders singletrack to the border to tie in with existing routes. The Bloody Bush mtb trail links Kielder Water & Forest Park to the Scottish border and the famous 7 Stanes bike centre at Newcastleton. It offers an awesome adventure ride through some of the uk’s wildest terrain (so be prepared). The trail takes its name from a location on the border marked by a stone pillar which commemorates a pitched battle between English cattle raiders and their Scottish pursuers in medieval times. Aimed at intermediate level off-roaders, it speeds through trees and moorland in what is which, quite literally, the middle of nowhere....
From Newcastle or Carlisle, follow the A69 to Hexham then follow the B6320 to Bellingham (brown-signed Kielder Water & Forest) and take the C200 to Kielder Water & Forest Park.
From Jedburgh/Edinburgh take the A68 south to Otterburn, then the B6320 to Bellingham and follow the brown signs to Kielder Water & Forest Park along the C200.
Kielder Castle is situated within Kielder Village and sign-posted from the C200.
Please remember to fill up your tank before you begin your journey as there are no petrol stations in the immediate Kielder Water & Forest Park area.
Tel: +44 01434 250209