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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
243 trails
- E-Bike
108 trails
- Horse
7 trails
- Hike
183 trails
- Trail Running
184 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
4 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
3 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 268
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 243
- Trails E-Bike
- 108
- Trails Horse
- 7
- Trails Hike
- 183
- Trails Trail Running
- 184
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 4
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 3
- Total Distance
- 170 miles
- Total Descent
- 39,969 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,796 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,801 ft
- Reports
- 2,076
- Photos
- 537
- Ridden Counter
- 36,947
Sub Regions
- Albion Park (48)
- Helensburgh (102)
- Helensburgh Park (90)
- Kiama (3)
- Wollongong (95)
- Austinmer (9)
- Bulli Pass (23)
- Cringila Hills Bike Park (31)
- Farmborough Heights (1)
- Mount Keira (30)
- Mount Kembla (12)
Popular Illawarra Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Drop Chute Mount Keira | |||
Holly Trail Top Section Mount Keira | |||
Frenchy Decent Mount Keira | |||
Drop Chute Right Mount Keira | |||
Old Man's Mount Keira | |||
Pucko's Mount Keira | |||
Dirt Circus Mount Keira | |||
Easier Holy Trail Entry Mount Keira | |||
All the fun. Mount Keira | |||
Session Cringila Hills Bike Park | |||
Bucket Cringila Hills Bike Park | |||
Grass Track Helensburgh Park | |||
Power Line Helensburgh Park | |||
Powerful Owl Cringila Hills Bike Park | |||
Heart Starter Bulli Pass |
Illawarra Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Bulli Middle Bulli Pass | 1.1 km | |
Otford Tunnel Loop Helensburgh Park | 7.0 km | |
Bulli DH Complete Bulli Pass | 2.6 km | |
Helensburgh Station to Pub Helensburgh Park | 3.8 km | |
Wonga DH Farmborough Heights | 329 m | |
Stage 3 NSW State GE 2023 race Greenvalleys Mountain Bike Park | 1.7 km | |
Stage 4 NSW State GE 2023 race Greenvalleys Mountain Bike Park | 1.0 km | |
Stage 2 NSW State GE 2023 race Greenvalleys Mountain Bike Park | 1.5 km | |
AusCycling NSW Gravity Enduro Series 2023 Round 2 - Greenvalleys race Greenvalleys Mountain Bike Park | 11.9 km | |
race Greenvalleys Mountain Bike Park | 1.9 km |
Photos of Illawarra Mountain Bike
trail: Grass Track
2 |
Feb 16, 2025 @ 9:40pm
Feb 16, 2025
trail: Grass Track
10 |
Feb 16, 2025 @ 9:17pm
Feb 16, 2025
trail: Grass Track
2 |
Feb 16, 2025 @ 9:17pm
Feb 16, 2025
trail: 2nd HORCC Section
7 |
Feb 16, 2025 @ 9:17pm
Feb 16, 2025
trail: 2nd HORCC Section
6 |
Feb 16, 2025 @ 9:16pm
Feb 16, 2025
trail: 2nd HORCC Section
6 |
Feb 16, 2025 @ 9:16pm
Feb 16, 2025
trail: Drift Connect
3 |
Nov 16, 2024 @ 5:30pm
Nov 16, 2024Videos of Illawarra Mountain Bike

