A Strategic Update & Roadmap to 2036

Scotland’s mountain biking and off-road leisure cycling landscape is evolving faster than ever. 

With new facilities across the country funded by the Scottish Cycling Facilities Fund, an £8m investment program by Scottish Government and sportscotland, which has delivered 14 new MTB trail centres, 18 pump tracks, and 2 skills trails areas since 2020. It is anticipated that the fund will unlock over £18m+ of investment, including match funding, when completed in the next couple of years. 

And the associated growth in cycling is having an impact on related product sales through bike retailers in Scotland. MTB overall grew 12% in 2025 in the UK but was outperformed by Scotland showing +17% value growth. 

Another huge investment is £15.5m secured from UK Government for delivery of a new Mountain Bike Innovation Centre with construction work on the main building well-underway including the world's first trail lab.  

Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS) are keen to build on this success and are leading the process of creating a new compelling 10-year strategy to unlock the sector's full potential.

From new trails, events, cutting edge innovation, to the arrival of the world’s biggest cycling race, there is a lot going on – and the lessons for success are being developed together across the UK with the industry funded, UK Trails Project.

Join us for this free, member and partners-only webinar with Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland and friends, including Edinburgh Napier University and South of Scotland Enterprise, where we dive into the strategic projects and data-driven insights shaping the future of cycling and present opportunities for how industry and partners can get involved. 

What We’ll Cover:

1. The Scottish MTB Strategy: Where we are, where we’re going, and how DMBinS are helping Scotland to remain a global leader in mountain biking.
2. Evidence-Based Growth: How the BA will use industry market data to help build a robust evidence base to support investment in new facilities across the country. 
3. The UK Trails Project: A deep dive into the progress and vision of this key trail development and improvement initiative.
4. Bike Innovation Scotland: Get the latest from South of Scotland Enterprise and Edinburgh Napier University at the Innerleithen-based "world-first" hub for research, development, and industry growth and discover the opportunities already available and opportunities from early 2027 for the whole cycling industry.
5. Tour de France Grand Départ 2027 – Social Impact: Learn and have input into how the historic Tour de France Grand Départ coming to Scotland in July 2027 and how it will benefit off-road and mountain biking programmes, including opportunities for industry to be involved.