Trail Reviews

Kowen Forest is located on the eastern outskirts of Canberra. Kowen Forest has recently held the Scott 24 Hour Race in 2006 and also the Canberra Rally on its fire trails. We don't often ride there as the other trails on offer are so amazing. If we do ride there you'll want to stick to the amazing single track, there is plenty available.

Track Type

Kowen Forest is a large pine forest with kilometres of fire trials with single track in between. The trails are fast and flowing with a few hill climbs as well.

Mount Majura is located on the north eastern outskirts of Canberra. Mount Majura has held its fair share of race days and also 24 hour races. This park is a favourite for its well established trails and often kangaroo sightings.

Track Type

Mount Majura's pine forest is used by all Canberra mountain bikers and contains a mixture of single track and trials amongst the pine forest, there is a 10.5k loop with 80% of that single track. Again there are a number of opportunities along the track to exit the main trail and complete some more arduous trails. Majura trails are fast flowing and technical single-track with a myriad of gully crossings, bridges and obstacles. The large trail network provides riders with endless ride options, which can mix quality XC courses with technical downhill runs all in the same ride.

The Stromlo Forest Park MTB trails are located on the side of Mt Stromlo on the western outskirts of Canberra. Prior to the devastating Canberra bushfires in 2003 this site was the location of the Mont 24hr MTB race, and contained some of the best and oldest MTB trails in Australia. Today it is back and is an amazing site to ride over the many single track trails. It showed its true brilliance in 2008 when it held the World Cup for Mountain Biking.

Track Type

The first stage of Mt Stromlo, built by Glen Jacobs, has 50km of XC mountain bike trails, comprising approximately 30km of single track and the rest made up of well-established fire trails. The single track is well structured around a 15km 'backbone' trail suitable for all MTB rider skill levels, with the additional single track coming off this trunk trail at a series of junctions around the park. There is also an International standard DH trail, a 4X course and a recently added trials section. Tracks are constantly being added, in the near future there will be a 2nd DH trail and there is an amazing 45km of additional single track being built on the backside of the mountain.

Link to be uploaded when logging has been finalised. It is still an amazing place to ride!

Sparrow Hill is located on the south eastern side of the ACT. In 2009 it held the Mont 24 hour race and has one of the all time best sections called 'the bobsled'.

Track Type

Sparrow Hill consists of 34km of marked track, single track and link fire road combined, of which 90% us single track. This amazing track is achievable for all skill levels. Please note that there is a main loop with a number of more technical outer loops comprising rock bridges, rock gardens and step-downs on offer for the more adventurous rider. These optional detours will bring you back to the main loop. There are a number of opportunities along the track to exit the main trail and complete a shorter loop. Tracks are fast flowing, with numerous options to mix up the riding experience. Built by the same track builders, including Paul Cole (CORC), who laid down some of the classic MTB trails of Canberra's Mt Stromlo and Deek's Forest Park, Sparrow Hill has become one of Australia's premier riding locations.