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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
52 trails
- Hike
49 trails
- Trail Running
49 trails
Region Details
- 16
- 5
- 23
- 8
Region Status
Open as of May 1, 2025Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 54
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 55
- Trails E-Bike
- 55
- Trails Hike
- 49
- Trails Trail Running
- 49
- Total Distance
- 12 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,818 ft
- Total Vertical
- 223 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 328 ft
- Reports
- 338
- Photos
- 50
- Ridden Counter
- 32,414
Popular Castle Hill Mountain Biking Trails
Castle Hill Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill Mega Loop | 20.3 km | |
| Castle Hill 3.3k loop 1 | 3.4 km | |
| Direct Route To Trail Head | 920 m | |
| CH WWS 2018 | 4.2 km | |
| Phils XC Course | 4.5 km | |
| 5KM XC LOOP | 5.1 km | |
| Inca XC Loop | 4.9 km | |
| Phils XC Loop | 4.9 km | |
| World Cup XC loop | 4.7 km | |
| Possible A/B Course | 4.8 km |
Photos of Castle Hill Mountain Bike
trail: Andes
80 | | 2 comments
Jul 9, 2022 @ 7:11pm
Jul 9, 2022
trail: Door & Hut
147 |
Sep 12, 2020 @ 5:03pm
Sep 12, 2020
trail: Door & Hut
119 |
Sep 12, 2020 @ 5:03pm
Sep 12, 2020
trail: Directors Cut
106 |
Jun 26, 2020 @ 10:57pm
Jun 26, 2020
trail: World Cup
187 |
Jun 8, 2020 @ 1:08am
Jun 8, 2020
trail: Rowies
133 |
Jun 5, 2020 @ 11:35pm
Jun 5, 2020
trail: Lucy's
83 |
Apr 29, 2020 @ 4:36am
Apr 29, 2020Videos of Castle Hill Mountain Bike
trail: World Cup
87 |
Dec 30, 2020
trail: fireroad
0:02 |
121 |
Feb 18, 2016
trail: Rowies
4:05 |
679 |
Jan 17, 2016
trail: Quarry
2:13 |
167 |
Aug 13, 2011
trail: Quarry
0:20 |
125 |
Aug 13, 2011
trail: Phils
2:11 |
93 |
Mar 15, 2024 , Ipswich
trail: Lane
6:17 |
2587 |
Aug 25, 2010
trail: Lane
4:12 |
6637 |
Aug 25, 2010
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillbillies | Mar 14, 2025 @ 11:53am Mar 14, 2025 | Dry | Meymey | ||
| Phils | Mar 14, 2025 @ 11:53am Mar 14, 2025 | Ideal | Meymey | ||
| Lucy's | Dec 30, 2023 @ 10:33pm Dec 30, 2023 | Dry | Higginsm | ||
| Central Track | Dec 30, 2023 @ 10:33pm Dec 30, 2023 | Ideal | Higginsm | ||
| Inca | Nov 25, 2023 @ 10:07pm Nov 25, 2023 | Ideal | Accretion23 | ||
| Rowies | Nov 25, 2023 @ 10:07pm Nov 25, 2023 | Dry | Accretion23 | ||
| fireroad | Nov 25, 2023 @ 10:07pm Nov 25, 2023 | Ideal | Accretion23 | ||
| World Cup | Nov 25, 2023 @ 10:07pm Nov 25, 2023 | Dry | Accretion23 | ||
| Lane Fireroad | Nov 25, 2023 @ 10:07pm Nov 25, 2023 | Ideal | Accretion23 | ||
| Andes | Nov 25, 2023 @ 10:07pm Nov 25, 2023 | Variable | Accretion23 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lorna174 | wishlist | route | activity #68887815 and 1 more | Apr 2, 2025 @ 4:11pm Apr 2, 2025 |
| calp | wishlist | region | activity #68490532 | Mar 26, 2025 @ 10:23pm Mar 26, 2025 |
| Meymey | add | report | activity #67724791 and 1 more | Mar 13, 2025 @ 11:13pm Mar 13, 2025 |
| Teddytrarider | wishlist | trail | activity #66920151 | Feb 28, 2025 @ 4:28am Feb 28, 2025 |
| stephalapcGTwxI | ridden | trail | activity #64393629 and 2 more | Jan 11, 2025 @ 12:59am Jan 11, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Trail does go all the way through as marked on... | Jul 16, 2024 @ 6:12pm Jul 16, 2024 | ||
| 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 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillview Drive Reserve | 1 | 5.8 km | |||
| White Rock-Spring Mountain | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 6.6 km |
| Wolston Creek Bushland Reserve | 5 | 7.9 km | |||
| Moggill Regional Park | 1 | 8.4 km | |||
| Pullen Reach Bushland Reserve | 8.5 km |
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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 | 52 | 11 miles | 2,566 ft | 6 miles | 223 ft | #298 | #28 | 50 | 345 | 11 | 10,595 | |
| E-Bike | 55 | 11 miles | 2,566 ft | 6 miles | 223 ft | 320 | 1 | 1,389 | ||||
| Hike | 49 | 9 miles | 1,627 ft | 4 miles | 223 ft | #311 | #13 | 331 | 40 | |||
| Trail Running | 49 | 9 miles | 1,588 ft | 4 miles | 223 ft | #327 | #15 | 328 | 40 |
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