We know the mountains there like the back of our hands,
we've been riding them for 20 odd years, so we know exactly where to go…see
them at your leisure, complete with bike hire and all the kit you'll need
The trails up here are fantastic, with off road for all
levels of skill and ability. We can string together any number of loops to suit
all levels of rider, from complete newcomer to advanced expert – and every
level in between.
With over 1000 miles of dedicated off road trails, Donegal is one of Irelands undiscovered riding paradises. Offering clearly defined trails through the mountains skirting beautiful Loughs and peaks on the old peat cutters roads that criss-cross the area.
The scenery is truly heart stopping in the hills and for
most of the time you won't even see a metalled road on our travels, it's all
dirt tracks! Seeing Ireland from a saddle of a dirt bike is one of the great
“bucket list” boxes to tick, you'll have freedom to roam the trails and great
guides to show you the ropes.
We can offer gentle tracks to suit the beginner and we also
offer brand new bikes to hire (AJP's. very tough and reliable, with just enough
power to tackle anything). So you can just turn up in your jeans, or even fly
in to Belfast and grab a hire car. Lodging is in either a decent B&B; or, if
you prefer it, a slightly more swish hotel, with a great pub below it for the
all-important after ride “craic”.
Also on offer are guided trail bike tours for more
experienced groups, where you can use your own transport if you wish. We can
push you a wee bit or we can enjoy and just ride, it's your holiday and you get
to choose. Either way we'll have a ball whatever the weather, and there's the very
important beer afterwards too. We have a couple of bars to choose from in the
village and the legendary “singing pub” is just a short hop away, with
traditional Irish music most nights.
Obviously we don't recommend you hit it too hard, or your
riding may be impaired the following day…hangovers can be taken into consideration
though…
Road Tours in Donegal
As well as the dirt biking fun, our knowledge of Donegal
means we can guide road bikes too. Out along Atlantic Drive, skirting the wild
ocean at the Northern most edge of Ireland and through remote mountains on
roads that hardly see a car. We'll cover everything on our comprehensive guided
tours of Donegal.
We can build an itinerary to suit you, whether you want
remote roads, scenery, history or music and the “craic”, we'll design your tour
to cover all your desires. Donegal or a road riders paradise too, with
everything from fast sweeping and spectacular main roads to tiny meandering
lanes through the mountains.
Big adventure bikes can also choose to take a combined
off/on road tour, where we'll mix a few easy trail sections with small roads
stuff on a bespoke tour for you “big GS” types. If you like your Adventure
biking and want to get your wheels dirty, this is the perfect way to combine a
road trip with a little trail work.
Train while you tour…
As our guides are also qualified trainers, we can offer
assessed rides and tuition while you tour. If a member of your group – or more,
would like to brush up on their skills while enjoying the scenery, we can
handle it.
The same goes for Dirt Bike tours, we can offer one-to-one
tuition for complete newcomers or take the whole group training for another
alternative. Mornings we can take in some easy trails with a bit of training,
then after a pub lunch, we'll put some of that training to the test in the
afternoon…just ask!