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SaveAwaba Mountain Bike Park, on the NSW central coast is the home of the Hunter Mountain Bike Association. The park is within easy drive of Sydney or Newcastle. It’s a must-do set of tracks with a fantastic, 12km well-marked cross country loop that’s played home to countless races. It also hosts a fairly wild downhill track, over 3km in length with a good shuttle from the bottom back to the top.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Shuttleable: YES
Land Status: State Forest

Access Info:
Around an hour and a half’s drive from Sydney and half an hour from Newcastle.
From Sydney, take the Freemans Waterhole exit off the M1 and turn right at the top of the exit ramp back across the freeway onto Freemans Drive. Follow this back to the south till you cross over the freeway again and then turn right onto Mt Faulk Road.
From Newcastle and further north, take the Toronto/Palmers Road exit off the M1 and turn right onto Palmers Road. Follow this thru to the roundabout at Freemans Drive, turning left. Continue along Freemans Drive, crossing over the freeway twice before taking an right turn onto Mt Faulk Road.
To find the cross country trailhead:
Turn right off Mt Faulk Rd at Jenkins Rd (marked with a Mountain Bike Park sign). This is the XC trailhead and the finish for the DH track.
To find the top of the downhill track:
Follow Mt Faulk Rd up the hill past the signs to the trailhead. The DH trailhead isn’t marked with a sign yet, but there is a short road on your right where the club turns it’s shuttles around just past the Monkey Face Lookout road. The trail is just a few metres off the road on your right.
From Sydney, take the Freemans Waterhole exit off the M1 and turn right at the top of the exit ramp back across the freeway onto Freemans Drive. Follow this back to the south till you cross over the freeway again and then turn right onto Mt Faulk Road.
From Newcastle and further north, take the Toronto/Palmers Road exit off the M1 and turn right onto Palmers Road. Follow this thru to the roundabout at Freemans Drive, turning left. Continue along Freemans Drive, crossing over the freeway twice before taking an right turn onto Mt Faulk Road.
To find the cross country trailhead:
Turn right off Mt Faulk Rd at Jenkins Rd (marked with a Mountain Bike Park sign). This is the XC trailhead and the finish for the DH track.
To find the top of the downhill track:
Follow Mt Faulk Rd up the hill past the signs to the trailhead. The DH trailhead isn’t marked with a sign yet, but there is a short road on your right where the club turns it’s shuttles around just past the Monkey Face Lookout road. The trail is just a few metres off the road on your right.
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- Mountain Bike
30 trails
- Hike
24 trails
- Trail Running
24 trails
Region Details
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Region Status
Open as of Dec 27, 2020Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 30
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 30
- Trails E-Bike
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 24
- Trails Trail Running
- 24
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Total Distance
- 25 miles
- Total Descent
- 5,142 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,505 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,597 ft
- Reports
- 650
- Photos
- 53
- Ridden Counter
- 20,591
Articles
Video: 60 Seconds of Jack Moir Fine Tuning His Race Speed
Oct 23, 2020 from pinkbike.com
It was a short season and Jack Moir came in hot.
Popular Awaba Mountain Bike Park Mountain Biking Trails
Awaba Mountain Bike Park Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Awaba Loop | 7 miles | |
Watagan Loop | 5 miles | |
Perpendicilous | 7 miles | |
Olney Loop | 3 miles | |
Tunnel Loop | 4 miles | |
Shimano MTB GP - Awaba 2022 race | 6 miles | |
Shimano MTB GP - Awaba 2022 race | 6 miles | |
Wild Dogs All Mountain Decent race | 24 miles | |
14 mile Awaba Mountain Bike Park Ride | popular ridelog | 14 miles |
13 mile Awaba Mountain Bike Park Ride | popular ridelog | 13 miles |
Photos of Awaba Mountain Bike Park Mountain Bike
trail: Wild Polly
23 |
Jan 28, 2022 @ 9:49pm
Jan 28, 2022
trail: Wild Polly
24 |
Jan 28, 2022 @ 9:49pm
Jan 28, 2022
trail: Wild Polly
34 |
Jan 28, 2022 @ 9:49pm
Jan 28, 2022
trail: Monkey
102 |
Sep 5, 2021 @ 3:18am
Sep 5, 2021
trail: Monkey
86 |
Sep 5, 2021 @ 3:18am
Sep 5, 2021
trail: Monkey
78 |
Sep 5, 2021 @ 3:17am
Sep 5, 2021
trail: Monkey
83 |
Sep 5, 2021 @ 3:17am
Sep 5, 2021
trail: Monkey
86 |
Jun 12, 2021 @ 5:21pm
Jun 12, 2021Videos of Awaba Mountain Bike Park Mountain Bike

