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- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- Double Black Diamond
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- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed or Major Issue / Red
- 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.
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #312
- 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
- 176
- Photos
- 38
- Ridden Counter
- 873
Popular Cape Pallarenda Mountain Bike Trails
Recent Trail Reports
| trail | date | user | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smedley's | Jun 2, 2018 @ 9:40pm Jun 2, 2018 | Theseus1962 | ||
| Freshwater trail | May 5, 2018 @ 11:31pm May 5, 2018 | Theseus1962 | ||
| Under The Radar | May 4, 2018 @ 7:01pm May 4, 2018 | CharlieBrown1973 | ||
| 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 |
Current Trail Warnings
| trail | date | info | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smedley's | Jun 2, 2018 @ 9:40pm Jun 2, 2018 |
Photos of Cape Pallarenda Mountain Bike
trail: Lagoon Trail
3 | Lagoon Trail, My City
May 14, 2018 @ 3:48pm
May 14, 2018
trail: Lagoon Trail
1 | Lagoon Trail, My City
May 14, 2018 @ 3:48pm
May 14, 2018
trail: Smedley's
20 | Smedley's, My City
Nov 10, 2017 @ 11:29pm
Nov 10, 2017
trail: Smedley's
12 | Smedley's, My City
Nov 10, 2017 @ 11:28pm
Nov 10, 2017Videos of Cape Pallarenda Mountain Bike
trail: Under The Radar
3:16 |
224 |
Jun 20, 2013
trail: Smedley's
422 |
Jan 16, 2016 , Townsville
trail: Lagoon Trail
342 |
Aug 19, 2015 , Townsville
trail: Smedley's
358 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 | ||
| report | Starting to get overgrown in sections. Some... | Jan 26, 2018 @ 3:02pm Jan 26, 2018 | ||
 | report | Hopefully the route reflects your ride now... | Jun 15, 2016 @ 1:27am Jun 15, 2016 | ||
| report | Awesome. Many thanks for the report. Lots of... | Apr 30, 2016 @ 4:59pm Apr 30, 2016 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mjoln1r | add | ridelog | Jun 16, 2018 ride log | Jun 17, 2018 @ 1:42am 16 hours |
| dlwatkins | add | ridelog | Jun 16, 2018 ride log | Jun 17, 2018 @ 12:51am 17 hours |
| Glesan | add | ridelog | Jun 16, 2018 ride log | Jun 17, 2018 @ 12:50am 17 hours |
| Bsd2000au | add | ridelog | Jun 16, 2018 ride log | Jun 16, 2018 @ 8:37pm 21 hours |
| Dave4814 | add | ridelog | Jun 16, 2018 ride log | Jun 16, 2018 @ 7:58pm 22 hours |
Nearby Riding Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Mountain Bike Reserve | 10 | 20 | 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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