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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trail Popularity ?
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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
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
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- Snowmobile
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Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
231 trails
- E-Bike
90 trails
- Horse
3 trails
- Hike
152 trails
- Trail Running
155 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
1 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
2 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 232
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 231
- Trails E-Bike
- 90
- Trails Horse
- 3
- Trails Hike
- 152
- Trails Trail Running
- 155
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Total Distance
- 133 miles
- Total Descent
- 33,866 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,745 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,750 ft
- Reports
- 1,396
- Photos
- 489
- Ridden Counter
- 27,347
Sub Regions
- Albion Park (49)
- Helensburgh (95)
- Helensburgh Park (82)
- Kiama (3)
- Kiama Coastline (2)
- Wollongong (87)
- Austinmer (7)
- Bulli Pass (16)
- Cringilla Hills Bike Park (28)
- Farmborough Heights (1)
- Mount Keira (24)
- Mount Kembla (3)
Popular Illawarra Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drop Chute Mount Keira | |||
| Holly Trail Top Section Mount Keira | |||
| Frenchy Decent Mount Keira | |||
| Drop Chute Right Mount Keira | |||
| Pucko's Mount Keira | |||
| Old Man's Mount Keira | |||
| Grass Track Helensburgh Park | |||
| Holy Trail 5 Mount Keira | |||
| Easier Holy Trail Entry Mount Keira | |||
| Power Line Helensburgh Park | |||
| 2nd HORCC Section Helensburgh Park | |||
| All the fun. Mount Keira | |||
| Helensburgh 2 Helensburgh Park | |||
| The Italian Job Mount Keira | |||
| Around the oval Helensburgh Park |
Illawarra Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bulli Middle Bulli Pass | 3,625 ft | |
| Otford Tunnel Loop Helensburgh Park | 4 miles | |
| Bulli DH Complete Bulli Pass | 2 miles | |
| Wonga DH Farmborough Heights | 1,079 ft | |
| Stage 2 NSW State GE 2023 race Greenvalleys Mountain Bike Park | 4,911 ft | |
| AusCycling NSW Gravity Enduro Series 2023 Round 2 - Greenvalleys race Greenvalleys Mountain Bike Park | 7 miles | |
| Stage 3 NSW State GE 2023 race Greenvalleys Mountain Bike Park | 1 mile | |
| Stage 4 NSW State GE 2023 race Greenvalleys Mountain Bike Park | 3,406 ft | |
| race Greenvalleys Mountain Bike Park | 1 mile |
Photos of Illawarra Mountain Bike
trail: Grass Track
6 |
Jun 2, 2023 @ 8:42pm
Jun 2, 2023
trail: Bunker Run
6 |
Apr 20, 2023 @ 12:05am
Apr 20, 2023
trail: Bunker Run
6 |
Apr 20, 2023 @ 12:05am
Apr 20, 2023
trail: Bulli Local Bike Track
1 |
Apr 15, 2023 @ 4:34pm
Apr 15, 2023
trail: Bulli Local Bike Track
1 |
Apr 15, 2023 @ 4:34pm
Apr 15, 2023
trail: Bulli Local Bike Track
1 |
Apr 15, 2023 @ 4:34pm
Apr 15, 2023
trail: Bulli Local Bike Track
1 |
Apr 15, 2023 @ 4:34pm
Apr 15, 2023Videos of Illawarra Mountain Bike
trail: Otford Tunnel Loop
17 |
Feb 13, 2023
trail: Holy Trail 1
2477 |
Sep 20, 2022
trail: Holy Trail 4
92 |
Jun 26, 2022
trail: Keira Loop
201 |
Jan 9, 2021
trail: Itchy & Scratchy
0:10 |
982 |
Jun 11, 2020
trail: Big Balls
0:55 |
764 |
Jul 20, 2018
trail: Tip Turkey
1:00 |
3025 |
Oct 16, 2017
trail: Jump Line
0:30 |
981 |
Jan 2, 2016
