New £400,000 biking trails for Davagh Forest

A major £400,000 recreational trail at Cookstown’s Davagh Forest is nearing completion.

The 11.5kms of multi-purpose trails, which will include one of the toughest mountain bike terrain challenges in the country, are expected to become a top tourist attraction.

While the Forestry Service will still own the forest, Cookstown Council will create a new specially designed trio of trails - one for top class bikers, another for intermediates and a third for families, runners and others who wish to enjoy the forest.

The trails will be suitable for walking and mountain biking. A concept plan was completed by Dafydd Davis in 2009 and this will form the basis of the new trail system.