This is a specialised bike trail for Grizedale which has been built  thanks to sponsorship from The North Face and Rural Regeneration Cumbria.                           

It starts from the Visitor Centre.  

The North Face Mountain Bike Trail is a 10 mile track consisting of  9 sections of sinuous singletrack trail on the west side of Grizedale Forest. The trail offers adrenaline pumping sections of single track descent along with leg burning ascents contouring through oak woodlands and conifer forest. This challenging trail also gives the mountain biker tricky board walk sections through meadows, yet rewards success with outstanding views along the way.

This trail at Grizedale was built by the Welsh team responsible for the very succesful Afan Forest Trails in the Swansea area.

The building of the trail has been made possible through The North Face Mountain Bike Trail Partnership. The partners are The North Face, Rural Regeneration Cumbria and The Forestry Commission.

In addition to the North Face Trail the Forestry Commission also offers the Altura Trail, a high altitude  mountain bike trail based in Whinlatter Forest near Keswick.

 If you have any comments about the Grizedale Project please email us