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Spot Cringilla Hills Bike Park | May 16, 2023 @ 2:45pm May 16, 2023 | Prevalent Mud | IanTudor | E-Bike | |
| Out 'N Back Cringilla Hills Bike Park | May 16, 2023 @ 2:45pm May 16, 2023 | Very Dry | IanTudor | E-Bike | |
| STEP UP Cringilla Hills Bike Park | May 16, 2023 @ 2:45pm May 16, 2023 | Prevalent Mud | IanTudor | E-Bike |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Road to Sea Foam Avenue Austinmer | Jun 4, 2023 @ 2:58pm Jun 4, 2023 | Dry | zokstar | ||
| Phillip Street Fire Trail Austinmer | Jun 4, 2023 @ 2:58pm Jun 4, 2023 | Dry | zokstar | ||
| Austi DH 2 Left Austinmer | Jun 4, 2023 @ 2:58pm Jun 4, 2023 | Dry | zokstar | ||
| Austi DH Austinmer | Jun 4, 2023 @ 2:57pm Jun 4, 2023 | Dry | zokstar | ||
| Bloody Socks Austinmer | Jun 4, 2023 @ 2:57pm Jun 4, 2023 | Dry | zokstar | ||
| Shared Trail Cringilla Hills Bike Park | May 16, 2023 @ 2:45pm May 16, 2023 | Variable | IanTudor | ||
| SCHOOLS OUT Cringilla Hills Bike Park | May 16, 2023 @ 2:45pm May 16, 2023 | Variable | IanTudor | ||
| Powerful Owl Cringilla Hills Bike Park | May 16, 2023 @ 2:45pm May 16, 2023 | Variable | IanTudor | ||
| Bucket Cringilla Hills Bike Park | May 16, 2023 @ 2:45pm May 16, 2023 | Variable | IanTudor | ||
| Session Cringilla Hills Bike Park | May 16, 2023 @ 2:45pm May 16, 2023 | Variable | IanTudor |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | RomanMark | ridden | trail | Uloola Fire Trail | Jun 6, 2023 @ 6:09pm 3 days |
| RomanMark | vote | trail | Uloola Fire Trail | Jun 6, 2023 @ 6:09pm 3 days |
 | zokstar | add | report | Bloody Socks and 4 more | Jun 4, 2023 @ 2:57pm Jun 4, 2023 |
 | FintsnM9TCz5 | comment | trail | Grass Track | Jun 4, 2023 @ 12:20am Jun 4, 2023 |
 | JackFolkes | ridden | trail | Holy Trail 4 | Jun 3, 2023 @ 12:33am Jun 3, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Trail status closed as there is contamination... | Jun 4, 2023 @ 12:20am Jun 4, 2023 | ||
| trail | Well I’ve had my fare shares with this... | May 31, 2023 @ 4:06am May 31, 2023 | ||
| trail | Oh this might be my favourite trail at the... | May 31, 2023 @ 2:25am May 31, 2023 | ||
| trail | Well last time I was on this trail it was SOOO... | May 31, 2023 @ 2:22am May 31, 2023 | ||
| trail | Don't bother. This is a walking track. | Apr 25, 2023 @ 12:43am Apr 25, 2023 |
Local Badges
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Completionist1 awarded -
Big Ride 30k2,552 awarded -
10 Blue Trails130 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge89 awarded -
10 Blue Trails114 awarded -
Big Ride 30k1,374 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Local Trail Supporters
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- orbea australia
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- Magaura Australia New Zealand
- Sydney Electric Bikes
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 231 | 131 miles | 33,550 ft | 67 miles | 1,745 ft | 487 | 1,396 | 9 | 30,182 | |||
| E-Bike | 90 | 67 miles | 12,093 ft | 30 miles | 1,745 ft | 1,196 | 8 | 2,489 | ||||
| Horse | 3 | 3 miles | 614 ft | 1 mile | 932 ft | 1 | 71 | 3 | ||||
| Hike | 152 | 86 miles | 18,930 ft | 41 miles | 1,745 ft | 1,260 | 1 | 1,426 | ||||
| Trail Running | 155 | 87 miles | 19,052 ft | 41 miles | 1,745 ft | 1,263 | 2 | 554 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 135 ft | 20 ft | 1 | 70 | 94 | ||||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 2 | 3 miles | 614 ft | 1 mile | 932 ft | 71 |
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