Donegal is the wild west of Ireland with craggy mountains running down to green valleys and a coastline of rocky headlands and wide sandy beaches.
The name Donegal comes from the Irish 'Dun na nGall' meaning fort of the foreigner. Ireland's most northerly county has little in common with its neighbours in the Republic, either geographically or historically.

Donegal's supreme appeal lies in the natural beauty of its coast, with windswept peninsulas, precipitous cliffs and a host of golden beaches that rival any in Europe.

Mountain-biking first began in the USA in the early 1980s and has spread all over the world. Mountain Bikes account for almost 90% of all bicycle sales in Ireland at present, though less than 10% of these bikes ever get to the mountains.

Unfortunately there are fewer places to go mountain biking in this country due to the closure of trails caused by destructive and careless bikers. Please be considerate and follow the Mountain Code.