Trail Centres
Here’s an A to Y* list of mountain bike trail centres in Victoria, Australia.
Anglesea
Cracking cross country trails for families, beginners and accomplished riders. Just off the Great Ocean Road and only 90 mins from Melbourne.
Beechworth (Indigo Epic)
Lots of options at Beechworth for all types of riders. The green rated 8 km Flame Trees Loop, Beechworth MTB park, and the Indigo Epic. Singletrack, jumps, perfect flow and a brewery. It doesn’t get much better!
Blores Hill
Around 25 km of waymarked varied XC and flow-type trails tucked in a beautiful forest environment. Some easy beginner forest trails, but mostly intermediate blissful singletrack.
Bowden Spur (Shepherds Track)
A single double-black downhill trail of some 2 km length and 230 m descent. Big jumps, steeps and rocks a-plenty. Organise a sucker as a shuttle jockey for the day or face hiking that anvil with wheels back up the hill yourself.
Bright – Mystic
Bright is just awesome. 50+ km of epic single-track with sublime XC, flow, DH and jumps trails, plus easier tracks for beginners, and adaptive trails. You need a Mountain Pass to play (1 day = $20).
Buxton
23 km of excellent waymarked trails with lots of variety and interesting features. Mostly intermediate trails. Small, but perfectly formed!
Creswick – Djuwang Baring
Over 60km of pristine singletrack and adaptive trails to suit all abilities and riding preferences. Easy to navigate, excellent trails and top notch facilities.
Dinner Plain
Nestled in a beautiful Alpine setting with 26 km of descending XC/flow type trials with berms, twists and small features. Mainly for beginners and intermediate riders, but advanced riders can have fun here too.
Erica
Around 15 km of waymarked trails through the dense, lush forest from two trailheads near town. A great old school XC network one side and two gravity trails the other. Lots of fun to be had here whichever side you choose.
Falls Creek
Over 50 km of superb cross country, flow and downhill trails from green to double blacks, for beginners to experts. Long, long descents, big, big grins.
Forrest
An extensive 90+ kms network of XC and flow-type trails deep in the Bush. Great facilities and fun for families at the Southern Trailhead pump track and skills course.
Foster – Whipstick Gully
A compact 6 km trail network with a couple of intermediate and advanced trails looping together. Big fun can come in small packages!
Harcourt – La Larr Ba Gauwa
34 km of sweet single track for beginners thorough to advanced riders, on XC, flow, jumps and technical climbing/descending trails with some nice features.
Haunted Hills
Around 20 km of singletrack in a compact area that caters for beginners through to advanced riders with easy family trails through to DH type descents. Great fun with lots of features. Great facilities including a pump track.
Lake Mountain (Cascades)
Home to 45 km of singletrack for intermediate and advanced riders, including the iconic and fantastic Cascades – over 1500 m of vertical descent over 28 km – epic!
Lysterfield Park
Just on the edge of Melbourne’s southeastern suburbs, Lysty has 24km of excellent, cross country and flow type trails suitable for all riders.
Mount Baw Baw
A collection of DH and XC trails at the top of the mountain. Easy wide trails, intermediate singletrack and technical DH, just don’t forget to organise a shuttle if you’re downhilling as it’s a mighty pushy back to the top.
Mount Beauty – Big Hill
A multitude of hand-cut XC, flow and DH trails with a good variety of surfaces and features on the side of a big hill. Something for all riders once you untangle the trail map. If in doubt head down.
Mount Buller (Alpine Epic)
The home of around 90+ km of sweet singletrack with easy greens all the way to double black DH runs. Shuttles and a chairlift uplift make gravity and flow re-runs a pleasure, or hit the long, long descents or Alpine Epic XC all the way to the bottom of the mountain. Yes please!
Mount Clay
Around 13 km of relatively flat and easy singetrack looping through the forest. Mostly suitable for families and beginners, but with a few little optional features to keep things interesting.
Mount Taylor
Excellent trail centre with around 30 km of intermediate and advanced flow and DH tracks dropping down the mountain. There’s also an XC loop and climbing track to the top, or for the less upwardly inclined riders, a fireroad back up enables shuttles.
Nowa Nowa
Around 26 km of easy and intermediate rated trails on the side of a hill. An easy(ish) up track (or self shuttle) and a choice of easy or intermediate descents on XC and flow-type trails. A great intro for budding gravity riders or those wanting a gentler day after Omeo.
Omeo
Gaining a well-earned reputation as a must-visit trail centre, Omeo has pump, flow, tech, jumps and XC for all abilities, not to mention great facilities and it’s close to town. 114 km of absolute awesomeness just waiting for you in the south.
Redhill
Small but perfectly formed network of around 24 km of fun and fast awesome singletrack on the side of Arthurs Seat. Gentle trails right through to gnarly steep DH runs – and even a cable car uplift!
Silvan
Compact area of 12 km of intermediate XC/flow type hand cut trails with multitude of features to keep you entertained, deep in the Melbourne suburbs.
Warburton
Wonderful Warby has 70+ km of the most superb XC, flow and technical DH trails. Masterfully built and with great facilities and a regular shuttle. Get there.
Wombat
A fun 17 km old school XC/Trail loop in the Wombat State Forrest near Woodend, suitable for novices and adept riders.
Yackandandah (Indigo Epic)
Yack Tracks is around a 60 km XC network of mostly hand-cut trails expertly intertwined with the historic mining ruins and terrain. Great fun intermediate level tracks, with one easier track and a new 4 km adaptive trail suitable for beginners. Start the Indigo Epic here for an uphill start.
You Yangs
Just a short drive from Melbourne, the You Yangs has 54km of trails ranging from easy greens to technical double blacks and everything in between. Great for beginners, families and experienced riders.
*If someone wants to build a trail centre at Zumsteins or Zeerust please get on with it so we can have an A to Z list!