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I've done the research so you can do the riding. davidmtb's complete guide to the top mountain bike trails on the planet — from my backyard in Tipperary to the Alps and beyond.
Ballyhoura, Rostrevor, The Gap Bike Park, Ticknock, Kilbroney and 15 more. Ireland punches well above its weight.
View guide →Bike Park Wales, Fort William, Glentress, Afan Forest, Cannock Chase. The UK has some of the best riding on earth.
View guide →Leogang, Saalbach, Schladming, Innsbruck. DH World Cup tracks and endless Alpine enduro terrain.
View guide →Verbier, Zermatt, Davos, Laax. Riding in Switzerland is riding with Matterhorn views. Enough said.
View guide →Les Gets, Morzine, Alpe d'Huez, Chamonix. The Portes du Soleil alone could keep you riding for a lifetime.
View guide →Finale Ligure, Val di Sole, Cortina, Livigno. Italy is criminally underrated for MTB. The trails are proper.
View guide →Todtnau, Geisskopf, Albstadt, Winterberg. Germany's Black Forest and Bavarian trails are world-class.
View guide →Ainsa, Sierra Nevada, Malaga, the Basque Country. Year-round riding with sun, dust and incredible descents.
View guide →Whistler, North Shore, Squamish, Fernie, Revelstoke. British Columbia is the mountain biking capital of the world.
View guide →Moab, Bentonville, Sedona, Pisgah, Lake Tahoe. The sheer variety of riding in the USA is mind-blowing.
View guide →Queenstown, Rotorua, Nelson, Christchurch. The Redwoods in Rotorua are one of the most magical places to ride on earth.
View guide →Derby Tasmania, Thredbo, Blue Mountains. Derby alone changed what we thought trails could be.
View guide →Hafjell, Trysil, Voss. Scandinavian trail building has quietly become some of the best in the world.
View guide →Lousa, Sintra, Algarve, Serra da Estrela. Portugal is the hidden gem of European mountain biking.
View guide →More countries being added regularly. davidmtb is always riding somewhere new.
Ireland · UK · Austria · Switzerland · France · Italy · Germany · Spain · Canada · USA · New Zealand · Australia · Norway · Portugal · and counting