Staying Home Sucks, home
Path along the eastern edge of the Kilbroney Red Bog
Near Rostrevor Forest - X-country MTB Trail, 2 km away. Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Rostrevor Forest - X-country MTB Trail

Mountain bike area · UK

Is it worth the trip?

70Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Rain before today is not known, Rain 0.6 mm today, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 69 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.2 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
10°C

Tue 3 · 68 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0.2 mm
Air
10°C

Wed 4 · 68 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.2 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 67 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.8 mm
Rain
1.2 mm
Air
9°C

Fri 6 · 67 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
2.7 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
10°C

Sat 7 · 74 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
2.4 mm
Rain
0.6 mm
Air
9°C

Sun 8 · 73 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.9 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
8°C

Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 169, good
  2. Mon 269, good
  3. Tue 368, good
  4. Wed 468, good
  5. Thu 567, good
  6. Fri 667, good
  7. Sat 774, good
  8. Sun 873, good
  9. Mon 972, good
  10. Tue 1073, good

The spot in two facts

  • 14 routesmapped within 10 km
  • Best May–Jun5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Rostrevor Forest - X-country MTB Trail
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Sun 1Nov*69, goodUnknown0.2 mm0 mm10°C
Mon 2Nov*69, goodUnknown0.2 mm0 mm10°C
Tue 3Nov*68, goodUnknown0 mm0.2 mm10°C
Wed 4Nov*68, goodUnknown0.2 mm0 mm10°C
Thu 5Nov*67, goodUnknown0.8 mm1.2 mm9°C
Fri 6Nov*67, goodUnknown2.7 mm0 mm10°C
Sat 7Nov*74, goodUnknown2.4 mm0.6 mm9°C
Sun 8Nov*73, goodUnknown0.9 mm0 mm8°C
Mon 9Nov*72, goodUnknown0.6 mm0 mm7°C
Tue 10Nov*73, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm8°C

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

Town

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Photos of Rostrevor Forest - X-country MTB Trail

Bend in the track leading from the Kilbroney Red Bog towards the ford on the Yellow Water
Near Rostrevor Forest - X-country MTB Trail, 3 km away. Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Rostrevor Forest - X-country MTB Trail

14 mountain bike routes mapped. Best from Apr to Aug. The nearest town to stay in is Warrenpoint.

  • Routes 14 mountain bike routes mapped.

From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.

Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,480–US$2,760 each

about US$1,480–US$2,760 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DUB, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$422–US$878
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$322–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Bike hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$281–US$523
Totalabout US$1,480–US$2,760

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Warrenpoint

Closest

Warrenpoint

12 min by car

about US$121/nightcountry average

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About Warrenpoint its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest town: Warrenpoint, 7 km. We have not checked places to stay in Warrenpoint yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Dundalk, 20 km away (about 35 min by car). Search before you plan on staying there.

About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 13h 30m

About 13h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DUB, direct, then 1h 40m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.