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- > 50%
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- White
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- Double Black Diamond
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- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- 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 Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- 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
google parking directions 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
- 4
- 2
- 4
Activities
Region Status
Open as of Jul 31, 2020Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 11
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 10
- Trails E-Bike
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 11
- Trails Trail Running
- 11
- Total Distance
- 25 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,371 ft
- Total Vertical
- 681 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 688 ft
- Reports
- 340
- Photos
- 124
- Ridden Counter
- 1,638
Popular Cape Pallarenda Mountain Biking Trails
Cape Pallarenda Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Targa 2016 - Pallarenda Stage race | 14 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 |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 2 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 2 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 28 rides
- 13 miles avg distance
Videos of Cape Pallarenda Mountain Bike
trail: Under The Radar
3:16 |
388 |
Jun 20, 2013
trail: Smedley's
767 |
Jan 16, 2016 , Townsville
trail: Lagoon Trail
616 |
Aug 19, 2015 , Townsville
trail: Smedley's
560 |
Aug 19, 2015 , Townsville
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley Cove trail | Jul 31, 2020 @ 9:10pm Jul 31, 2020 | Dry | Longo78 TRMBC | ||
| Under The Radar | Jul 31, 2020 @ 9:10pm Jul 31, 2020 | Very Dry | Longo78 TRMBC | ||
| UTR Smedleys Link | Jul 31, 2020 @ 9:10pm Jul 31, 2020 | Very Dry | Longo78 TRMBC | ||
| Smedley's | Jul 31, 2020 @ 9:10pm Jul 31, 2020 | Dry | Longo78 TRMBC | ||
| Bill's Delight | Jul 31, 2020 @ 9:10pm Jul 31, 2020 | Very Dry | Longo78 TRMBC | ||
| Lagoon Trail | Jul 31, 2020 @ 9:10pm Jul 31, 2020 | Very Dry | Longo78 TRMBC | ||
| Freshwater trail | Jul 29, 2020 @ 11:26pm Jul 29, 2020 | Ideal | Bolwarra53 | ||
| Shelley Beach Trail | Jun 12, 2020 @ 8:15am Jun 12, 2020 | Ideal | Sax72 | ||
| Link UTR mangroves to Shelley Beach trail | Feb 2, 2020 @ 3:12am Feb 2, 2020 | Variable | havok011101 TRMBC | ||
| Shelley Beach-Smedley's link trail | Feb 2, 2020 @ 3:12am Feb 2, 2020 | Variable | havok011101 TRMBC |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Longo78 | add | report | Shelley Cove trail and 5 more | Aug 1, 2020 @ 12:29am Aug 1, 2020 |
 | Bolwarra53 | add | report | Shelley Cove trail and 2 more | Jul 30, 2020 @ 4:10pm Jul 30, 2020 |
 | EthanWarrington | vote | trail | Lagoon Trail | Jul 29, 2020 @ 4:38am Jul 29, 2020 |
| KegsieSmith | ridden | trail | Under The Radar and 1 more | Jul 26, 2020 @ 3:01am Jul 26, 2020 |
| Sax72 | add | photo | in My City and 15 more | Jul 25, 2020 @ 7:05pm Jul 25, 2020 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Awesome job. grass on the trail is better than... | Apr 22, 2020 @ 8:26pm Apr 22, 2020 | ||
| report | First time around found it rocky but... | Aug 2, 2019 @ 7:29pm Aug 2, 2019 | ||
| report | Yes, it's a shame. Great trail, but will... | May 25, 2019 @ 3:49pm May 25, 2019 | ||
| report | Grass has been cut and is open for business.... | May 8, 2019 @ 6:51pm May 8, 2019 | ||
| report | UTR is closed. Work needed after landslides... | Apr 12, 2019 @ 7:43pm Apr 12, 2019 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | 1 | 5.9 km | |||
| Douglas Mountain Bike Reserve | 13 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9.5 km |
| Magnetic Island | 1 | 2 | 9.5 km | ||
| Mount Stuart Downhill | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12.6 km | |
| Pinnacles | 13.9 km |
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