trail: The Flush
0:08 |
535 |
Sep 16, 2018

trail: Skyline
3:12 |
672 |
May 11, 2012

trail: The Faulk Line
3:31 |
2844 |
Sep 18, 2020 , Morisset
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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S-Bend Road | Jun 25, 2022 @ 3:13pm Jun 25, 2022 | Variable | Stent76 | ||
Siberia Loop | Jun 24, 2022 @ 4:52pm Jun 24, 2022 | Ideal | Stent76 | ||
The Flush | Jun 24, 2022 @ 4:52pm Jun 24, 2022 | Ideal | Stent76 | ||
The Faulk Line Entry | May 16, 2022 @ 2:49pm May 16, 2022 | Ideal | Alstuart | ||
Mt Faulk Road | May 16, 2022 @ 2:49pm May 16, 2022 | Variable | Alstuart | ||
Skids For Kids | Apr 17, 2022 @ 1:29pm Apr 17, 2022 | Wet | Johnt1964 | ||
Skyline | Apr 17, 2022 @ 1:29pm Apr 17, 2022 | Variable | Johnt1964 | ||
Sallad Bowl | Apr 17, 2022 @ 1:29pm Apr 17, 2022 | Wet | Johnt1964 | ||
Wayne's World | Apr 17, 2022 @ 1:29pm Apr 17, 2022 | Variable | Johnt1964 | ||
Chem Trail Link | Apr 17, 2022 @ 1:29pm Apr 17, 2022 | Variable | Johnt1964 |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | KDYAMMA | wishlist | region | Awaba Mountain Bike Park | Jul 18, 2022 @ 4:29am Jul 18, 2022 |
![]() | Spindley1302 | wishlist | route | Awaba Loop | Jul 12, 2022 @ 4:25am Jul 12, 2022 |
![]() | BenHardyeKy | wishlist | route | Awaba Loop | Jul 1, 2022 @ 1:58am Jul 1, 2022 |
![]() | Camjennings01 | wishlist | trail | Siberia Loop | Jul 1, 2022 @ 1:51am Jul 1, 2022 |
![]() | Stent76 | add | report | S-Bend Road | Jun 25, 2022 @ 11:27pm Jun 25, 2022 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | Very technically challenging especially on... | Jul 13, 2021 @ 3:39am Jul 13, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | Super fun and fast Still alittle slippery in... | Jul 13, 2021 @ 3:37am Jul 13, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | Excellent track for kids. Took four absolute... | Apr 14, 2021 @ 2:21am Apr 14, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | Track currently closed, due to massive tree... | Oct 29, 2020 @ 4:44pm Oct 29, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | The initial part of the climb is very... | Aug 30, 2020 @ 4:35am Aug 30, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Cooranbong | 4.3 km | ||||
Myuna/Awaba Bushland | 5.4 km | ||||
Wangi Bushland | 1 | 2 | 7 km | ||
Rathmines Bushland | 8 | 9 | 3 | 7.1 km | |
Wyee Point | 3 | 22 | 7.5 km |
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Pinkbike Articles
Oct 23, 2020

It was a short season and Jack Moir came in hot.
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 30 | 25 miles | 5,141 ft | 13 miles | 1,506 ft | #239 | #27 | 53 | 650 | 8 | 5,468 | |
E-Bike | 2 | 6 miles | 315 ft | 2 miles | 1,506 ft | 352 | 499 | |||||
Hike | 24 | 21 miles | 3,038 ft | 10 miles | 1,506 ft | #169 | #10 | 644 | 26 | |||
Trail Running | 24 | 21 miles | 3,038 ft | 10 miles | 1,506 ft | #168 | #12 | 644 | 1 | 17 | ||
Horse | 1 | 6 miles | 236 ft | 2 miles | 1,506 ft | 150 |
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