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Trail Popularity ?
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Activity Recordings
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Activity Recordings
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SaveThe wider Sydney basin is home to a wide variety of bushland, waterways and incredible trails. From the start of the Blue Mountains in the west, to the rocky and rugged valleys of the northern and southern coastal regions. Trails ranging from cruisy cross country at Wylde, Loftus and Yellomundee to all-out steep and gnarly tech of the Northern Beaches, as well as a number of BMX tracks, pump tracks, dirt jumps and its own freeride park at Belrose. Head to your local bike shop as shown on the map to get sent in the right direction for you.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
1,345 trails
- E-Bike
691 trails
- Horse
23 trails
- Hike
1,269 trails
- Trail Running
1,260 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,405
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1,358
- Trails E-Bike
- 691
- Trails Horse
- 23
- Trails Hike
- 1,270
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,260
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 9
- Trails Observed Trials
- 4
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Trails Snowmobile
- 3
- Trails Snowshoe
- 3
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 3
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 3
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 3
- Total Distance
- 864 miles
- Total Descent
- 134,436 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,315 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,316 ft
- Reports
- 20,068
- Photos
- 10,299
- Ridden Counter
- 305,276
Articles
Video: Commencal's Young Guns Shred Sydney
Mar 11, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Hugo Frixtalon and Antoine Vidal hit some trails outside the front door of Commencal's Aussie HQ.
Popular Trail Networks
view all areas »Sub Regions
- Appin (10)
- Avalon Beach (1)
- Bondi Beach (3)
- Campbelltown (57)
- Garden Trail (4)
- Heathcote National Park (19)
- Kentlyn (24)
- Minto (15)
- Castle Hill (25)
- Engadine NSW (1)
- Engadine (1)
- Heathcote NSW (23)
- Heathcote (26)
- Hornsby (210)
- Berowra Heights (33)
- Berowra Valley (26)
- Glenorie (7)
- Lake Parramatta (3)
- Lane Cove National Park (57)
- Mt Colah (7)
- North Wahroonga (14)
- Northrocks (24)
- Old Man's Valley (23)
- Westleigh (10)
- Kurnell (7)
- Loftus NSW (57)
- Lucas Heights (37)
- Menai (14)
- Parramatta (21)
- Wylde MTB (21)
- Penrith (99)
