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- Snow Packed
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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Cape Pallarenda was once a quarantine station in the early 1900s and a strategic defence location in World War II. Visitors can walk and ride the Cape Pallarenda Trails to see the World War II structures on the Cape Pallarenda headland.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
AKA: Pallarenda
Access Info:
Cape Pallarenda Regional Park is at the end of Cape Pallarenda Road, 10 km north of the Townsville city centre. The park is accessible by conventional vehicle. The gates are open from 6.30 am to 6.30 pm daily.
Region Details
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Open on Sep 17, 2018
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #390
- Trails
- 9
- Total Distance
- 21 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 9 miles
- Total Descent
- 3,335 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 284 ft
- Total Vertical
- 276 ft
- Reports
- 184
- Photos
- 68
- Ridden Counter
- 993
Popular Cape Pallarenda Mountain Bike Trails
Recent Trail Reports
| trail | date | user | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smedley's | Sep 17, 2018 @ 2:31am Sep 17, 2018 | boblewis | ||
| Under The Radar | Aug 8, 2018 @ 2:30am Aug 8, 2018 | mymasseur TRMBC | ||
| Freshwater trail | May 5, 2018 @ 11:31pm May 5, 2018 | Theseus1962 | ||
| Link UTR mangroves to Shelley Beach trail | Apr 26, 2018 @ 1:01am Apr 26, 2018 | Theseus1962 | ||
| Shelley Cove trail | Apr 12, 2018 @ 5:05pm Apr 12, 2018 | EvMcProcess |
Photos of Cape Pallarenda Mountain Bike
trail: Under The Radar
5 | Under The Radar, Townsville
Jul 24, 2018 @ 12:54am
Jul 24, 2018
trail: Under The Radar
3 | Under The Radar, Townsville
Jul 24, 2018 @ 12:54am
Jul 24, 2018
trail: Smedley's
26 | Smedley's, My City
Nov 10, 2017 @ 11:29pm
Nov 10, 2017
trail: Smedley's
17 | Smedley's, My City
Nov 10, 2017 @ 11:28pm
Nov 10, 2017Videos of Cape Pallarenda Mountain Bike
trail: Under The Radar
3:16 |
238 |
Jun 20, 2013
trail: Smedley's
483 |
Jan 16, 2016 , Townsville
trail: Lagoon Trail
382 |
Aug 19, 2015 , Townsville
trail: Smedley's
388 |
Aug 19, 2015 , Townsville
Cape Pallarenda Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Targa 2016 - Pallarenda Stage race | 14 miles |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | As of August 2018, this trail is 90% double track. | Aug 23, 2018 @ 1:21am Aug 23, 2018 | ||
| report | Yeehaa...about bloody time!! | Jul 11, 2018 @ 1:01pm Jul 11, 2018 | ||
| report | Sorry i meant to say trail has been cleared... | Jun 28, 2018 @ 9:23pm Jun 28, 2018 | ||
| report | Good report. In my opinion it's the best track... | May 1, 2018 @ 1:37am May 1, 2018 | ||
 | report | Significant amount of work needed to get this... | Mar 30, 2018 @ 7:38pm Mar 30, 2018 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lant | add | ridelog | Oct 20, 2018 ride log | Oct 20, 2018 @ 1:55am 4 hours |
| Mjoln1r | add | ridelog | Oct 20, 2018 ride log | Oct 20, 2018 @ 1:50am 4 hours |
| mtb-brett | add | ridelog | Oct 19, 2018 ride log | Oct 19, 2018 @ 5:31pm 12 hours |
 | Chris-Browning | add | ridelog | Oct 19, 2018 ride log | Oct 19, 2018 @ 3:21pm 14 hours |
 | Noddy222 | add | ridelog | Oct 19, 2018 ride log | Oct 19, 2018 @ 2:57pm 15 hours |
Nearby Riding Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Mountain Bike Reserve | 10 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 9.5 km |
| Magnetic Island | 1 | 2 | 9.5 km | ||
| Mount Stuart Downhill | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12.6 km | |
| Pinnacles | 13.9 km | ||||
| Ross River Dam | 11 | 3 | 14.9 km |
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