trail: Cawleys Road
22 |
Aug 9, 2023

trail: New Denman
28 |
Aug 5, 2023

trail: Burgh Trail to Hacking River
19 |
Aug 5, 2023

trail: Cawleys Road
17 |
Aug 5, 2023

trail: The Red Road
9 |
Aug 5, 2023

trail: The Red Road
7 |
Aug 5, 2023

trail: Otford Tunnel Loop
166 |
Feb 13, 2023

trail: Holy Trail 1
2608 |
Sep 20, 2022
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Trig Trail Link Helensburgh Park | May 7, 2025 @ 3:00pm May 7, 2025 | Ideal | zenpossum | ||
RUBBLE Cringila Hills Bike Park | Apr 5, 2025 @ 9:31am Apr 5, 2025 | Ideal | MacroTiara | ||
UP 'N AT 'EM Cringila Hills Bike Park | Apr 5, 2025 @ 9:31am Apr 5, 2025 | Ideal | MacroTiara | ||
Sheer Incline Cringila Hills Bike Park | Apr 5, 2025 @ 9:31am Apr 5, 2025 | Ideal | MacroTiara | ||
Easy Peezy Cringila Hills Bike Park | Apr 5, 2025 @ 9:31am Apr 5, 2025 | Ideal | MacroTiara | ||
Outer Limits Cringila Hills Bike Park | Apr 5, 2025 @ 9:31am Apr 5, 2025 | Ideal | MacroTiara | ||
Pine Alley Cringila Hills Bike Park | Apr 5, 2025 @ 9:31am Apr 5, 2025 | Ideal | MacroTiara | ||
Sweet Spot Cringila Hills Bike Park | Apr 5, 2025 @ 9:31am Apr 5, 2025 | Ideal | MacroTiara | ||
Park Run Cringila Hills Bike Park | Apr 5, 2025 @ 9:31am Apr 5, 2025 | Ideal | MacroTiara | ||
Powerful Owl Cringila Hills Bike Park | Apr 5, 2025 @ 9:31am Apr 5, 2025 | Ideal | MacroTiara |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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zenpossum | add | report | activity #71152758 | May 7, 2025 @ 1:03am May 7, 2025 |
Markdowel | add | report | activity #70605295 | Apr 29, 2025 @ 12:31am Apr 29, 2025 |
edchadwick | wishlist | region | activity #70454428 | Apr 26, 2025 @ 6:27pm Apr 26, 2025 |
zenpossum | add | report | activity #69853835 | Apr 18, 2025 @ 4:51am Apr 18, 2025 |
010billyando | ridden | trail | activity #69829280 and 1 more | Apr 17, 2025 @ 4:44pm Apr 17, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Wouldn’t recommend going uphill, too many... | Apr 13, 2025 @ 3:49am Apr 13, 2025 | ||
trail | Rode from Garawarra carpark down to Hacking... | Apr 9, 2025 @ 12:41am Apr 9, 2025 | ||
report | Synergy Trails work I think, as part of the... | Mar 21, 2025 @ 6:05pm Mar 21, 2025 | ||
trail | Dont ride this trail. Accidentally rode in... | Mar 9, 2025 @ 5:04pm Mar 9, 2025 | ||
trail | Basically reclaimed by the forest | Feb 27, 2025 @ 12:58pm Feb 27, 2025 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k1,791 awarded -
Top 10 Trails2 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k933 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k1,332 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k1,620 awarded -
Big Ride 30k3,822 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Greenvalleys Mountain Bike Park | bike park | Albion Park | |
Southlake BMX Park | skill park | Albion Park | |
Cringila Bike Skills Park | skill park | Wollongong | |
Beginner/Intermediate Jumps Park | skill park | Wollongong | |
Pump Track | skill park | Wollongong |
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 | 243 | 150 miles | 36,617 ft | 78 miles | 1,745 ft | 533 | 2,076 | 10 | 42,586 | |||
E-Bike | 108 | 89 miles | 16,033 ft | 43 miles | 1,745 ft | 3 | 1,843 | 8 | 5,694 | |||
Horse | 7 | 7 miles | 1,132 ft | 3 miles | 1,532 ft | 1 | 84 | 3 | ||||
Hike | 183 | 125 miles | 25,600 ft | 57 miles | 1,798 ft | 1,921 | 2 | 2,397 | ||||
Trail Running | 184 | 123 miles | 24,987 ft | 56 miles | 1,798 ft | 1,924 | 3 | 1,472 | ||||
Dirtbike/Moto | 4 | 2 miles | 230 ft | 4,085 ft | 335 ft | 77 | 104 | |||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 3 | 4 miles | 633 ft | 2 miles | 1,194 ft | 78 |
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