Trail closures for Dalby Grit
Updated 8th June 2026
Due to Dalby Grit taking place between 20-21 June there will be closures in place on some trails and forest areas. See the lists below for the trail statuses across the period of the event.
Car parks
The following car parks will be closed throughout the event weekend:
- Crosscliff Car Park
- Bickley Car Park
All other visitor car parks within Dalby Forest are open throughout the weekend.
Access to Adderstone Field and Dixon’s Hollow from the Visitor Centre will be unaffected by the event.
For visitors driving into Dalby from the Bickley entrance (via Hackness) should expect 3 crossing points that may require a momentary delay to allow cyclists to pass through safely.
Cycle trails
| Red cycle trail | |
|---|---|
| Sections 1 - 12 | Open |
| Sections 13 - 25 (Includes: Board Walk into 3 Rock Drop, Worry Gill, Medusa's Drop, Adder's Back Climb, Fossil Canyon, Bickley Gate and Bomb Holes) | Closed |
| Sections 26 - 30 | Open |
| Sections 31 - 33 (Includes: Vera Lynn) | Closed |
| Sections 34 - 38 | Open |
| E-Xplorer Green | Closed |
| Adderstone Green (Short and Long) | Closed |
| UCI Black | Closed |
| Ellerburn Green | Open |
| Jubilee Blue | Open |
| Ellerburn Skills Area | Open |
| Dixon's Hollow Bike Park | Open |
Walking and running trails
| Woodcock Way | Closed |
| Adderstone Rigg Trail (Long) | Closed |
| Adderstone Rigg Trail (Short) | Open |
| Crosscliff Viewpoint Trail | Closed |
| Jerry Noddle Viewpoint Trail | Closed |
| Jerry Noddle Trail | Closed |
| Waitcliff Trail | Closed |
| Deepdale Habitat Trail | Closed |
| Adderstone 5K Running Route | Closed |
| Staindale 10K Running Route | Closed |
| Pexton Moor Trail | Open |
| Ellerburn Trail (All-terrain mobility scooter route) | Open |
| Dalby Beck Trail | Open |
| Housedale Rigg Trail (All-terrain mobility scooter route) | Open |
| Sneverdale Rigg Rabbit Run | Open |
| Lakeside Trail | Open |
| Nissen Hut | Open |
| Ellerburn 3K/5K Running Route | Open |
Children’s Activity Trails
| Room on the Broom Trail | Open |
| Gruffalo Orienteering Trail | Open |