Mountain Biking

MOUNTAIN BIKE DESTINATIONS

Victoria's High Country is a mountain biker's paradise, featuring 9 mountain bike destinations, backcountry riding, plenty of town facilities and a community of locals and trail builders who keep dishing up new trails on a regular basis.

The proximity of the trail destinations, combined with the variety of terrain, makes the High Country a truly special destination for mountain biking. From beginner mountain biker to elite athlete, cross country through to downhill and everything in between: everyone can find what they are looking for.

And the best bit? Combining the destinations into a multi-day trip gives you diversity that you simply won't find anywhere else.

BRIGHT

Bright is a town that's mad about cycling with great support services, MTB and eMTB hire and a trail network that offers a unique mix of trails for all skill levels. The original Bright trails - mostly handbuilt by locals - still hold their own alongside the more recent pro-built trails Hero and Shred Kelly's Last Stand...

BRIGHT MTB

MT BULLER

Mt Buller Bike Park is a world-class destination offering the ideal biking escape. Ride the extensive cross-country trail network, hit the downhill trails, tackle the pump track, skills parks & more, or get stuck into the Epic Trail - all just three hours from Melbourne...

MT BULLER MTB

FALLS CREEK

Falls Creek Mountain Bike Park has over 40km of singletrack winding through snowgums in brilliant alpine terrain. Ride the up tracks or shuttle to the top, and don't miss the technical, fast, flowy Summit to Howmans descent...

FALLS CREEK MTB

MT BEAUTY

Mount Beauty's Big Hill Mountain Bike Park has kilometre after kilometre of top quality cross-country and downhill trails suitable for beginner, intermediate and advanced riders. And the trailhead's just a short ride from town, too...

MOUNT BEAUTY MTB

BEECHWORTH

The mountain biking scene in Beechworth rocks (see what we did there), with the small but seriously fun and funky mountain bike park just on the outskirts of town, and Flametrees, a XC loop with gullies and cuttings weaving through native bush...

BEECHWORTH MTB

YACKANDANDAH

Yackandandah boasts 5 old school XC loops, techy terrain and a great little kids loop. The trails are thoughfully cut into the forest landscape, following contour lines, gullies and even an historic water race. And the town is a favourite place to chill after the ride...

YACKANDANDAH MTB

DINNER PLAIN

Dinner Plain is an all-seasons alpine village, nestled in the Alpine National Park, which creates a magnificent setting for these flowy trails that leave from the village. Fun fact: the trails are named after local trail dogs...

DINNER PLAIN MTB

LAKE MOUNTAIN

Home to over 40km of singletrack winding through snow gums and eucalypts it is suitable for riders of all abilities. Most trails start and finish from the resort and in addition to the marked trails there are over 20km of cross country ski trails ideal for beginners and families. The new Cascades trail starts from Lake Mountain and finishes 29km later in Marysville, an awesome adventure!

BUXTON

Buxton has a network of 20km+ of well-established smooth, fast and flowing singletrack and downhill trails. Close to Melbourne, it's an ideal riding escape! Buxton has been attracting mountain bikers for many years but is still one of the best kept secrets in MTB and a is often a great spot for an uncrowded ride.

WHERE TO RIDE

Click on the bullseyes for information on where to ride, stay and eat.

RIDE FINDER

There's more to mountain biking than throwing yourself down the biggest hill, in fact two thirds of High Country MTB trails are intermediate level. The five ride categories and difficulty levels will help you navigate your way around the dozens of MTB rides in the High Country.

First timer

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Expert

More information on Ride Difficulty & Rides Types

	WHITE First timer	GREEN Beginner	BLUE Intermediate	BLACK Advanced	DOUBLE BLACK Expert
Description	Likely to be a fire road or wide single track with a gentle gradient, smooth surface and free of obstacles. Frequent encounters are likely with other cyclists, walkers, runners and horse riders.	Likely to be a combination of fire road or wide single track with a gentle gradient, smooth surface and relatively free of unavoidable obstacles. Short sections may exceed these criteria Frequent encounters are likely with walkers, runners, horse riders and other cyclists	Likely to be a single trail with moderate gradients, variable surface and obstacles.	Likely to be a challenging single trail with steep gradients, variable surface and many obstacles.	Extremely difficult trails will incorporate very steep gradients, highly variable surface and unavoidable, severe obstacles.
Suitable for	Beginner/ novice cyclists. Basic bike skills required. Suitable for most bikes.	Beginner/ novice mountain bikers. Basic mountain bike skills required. Suitable for off-road bikes.	Skilled mountain bikers. Suitable for mountain bikes.	Experienced mountain bikers with good skills. Suitable for better quality mountain bikes.	Highly experienced mountain bikers with excellent skills. Suitable for quality mountain bikes
Fitness level	Most people in good health.	Most people in good health.	A good standard of fitness.	Higher level of fitness.	Higher level of fitness.
Trail width	Two riders can ride side by side.	Shoulder width or greater.	Handlebar width or greater.	Can be less than handlebar width.	Can be less than handlebar width.
Trail surface & obstacles	Hardened with no challenging features on the trail.	Mostly firm and stable. Trail may have obstacles such as logs, roots and rocks.	Possible sections of rocky or loose tread. Trail will have obstacles such as logs, roots and rocks.	Variable and challenging. Unavoidable obstacles such as logs, roots, rocks drop-offs or constructed obstacles.	Widely variable and unpredictable. Expect large, committing and unavoidable obstacles
Trail gradient	Climbs and descents are mostly shallow.	Climbs and descents are mostly shallow., but trail may include some moderately steep sections.	Mostly moderate gradients but may include steep sections.	Contains steeper descents or climbs.	Expect prolonged steep, loose and rocky descents or climbs.