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SaveCape 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
Land Status: State Park

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.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
12 trails
- E-Bike
13 trails
- Hike
14 trails
- Trail Running
14 trails
Region Details
- 6
- 2
- 4
Region Status
Caution as of Feb 15, 2021Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 14
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 12
- Trails E-Bike
- 13
- Trails Hike
- 14
- Trails Trail Running
- 14
- Total Distance
- 26 miles
- Total Descent
- 3,382 ft
- Total Vertical
- 681 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 688 ft
- Reports
- 500
- Photos
- 147
- Ridden Counter
- 2,715
Popular Cape Pallarenda Mountain Biking Trails
Cape Pallarenda Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Targa 2016 - Pallarenda Stage race | 12 miles | |
16 mile Cape Pallarenda All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 16 miles |
25 mile Cape Pallarenda Cross-country Ride | popular ridelog | 25 miles |
14 mile Cape Pallarenda Cross-country Ride | popular ridelog | 14 miles |
11 mile Cape Pallarenda All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 11 miles |
11 mile Cape Pallarenda All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 11 miles |
10 mile Cape Pallarenda All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 10 miles |
11 mile Cape Pallarenda All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 11 miles |
15 mile Cape Pallarenda All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 15 miles |
26 mile Cape Pallarenda All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 26 miles |
Photos of Cape Pallarenda Mountain Bike
trail: Smedley's
61 |
Jul 18, 2021 @ 7:54pm
Jul 18, 2021
trail: Smedley's
57 |
Jul 18, 2021 @ 7:54pm
Jul 18, 2021
trail: Lagoon Trail
18 |
Jul 11, 2021 @ 9:00pm
Jul 11, 2021
trail: Lagoon Trail
23 |
Jul 11, 2021 @ 9:00pm
Jul 11, 2021
trail: Freshwater trail
17 |
Jul 11, 2021 @ 8:58pm
Jul 11, 2021
trail: Freshwater trail
39 |
Jul 11, 2021 @ 8:57pm
Jul 11, 2021
trail: Smedley's
116 |
Nov 10, 2017 @ 11:29pm
Nov 10, 2017
trail: Smedley's
96 |
Nov 10, 2017 @ 11:28pm
Nov 10, 2017Videos of Cape Pallarenda Mountain Bike

trail: Under The Radar
9 |
Aug 26, 2022

trail: Under The Radar
3:16 |
449 |
Jun 20, 2013
youtuber

trail: Under The Radar
24:26 |
358 |
Jan 23, 2021 , Townsville
trail: Smedley's
211 |
Nov 18, 2020 , Townsville

trail: Smedley's
1031 |
Jan 16, 2016 , Townsville

trail: Lagoon Trail
871 |
Aug 19, 2015 , Townsville

trail: Smedley's
734 |
Aug 19, 2015 , Townsville

trail: Under The Radar
2597 |
Aug 19, 2015 , Townsville
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Shelley Cove trail | Dec 20, 2022 @ 11:19pm Dec 20, 2022 | Ideal | cjway6 | ||
Under The Radar | Dec 20, 2022 @ 3:19pm Dec 20, 2022 | Dry | cjway6 | ||
Bill's Delight | Dec 20, 2022 @ 3:19pm Dec 20, 2022 | Dry | cjway6 | ||
Freshwater trail | Oct 2, 2022 @ 7:47pm Oct 2, 2022 | Very Dry | orange-ike | ||
Smedley's | Sep 19, 2022 @ 2:09am Sep 19, 2022 | Dry | boblewis | ||
UTR Smedleys Link | Aug 16, 2022 @ 11:01pm Aug 16, 2022 | Variable | luenwarneke | ||
Lagoon Trail | Aug 16, 2022 @ 11:01pm Aug 16, 2022 | Variable | luenwarneke | ||
Shelley Beach Trail | Mar 12, 2022 @ 1:18am Mar 12, 2022 | Dry | rjjaa | ||
Link UTR mangroves to Shelley Beach trail | Jan 13, 2021 @ 3:00am Jan 13, 2021 | Wet | havok011101 TRMBC | ||
Shelley Beach-Smedley's link trail | Jan 13, 2021 @ 3:00am Jan 13, 2021 | Wet | havok011101 TRMBC |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | cjway6 | add | report | Shelley Cove trail and 2 more | Jan 7, 2023 @ 8:49pm Jan 7, 2023 |
![]() | alefeo | wishlist | region | Cape Pallarenda | Nov 12, 2022 @ 4:14pm Nov 12, 2022 |
![]() | JohnEuJ3KN | ridden | trail | Shelley Beach Trail | Oct 15, 2022 @ 4:36pm Oct 15, 2022 |
![]() | ChrisOppermann | wishlist | region | Cape Pallarenda | Oct 14, 2022 @ 3:40am Oct 14, 2022 |
![]() | orange-ike | add | report | Freshwater trail and 1 more | Oct 2, 2022 @ 7:48pm Oct 2, 2022 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | report | Really needs grass cutting along full trail.... | Apr 29, 2022 @ 7:39pm Apr 29, 2022 | ||
![]() | report | Really needs grass cutting to be completed.... | Apr 29, 2022 @ 2:20pm Apr 29, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | One of the best trails around. The best way to... | Dec 27, 2021 @ 8:17pm Dec 27, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | What a fantastic trail. I find it best to do... | Dec 27, 2021 @ 8:10pm Dec 27, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | T | Jun 24, 2021 @ 8:18am Jun 24, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Castle Hill | 1 | 1 | 5.9 km | ||
Magnetic Island | 1 | 2 | 9.5 km | ||
Douglas Mountain Bike Park | 16 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 9.5 km |
Mount Stuart Downhill | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12.6 km | |
Pinnacles | 13.9 km |
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 | 12 | 22 miles | 2,372 ft | 9 miles | 276 ft | #1,531 | #122 | 147 | 499 | 1 | 6,903 | |
E-Bike | 13 | 25 miles | 3,383 ft | 11 miles | 682 ft | #502 | #61 | 428 | 895 | |||
Hike | 14 | 26 miles | 3,383 ft | 11 miles | 682 ft | #1,150 | #64 | 499 | 66 | |||
Trail Running | 14 | 26 miles | 3,383 ft | 11 miles | 682 ft | #1,159 | #71 | 499 | 100 |
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