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Save"Blackstone Hill" played a significant part in
Ipswich’s mining industry, early architecture,
cultural and social history. There are remains of
a large three story mansion called ‘Brynhyfryd’
(known locally as “the castle”) that was built on
top of Blackstone Hill by Lewis Thomas in the
late 1880’s.
Over the last 20 years or so has run as an informal mountain bike network, recently purchase by Ipswich City Council and now maintained by the Castle Hill Trails Alliance.
Despite it's small size, Castle Hill is a favourite for many South East Queensland rirders.
Ipswich’s mining industry, early architecture,
cultural and social history. There are remains of
a large three story mansion called ‘Brynhyfryd’
(known locally as “the castle”) that was built on
top of Blackstone Hill by Lewis Thomas in the
late 1880’s.
Over the last 20 years or so has run as an informal mountain bike network, recently purchase by Ipswich City Council and now maintained by the Castle Hill Trails Alliance.
Despite it's small size, Castle Hill is a favourite for many South East Queensland rirders.
source: Ipswich City Council
Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
AKA: Blackstone Reserve
Land Status: City Managed
google parking directions Access Info:
Blackstone Bushland Centre, Mary Street Blackstone
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
54 trails
- Hike
48 trails
- Trail Running
48 trails
Region Details
- 17
- 5
- 25
- 7
Region Status
Open as of Feb 13, 2023Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 56
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 54
- Trails E-Bike
- 54
- Trails Hike
- 48
- Trails Trail Running
- 48
- Total Distance
- 12 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,818 ft
- Total Vertical
- 223 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 328 ft
- Reports
- 303
- Photos
- 50
- Ridden Counter
- 29,193
Popular Castle Hill Mountain Biking Trails
Castle Hill Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill Mega Loop | 13 miles | |
| Castle Hill 3.3k loop 1 | 2 miles | |
| Direct Route To Trail Head | 3,018 ft | |
| CH WWS 2018 | 3 miles | |
| Phils XC Course | 3 miles | |
| Possible A/B Course | 3 miles | |
| Possible C Course | 3 miles | |
| 5KM XC LOOP | 3 miles | |
| Inca XC Loop | 3 miles | |
| Phils XC Loop | 3 miles |
Photos of Castle Hill Mountain Bike
trail: Andes
59 | | 2 comments
Jul 9, 2022 @ 7:11pm
Jul 9, 2022
trail: Door & Hut
103 |
Sep 12, 2020 @ 5:03pm
Sep 12, 2020
trail: Door & Hut
77 |
Sep 12, 2020 @ 5:03pm
Sep 12, 2020
trail: Directors Cut
65 |
Jun 26, 2020 @ 10:57pm
Jun 26, 2020
trail: World Cup
130 |
Jun 8, 2020 @ 1:08am
Jun 8, 2020
trail: Rowies
95 |
Jun 5, 2020 @ 11:35pm
Jun 5, 2020
trail: Lucy's
52 |
Apr 29, 2020 @ 4:36am
Apr 29, 2020Videos of Castle Hill Mountain Bike
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | Feb 13, 2023 @ 3:54pm Feb 13, 2023 | Dry | outterlimits | ||
| Lucy's | Dec 30, 2022 @ 3:31pm Dec 30, 2022 | Dry | Loki278 | ||
| The Lane Climb (TLC) | Dec 30, 2022 @ 7:31am Dec 30, 2022 | Dry | Loki278 | ||
| Lane Link | Dec 30, 2022 @ 7:31am Dec 30, 2022 | Dry | Loki278 | ||
| Andes | Dec 28, 2022 @ 7:37pm Dec 28, 2022 | Ideal | Cooperxvm5fO | ||
| Quarry | Dec 21, 2022 @ 1:15pm Dec 21, 2022 | Dry | APBNEMTB | ||
| fireroad | Dec 21, 2022 @ 5:15am Dec 21, 2022 | Dry | APBNEMTB | ||
| Central Track | Dec 21, 2022 @ 5:15am Dec 21, 2022 | Dry | APBNEMTB | ||
| Link to Phils & Inca | Dec 21, 2022 @ 5:15am Dec 21, 2022 | Dry | APBNEMTB | ||
| fireroad | Dec 21, 2022 @ 5:15am Dec 21, 2022 | Dry | APBNEMTB |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ashley4Wgbmu | ridden | trail | Central Track and 12 more | Mar 22, 2023 @ 11:22pm 3 days |
| JamesFleming | wishlist | trail | Rowies | Feb 17, 2023 @ 4:12am Feb 17, 2023 |
| damienwoods84 | ridden | trail | Inca | Feb 14, 2023 @ 7:42pm Feb 14, 2023 |
| outterlimits | add | report | World Cup | Feb 13, 2023 @ 3:54pm Feb 13, 2023 |
 | Toma792 | wishlist | route | Castle Hill Mega Loop | Jan 30, 2023 @ 11:39pm Jan 30, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Tree across the track about halfway down | Apr 23, 2020 @ 5:29pm Apr 23, 2020 | ||
 | trail | Great downhill trail with some technical step... | Jan 14, 2020 @ 2:50pm Jan 14, 2020 | ||
| trail | Was under the impression this was a through... | Dec 30, 2019 @ 8:53pm Dec 30, 2019 | ||
| report | There's a little go-around that's been created... | Nov 26, 2019 @ 7:57pm Nov 26, 2019 | ||
 | report | Is this on the cleared section that goes down... | May 29, 2017 @ 10:09pm May 29, 2017 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillview Drive Reserve | 1 | 5.8 km | |||
| White Rock-Spring Mountain | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6.6 km |
| Wolston Creek Bushland Reserve | 5 | 7.9 km | |||
| Moggill Regional Park | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8.4 km | |
| Pullen Reach Bushland Reserve | 8.5 km |
Local Badges
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Completionist12 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skills Park | skill park | Ipswich |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 54 | 11 miles | 2,566 ft | 6 miles | 223 ft | #222 | #27 | 50 | 303 | 11 | 8,548 | |
| E-Bike | 54 | 11 miles | 2,566 ft | 6 miles | 223 ft | 280 | 1 | 941 | ||||
| Hike | 48 | 9 miles | 1,627 ft | 4 miles | 223 ft | #241 | #12 | 290 | 25 | |||
| Trail Running | 48 | 9 miles | 1,588 ft | 4 miles | 223 ft | #252 | #14 | 289 | 28 |
- By tinnedspicedham
& contributors - Admins: MTBA, IORC
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