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This region is Unsanctioned, Ride at your own Risk!
Main trail follows an old logging road through dense jungle-like rain forest. Part of the World Heritage listed Wet Tropics region.
Testimonial from a local riding tribe, "Always love riding Bluewater to keelbottom, one of the nicest rides in Townsville region. I have done it around 100 times, no exaggeration as I have ride logs to prove. My wife, well she doesn’t log rides but rides up there at least 1-2 times a week, she would have ridden it more??? She loves it! Our kids now shuttle up to the top some Friday afternoons after school and they love it."
Testimonial from a local riding tribe, "Always love riding Bluewater to keelbottom, one of the nicest rides in Townsville region. I have done it around 100 times, no exaggeration as I have ride logs to prove. My wife, well she doesn’t log rides but rides up there at least 1-2 times a week, she would have ridden it more??? She loves it! Our kids now shuttle up to the top some Friday afternoons after school and they love it."
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Shuttleable: YES
google parking directions Access Info:
via Forestry Road, Bluewater. Along the Bruce Highway, north of Townsville.
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- Trails
- 2
- Total Distance
- 18 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 7 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,616 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,079 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,179 ft
- Reports
- 18
- Photos
- 58
- Ridden Counter
- 19
Popular Bluewater World Heritage Wet Tropics Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluewater Hut to Keelbottom Creek | |||
| Keelbottom Creek to Caravan |
Recent Trail Reports
| trail | date | user | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluewater Hut to Keelbottom Creek | May 12, 2017 @ 11:59am May 12, 2017 | harodave88 | ||
| Keelbottom Creek to Caravan | Oct 23, 2016 @ 2:30am Oct 23, 2016 | Longo78 TRMBC |
Photos of Bluewater World Heritage Wet Tropics Mountain Bike
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | report | Nasty! Obviously we didn't clear all the... | Nov 12, 2016 @ 3:23pm Nov 12, 2016 | ||
 | report | watch out for the wait a while! | Nov 12, 2016 @ 4:14am Nov 12, 2016 | ||
| report | Yes Nathan I did fill up a bottle at... | Oct 23, 2016 @ 6:36pm Oct 23, 2016 | ||
| report | When we departed at 630am, we saw some moto... | Oct 23, 2016 @ 4:46pm Oct 23, 2016 | ||
| report | We filled up at keelbottom creek on return... | Oct 23, 2016 @ 2:58pm Oct 23, 2016 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave4814 | add | ridelog | Oct 9, 2017 ride log | Oct 9, 2017 @ 3:11pm Oct 9, 2017 |
| fozzynq | add | ridelog | Oct 7, 2017 ride log | Oct 8, 2017 @ 5:11am Oct 8, 2017 |
| Benji0814 | wishlist | trail | Keelbottom Creek to Caravan | Oct 1, 2017 @ 7:49pm Oct 1, 2017 |
| aquilamurray | wishlist | trail | Bluewater Hut to Keelbottom Creek | Sep 30, 2017 @ 9:08pm Sep 30, 2017 |
| Longo78 | update | trail | Bluewater Hut to Keelbottom Creek | Sep 20, 2017 @ 7:56pm Sep 20, 2017 |
Nearby Riding Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hervey's Range | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10.4 km | |
| Pinnacles | 19.1 km | ||||
| Cape Pallarenda | 3 | 22.3 km | |||
| Douglas Mountain Bike Reserve | 10 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 23.5 km |
| Paluma Dam | 3 | 24 km |
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