- Cranebrook (14)
- Yellomundee Regional Park (70)
- Picton (15)
- Mowbray Park (13)
- Scheyville (2)
- St Ives (26)
- Warrimoo DH Park (6)
- Sutherland (7)
- Sydney (659)
- Bahai (11)
- Bannockburn Oval Riding (4)
- Bare Creek Bike Park (19)
- Belrose Bowl (16)
- Cascades (65)
- Centennial Park (4)
- Georges River National Park (0)
- Jubes MTB Park (3)
- Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park (2)
- Kurnell (2)
- Lower North Shore (23)
- Manly & North Head (11)
- Manly Dam (59)
- Mona Vale (31)
- Mona Vale (1)
- Mt Narra (31)
- North Curl Curl (15)
- Oxford Falls (21)
- Pedal Camp - Tempe (0)
- Red Hill Reserve (42)
- Rodd Point (1)
- Royal National Park (76)
- Sydney Park (3)
- Terrey Hills (75)
- Twin Peaks (10)
- Wolli Creek Regional Park (1)
- Woronora (63)
- Yarrawarrah Valley (0)
- Sydney Olympic Park (9)
- Terrey Hills (4)
- Wahroonga (7)
- Waterfall NSW (21)
- Waterfall (17)
- Denistone Park (2)
- Rouse Hill (7)
Popular Sydney Basin Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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East Trail Manly Dam | |||
South Trail Manly Dam | |||
Trig Track Manly Dam | |||
19th Hole Manly Dam | |||
Olive Oyl Manly Dam | |||
North Trail Manly Dam | |||
Possum Trail Manly Dam | |||
Jumping Jack Manly Dam | |||
South Trail Manly Dam | |||
Anchors Mt Narra | |||
King Brown Alley Mt Narra | |||
Roly Poly Valley Wylde MTB | |||
Pipeline Trail Manly Dam | |||
Stage 1 Black Descent Old Man's Valley | |||
Happy Ending Mt Narra |
Sydney Basin Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Manly Dam Official Route Manly Dam | 6 miles | |
Manly Dam Possum loop Manly Dam | 7 miles | |
Twin Peaks Oxford Falls | 5 miles | |
Allambie to dam Manly Dam | 3 miles | |
Mt Narra + Bull Ant Loop Mt Narra | 5 miles | |
Bantry Bay Rd - Popeye, Olive Oyl & Possum Trail Manly Dam | 3 miles | |
Hornsby Enduro Route Old Man's Valley | 4 miles | |
Mulgoa Reserve v3 Mulgoa Nature Reserve | 6 miles | |
Manly Dam - Olive Possum & Eddy's Nemesis Manly Dam | 7 miles | |
Cascades and St Ives Manly Dam | 25 miles |
Photos of Sydney Basin Mountain Bike
trail: 19th Hole
336 |
Feb 10, 2022 @ 4:03pm
Feb 10, 2022
trail: Gloucester Avenue Trail
184 |
Dec 26, 2020 @ 2:41pm
Dec 26, 2020
trail: The Laughing Gnome - Lower
702 |
Jan 17, 2018 @ 1:24am
Jan 17, 2018
trail: The Laughing Gnome - Lower
678 |
Dec 22, 2017 @ 2:58pm
Dec 22, 2017
trail: The Laughing Gnome - Lower
800 |
Nov 12, 2017 @ 3:37pm
Nov 12, 2017
trail: Toxic Flow
315 |
Oct 4, 2017 @ 5:26pm
Oct 4, 2017
trail: Toxic Flow
288 |
Oct 4, 2017 @ 5:24pm
Oct 4, 2017Videos of Sydney Basin Mountain Bike

