fife
Lochore Meadows
A former coal-mining site in Fife reclaimed as a country park, with a pump track, skills area, marked family trails and a bike hire centre. One of the best facility-rich family venues in east-central Scotland.
Quick facts
- Trails
- 10 km
- Parking
- free
- Postcode
- KY5 8BA
- Best for
- Families, first-time riders, and anyone learning pump-track skills.
Trail grades
- Green
- Blue
Facilities
- Cafe
- Bike wash
- Bike hire
- Bike shop
- Uplift service
- Skills area
- Pump track
- Toilets
- Showers
Our take
Lochore Meadows does one thing and does it well: teaching kids and first-time riders how to mountain bike. The pump track is excellent, the skills area is properly built, and the wider country park has easy marked loops on traffic-free paths. It's not somewhere a confident rider will drive to, but it's arguably the best learner venue in Fife.
Insider tips
Saturday mornings run beginner skills sessions. Bike hire on site means you can try before you buy.
Accommodation
Fife or Edinburgh (30 min) for accommodation.
Food
Country park cafe is decent. Lochgelly and Kirkcaldy have more options.
Drive times
- Glasgow1h 10m
- Edinburgh1h 35m
- Inverness3h 40m
- Aberdeen2h 50m