Colin Glen Alpine Coaster & Zip Line — Ireland's longest zipline and only mountain-side alpine coaster, on the Belfast Hills.
What’s there: Black Bull Run alpine coaster (565m, 25mph, 2 goes), Forest Flyover & River Rapid ziplines (up to 50mph), SKYTrek high ropes, archery, laser tag, fre….
Cost: Forest park free to walk; rides pay-per-activity or multi-activity pass. Prices change, check current rates.
Best for: 3 and up for the coaster; gentle trails for toddlers, ziplines for bigger kids and adults.
Height & age: Coaster ages 3+ (3-7 ride with an adult, solo from age 8, max 120kg per cart); ziplines and high ropes have their own age/height/weight limits, check….
Food: On-site dine and shop facilities at the park.
The headline ride is the Black Bull Run alpine coaster: 565 metres of forest track, 12 twists, 2 tunnels and a 25mph top speed, with 2 goes per ticket. It takes ages 3 and up; 3 to 7-year-olds share a cart with an adult who controls it, and solo riding starts at age 8, up to 120kg per cart. The ziplines are the bigger thrill, a 250m Forest Flyover into the River Rapid, Ireland's longest zipline at up to 50mph, with their own height and age limits. For smaller kids and gentler days there's the free Gruffalo & Stickman storytelling trail, plus archery, laser tag and SKYTrek high ropes at the River Entrance. Mix the gentle and the wild depending on your group.
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Good to know before you go:
Indoor soft play is a brilliant rainy-day answer — the fun is on whatever the weather does. Frames come with height and age limits and get busy at weekends and in the school holidays, so socks-on rules apply and a quick check of session times before you go is worth it.
Before you set off
What to bring
🧦Grippy socksMost soft-play frames are socks-on — bring a spare pair each.
💷Pocket moneyFor the session, the café and any arcade tokens.
👕A fresh topThey come out warm and a little sticky — a change helps.
📱A quick check of timesSessions and hours change, so a look before you go saves a wasted trip.
Good to know
Everything before you go
Cost
Forest park free to walk; rides pay-per-activity or multi-activity pass. Prices change, check current rates
Rides / attractions
Black Bull Run alpine coaster (565m, 25mph, 2 goes), Forest Flyover & River Rapid ziplines (up to 50mph), SKYTrek high ropes, archery, laser tag, free Gruffalo & Stickman trail
Height / age limits
Coaster ages 3+ (3-7 ride with an adult, solo from age 8, max 120kg per cart); ziplines and high ropes have their own age/height/weight limits, check when booking
Best for ages
3 and up for the coaster; gentle trails for toddlers, ziplines for bigger kids and adults
Mountain Entrance parking at nominal charge; free parking at the River Entrance, 163 Stewartstown Road
How long to allow
2 hours for the rides, a half day with trails and food
Address
Mountain Entrance, 28 Colin Glen Road, Belfast BT17 0LR
Questions
Before you go
How much does it cost?
Forest park free to walk; rides pay-per-activity or multi-activity pass. Prices change, check current rates
What ages is it good for?
3 and up for the coaster; gentle trails for toddlers, ziplines for bigger kids and adults
Are there height or age limits?
Coaster ages 3+ (3-7 ride with an adult, solo from age 8, max 120kg per cart); ziplines and high ropes have their own age/height/weight limits, check when booking
Colin Glen Alpine Coaster & Zip Line is at Mountain Entrance, 28 Colin Glen Road, Belfast BT17 0LR. Mountain Entrance parking at nominal charge; free parking at the River Entrance, 163 Stewartstown Road. Tap below for directions.
Colin Glen Forest Park is a 200-acre woodland river glen on the edge of the Belfast Hills, run by the Colin Glen Trust across three entrances: River, Leisure and Mountain. It has grown from a community forest park into one of Ireland's leading adventure parks.
The Mountain Entrance is home to the standout rides, the Black Bull Run, billed as Ireland's first alpine coaster, and the River Rapid, billed as Ireland's longest zipline, both built into the slopes of Black Mountain above west Belfast.