trail: Florence Parade Veh Trail
0:24 |
7 |
Mar 15, 2025

trail: Homeless (Northerly)
0:30 |
16 |
Oct 31, 2024

trail: Roman Management Trail
0:21 |
20 |
Oct 27, 2024

trail: Roman Management Trail
0:10 |
6 |
Oct 27, 2024

trail: Roman Management Trail
0:23 |
8 |
Oct 27, 2024

trail: Roman Management Trail
0:27 |
5 |
Oct 27, 2024

trail: Roman Management Trail
0:13 |
2 |
Oct 27, 2024
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Top Loop Mill Creek Mountain Bike Trails | Jul 18, 2025 @ 2:17am 1 day | Prevalent Mud | NrKTns | Track flooded | |
Start Your Engines Wylde MTB | Jul 17, 2025 @ 9:02pm 1 day | Unknown | LJUVuSKC | ||
WAR VETS Mt Narra | Jul 17, 2025 @ 2:14am 2 days | Very Dry | pguilfoyle | Winter Fat Bike Has completely been destroyed |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Ziggy Zaggy Shortcut Loftus | Jul 19, 2025 @ 12:13pm Jul 19, 2025 | Ideal | RomanMark | ||
Gardiner's Garage F/T Royal National Park | Jul 19, 2025 @ 12:13pm Jul 19, 2025 | Ideal | RomanMark | ||
Rawson Parade F/T Loftus | Jul 19, 2025 @ 12:13pm Jul 19, 2025 | Ideal | RomanMark | ||
Signalhouse Trail Loftus | Jul 19, 2025 @ 12:13pm Jul 19, 2025 | Ideal | RomanMark | ||
Loftus Loop (Central) Loftus | Jul 19, 2025 @ 12:13pm Jul 19, 2025 | Ideal | RomanMark | ||
Temptation Creek Veh Trail (E) Loftus | Jul 19, 2025 @ 12:13pm Jul 19, 2025 | Ideal | RomanMark | ||
Savilles Creek Loftus | Jul 19, 2025 @ 12:13pm Jul 19, 2025 | Ideal | RomanMark | ||
Savilles Alternate Royal National Park | Jul 19, 2025 @ 12:13pm Jul 19, 2025 | Ideal | RomanMark | ||
Rocky Road Loftus | Jul 19, 2025 @ 12:13pm Jul 19, 2025 | Variable | RomanMark | ||
Bobcats Loftus | Jul 19, 2025 @ 12:13pm Jul 19, 2025 | Ideal | RomanMark |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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RomanMark | add | photo | activity #76220447 and 1 more | Jul 19, 2025 @ 5:31am 3 hours |
RomanMark | comment | trail | activity #76220154 | Jul 19, 2025 @ 5:25am 3 hours |
RomanMark | add | report | activity #76209369 and 3 more | Jul 19, 2025 @ 1:23am 7 hours |
RomanMark | add | report | activity #76209368 and 10 more | Jul 19, 2025 @ 1:23am 7 hours |
RomanMark | add | trail | activity #76208461 | Jul 19, 2025 @ 12:54am 7 hours |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Return from BobCats to Rocky Road | Jul 19, 2025 @ 5:25am 3 hours | ||
report | Trail closed | Jul 17, 2025 @ 9:03pm 1 day | ||
trail | I've only just realised that this trail and... | Jul 15, 2025 @ 9:18pm Jul 15, 2025 | ||
report | Nice | Jul 9, 2025 @ 11:39pm Jul 9, 2025 | ||
trail | These trails are located in an area with a... | Jul 4, 2025 @ 11:41pm Jul 4, 2025 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k35,747 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
10 Expert Trails203 awarded -
Top 10 Trails0 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge26 awarded -
Completionist1 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Castle Cove Dirt Jumps | skill park | Sydney | |
Barden Ridge Pump Track | skill park | Lucas Heights | |
Terrey Hills Pumptrack | skill park | Sydney | |
Cecil Park BMX Track | skill park | Parramatta | |
Manly Warringah BMX Track | skill park | Sydney |
Local Trail Supporters
- Ku-Ring-Gai Council
- Oska Stockner
- Garigal Gorillas
- Mark Bailey
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 | 1,345 | 724 miles | 110,423 ft | 345 miles | 1,490 ft | 9,929 | 20,424 | 99 | 437,807 | |||
E-Bike | 691 | 385 miles | 50,728 ft | 176 miles | 1,434 ft | 319 | 18,635 | 28 | 29,432 | |||
Horse | 23 | 11 miles | 1,375 ft | 5 miles | 686 ft | 1,934 | 11 | |||||
Hike | 1,269 | 756 miles | 109,298 ft | 354 miles | 3,314 ft | 115 | 19,428 | 7 | 12,429 | |||
Trail Running | 1,260 | 749 miles | 107,362 ft | 349 miles | 3,314 ft | 12 | 19,424 | 14 | 26,620 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 9 | 3 miles | 466 ft | 1 mile | 259 ft | 3 | 1,825 | 54 | ||||
Observed Trials | 4 | 2 miles | 131 ft | 3,983 ft | 177 ft | 22 | 28 | |||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 2 | 1 mile | 85 ft | 2,415 ft | 36 ft | 3 | 1,817 | 26 | ||||
Snowmobile | 3 | 1 mile | 92 ft | 2,559 ft | 282 ft | 4 | 24 | |||||
Snowshoe | 3 | 1 mile | 92 ft | 2,559 ft | 282 ft | 7 | 4 | |||||
Downhill Ski | 3 | 1 mile | 92 ft | 2,559 ft | 282 ft | 4 | 45 | |||||
Backcountry Ski | 2 | 1 mile | 92 ft | 2,559 ft | 282 ft | 5 | 9 | |||||
Nordic Ski | 3 | 1 mile | 92 ft | 2,559 ft | 282 ft | 5 | 19 |
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